Recognizing November 20th as Transgender Day of Remembrance in the City of Philadelphia.

Recognizing November 20th as Transgender Day of Remembrance in the City of Philadelphia. 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 Day of Remembrance, was founded by Gwendolyn Ann Smith 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, 2024, at least 58 transgender and gender-expansive people have been killed in the U.S. We honor and remember Cam Thompson, 18; Kaitoria Bankz, 31; Eli Stablein, 49; Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, 78; Jay Floris, 23; Lady Java, 82; Apollo Moon, 26; Roy Mora, 15; Linda Becerra Moran, 30; Luisa Rivera, 68; Hope Lyca Youngblood, 49; Zara Weinberg, 36; Gabrielle “Cam” Nguyen, 21; Jax Gratton, 34; Lily-Dawn Harkins, 22; Leah Jo, 37; Megan Jordan Kridli, 22; Onyx Cornish, 18; Emma Slabach, 24; Kamora Woods, 27; Blair Sawyer, 27; Christina Hayes, 28; Karmin Wells, 25; Tahiry Broom, 29; Ra’lasia Wright, 25; Aziza “Z” Barnes, 31; Kelsey Elem, 25; Rick Alastor Newman, 29; Jill Heathers Bouvier, 54; Raven Syed;…