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Declaring November 13th through Nov 19th, 2024 as Transgender Awareness Week and November 20th as Transgender Day of Remembrance in the City of Philadelphia.
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WHEREAS, Transgender and gender-expansive Philadelphians are important and valued members of our City and our communities, and we recognize the resilience and leadership of trans and gender-expansive people in creating a better world for us all; and
WHEREAS, We honor and remember the lives we have lost and commit to fighting for a world where our transgender and gender-expansive neighbors receive the care and services they need and are no longer targets of violence and hate; and
WHEREAS, Transgender Awareness Week leads into Transgender Day of Remembrance, which Gwendolyn Ann Smith founded as a vigil to honor Rita Hester, a trans woman who was murdered in 1998; and
WHEREAS, Since the last Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20, 2023, at least 36 transgender and gender-expansive people have been killed in the U.S. We honor and remember Amiri Reid, 21; Kejuan Richardson, 21; Jean Butchart; 26; Savannah Ryan Williams, 38; Meghan Riley Lewis; Amber Minor, 40; Kitty Monroe, 43; Righteous TK "Chevy" Hill, 35; Diamond Brigman, 26; Alex Taylor Franco, 21; Meraxes Medina, 24; ?frica Parrilla Garc?a, 25; Tee "Lagend Billions" Arnold, 26; River Nevaeh Goddard; Andrea Doria Dos Passos; Sasha Williams, 36; Starr Brown; Kita Bee; Reyna Hernandez, 54; Brandon "Tayy Dior" Thomas, 17; Michelle Henry, 25; Yella (Robert) Clark Jr., 45; Jazlynn Johnson, 18; Liara Tsai, 35; Pauly Likens, 14; Shannon Boswell, 30; Kenji Spurgeon, 23; Monique Brooks, 49; Dylan Gurley, 20; Tai'Vion Lathan, 24; Vanity Williams, 34; Redd, also known as Barbie, 25; Kassim Omar, 29; Honee Daniels, 37; Santonio "San" Coleman, 48; Quanesha Shantel, 26; and
WHEREAS, We recognize this list is very likely an undercount, and we honor and remember all trans and gender-expansive people who have been killed, assaulted, and harassed for l...
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