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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 ...
Wednesday, Nov. 20, was Transgender Day of Remembrance. It was founded in 1999 by Gwendolyn Ann Smith as a vigil to honor Rita Hester, a trans woman murdered in 1998, according to GLAAD ...
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 ...
The Transgender Day of Remembrance began in 1999 in honor of Rita Hester, a transgender woman who was killed a year earlier. It serves to recognize transgender, nonbinary, and gender non ...