“Rita Hester was a Black trans woman and beloved ... and many other recent killings of trans women, trans activist Gwendolyn Ann Smith created a web project called Remembering Our Dead to ...

Rita Hester’s horrifically violent death in Boston ... and similar murders of trans women before her, trans activist Gwendolyn Ann Smith started Remembering Our Dead, a web project that ...

Rita Hester was brutally stabbed to death in her ... was founded by transgender advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith in 1999, according to GLAAD, to honor the memory of Hester. “With so many seeking ...

Even after a decade living in Boston, Rita Hester always spent Thanksgiving with her close-knit family in Hartford. But in 1998, tired of travel after a recent trip, the 34-year-old broke with ...

What is Transgender Day of Remembrance? Transgender Day of Remembrance is marked every Nov. 20 and began in 1999 to honor Rita Hester, a trans woman who was killed in Massachusetts. The day marks ...