Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR) was founded in 1999 by Gwendolyn Ann Smith, a transgender woman, to memorialize the murder of transgender woman Rita Hestor in Allston, MA. Since its inception, TDoR has been held annually on November 20, and has slowly evolved from the web-based project started by Smith into an international day of action.

The number of reported cases of anti-transgender hate crimes has more than doubled since 1999. In the past decade, more than one person per month has died as a result of transgender-based hate or prejudice.

It is clear that fatal violence disproportionately affects transgender women of color, and that the intersections of racism, sexism, homophobia and transphobia conspire to deprive them of employment, housing, healthcare and other necessities, barriers that make them vulnerable.

The 2025 Transgender Day of Remembrance event will take place at the South San Francisco Parks & Recreation | Library building on Thursday, November 20 from 5:30-7:30pm.

We ask that you RSVP to attend either in-person or the program livestream. While you can sign up the day of, admittance is determined by room capacity and we encourage you to RSVP ahead of time to guarantee a spot.

More information about the program and gender-affirming resources are at: Transgender Day of Remembrance | County of San Mateo, CA

Register: https://tinyurl.com/SMCTDOR2025