Δαφνη Ευτυχια Αρθουρος

"Trans people are undeniably a part of the diverse mosaic of human life. You can find us on six inhabited continents on Planet Earth and we aren't going away or back into the closet.

"It's past time that people accept the fact we exist, and leave us alone so that we can survive, thrive, and be the best people that we can be.

"We would love for these TDOR^[1] to become obsolete so we don't have to gather every November 20 to observe them. But as long as transphobic hate exists and is being stirred up by right wing politicians and fundamentalist religions, it looks like for the next few years we'll be gathering at venues around to world to remember the people we have lost."

-- Monica Roberts, Transgriot, 2019-11-20

[1] Transgender Day of Remembrance, 20 November each year, remembering trans people -- mostly Black trans women -- murdered in the past twelve months. This year, 331 known worldwide, nearly two per month in the US alone.