Hillary Clinton on Tuesday marked the 19th annual Transgender Remembrance Day by listing the names of transgender people who were killed this year.
“On this Transgender Day of Remembrance, we remember the names and the lives of those we’ve lost to violence this year,” the former secretary of state tweeted to her 23.6 million followers.
Mrs. Clinton included a list of 22 transgender individuals who were killed in 2018.
Ciara Minaj Carter.
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) November 20, 2018
Nikki Janelle Enriquez.
Londonn Moore.
Shantee Tucker.
Dejanay Stanton.
Vontashia Bell.
Sasha Garden.
Keisha Wells.
Cathalina Christina James.
Diamond Stephens.
Antash’a Devine Sherrington English.
Gigi Pierce.
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) November 20, 2018
Nino Fortson.
Karla Patricia Flores-Pavón.
Sasha Wall.
Amia Tyrae.
Phylicia Mitchell.
Zakaria Fry.
Celine Walker.
Tonya Harvey.
Christa Leigh Steele-Knudslien.
Viccky Gutierrez.
The names Mrs. Clinton provided are part of an ongoing list compiled by GLAAD that tracks anti-transgender violence. The organization claims that victims of such violence are “overwhelmingly transgender women of color, who live at the dangerous intersections of transphobia, racism, sexism, and criminalization which often lead to high rates of poverty, unemployment, and homelessness.”
The annual Transgender Day of Remembrance, observed annually on Nov. 20, was founded in 1999 by Gwendolyn Ann Smith, a transgender woman who on Tuesday urged allies to “elevate trans people of color, especially black trans women” in order to recognize “other forms of oppression” such as racism.
Other politicians such as Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris also commemorated Transgender Day of Remembrance on Twitter.
On Transgender Day of Remembrance, we mourn those who lost their lives because of anti-transgender violence and bigotry. We all have a responsibility to fight for safety and equality for everyone — now is not the time to be silent. #TDOR pic.twitter.com/lIvIxDrbBb
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) November 20, 2018
• Jessica Chasmar can be reached at jchasmar@washingtontimes.com.
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