TransFaith On-line Transgender Day of Remembrance Resource Feed http://www.transfaithonline.org/ Resources for your Transgender Day of Remembrance observance en-us TransFaith On-line Transgender Day of Remembrance Resource Feed http://www.transfaithonline.org/fileadmin/TF/TFlogoSMALL.gif http://www.transfaithonline.org/ Resources for your Transgender Day of Remembrance observance 144 54 TYPO3 - get.content.right http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss copyright 2007 feeds@transfaith-online.org feeds@transfaith-online.org Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:13:00 -0500 Remember: Faith Communities Can Save Transgender Lives http://www.transfaithonline.org/display/article/remember-faith-communities-can-save-transgender-lives/?no_cache=1 The Transgender Day of Remembrance (November 20, 2008) is set aside to remember those lost to... The Transgender Day of Remembrance (November 20, 2008) is set aside to remember those lost to anti-transgender violence in the last year.  Much of this violence is fueled by a sentiment that it is tacitly and explicitly reinforced by narrow understandings of gender, as well as outright transphobia and homophobia expressed in the name of a Christian God. Too many of us have not only heard "God condemns you" -- but also "It would be better if you were dead." It is a profound and important step for every faith community to join in a resounding chorus that condemns all forms of violence against people who are differently gendered. 
  • By vocally condemning anti-trans bullying, harassment, and hate crimes, we begin to chip away at the self-righteous fuel that feeds those who believe they are doing God's will by punishing the differently gendered.
  • By loudly proclaiming that people of all genders are beloved, we begin to address the rampant rate of depression and suicide among transgender youth and adults that so to often encouraged by religious judgment.
  • By reaching out in love to the transgender community, we begin to undermine the isolation and low self-esteem that can undergird substance abuse and high-risk behaviors (which inform high rates of HIV and AIDS).
Beyond the hate and judgment, trans people's lives are at risk because we so often struggle to meet our most fundamental needs such as safe employment and basic health care. Faith communities need to be out in front of such justice issues as well. So, this year, let us (re)commit ourselves to the work of speaking up and speaking out, to the work of educating ourselves and educating others, to the work of reaching out in love. Chris Paige
Publisher, TransFaith Online

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TRANSFAITH ON-LINE (http://www.transfaithonline.org/) is dedicated to supporting transgender folks in our faith journeys, while providing useful resources to help people of faith become better educated trans-allies.]]> Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:50:00 -0500 Casualties of gender, casualties of silence by Allyson Robinson http://crossingthet.wordpress.com/2008/03/12/casualties-of-gender-casualties-of-silence/ Reflecting on the Church's responsibility to speak out against violence against gender variant... Wed, 12 Mar 2008 22:24:00 -0400 TDOR: Trickle Down or Flood Up identity politics? by Tobi Hill-Meyer http://nodesignation.wordpress.com/2008/01/24/day-of-remembrance-speech/ A transgender day of remembrance presentation that urges us to consider the way transfolks live and... Sun, 03 Feb 2008 22:29:00 -0500 Surely God is in This Place: A d'var Torah for Transgender Day of Remembrance by Vanessa "Vinny" Prell http://www.jewishmosaic.org/torah/show_torah/92 Wed, 21 Nov 2007 10:47:00 -0500 Becoming a Man by Nick Mwaluko http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nick-mwaluko/becoming-a-man_b_73561.html Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:22:00 -0500 Ten Reasons the (LPTS) Women’s Center Observes the Transgender Day of Remembrance by Ha Qohelet http://wimminwiselpts.wordpress.com/2007/11/12/ten-reasons-the-womens-center-observes-the-transgender-day-of-remembrance/ Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:21:00 -0500 Fear by Lisa Harney http://questioningtransphobia.wordpress.com/2007/11/20/fear/ Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:15:00 -0500 Scared to Death by Julia Serano http://www.juliaserano.com/eitheror.html#scared Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:13:00 -0500 Remembering Two-Spirits by Irene Monroe http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=16691 Tue, 20 Nov 2007 11:00:00 -0500 Gwen Smith and the TDOR Story by D'Anne Witkowski http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2007/11/gwen-smith-and-tdor-story.html Tue, 20 Nov 2007 09:24:00 -0500 November 20th: what I remember. by Elizabeth McClung http://elizabethmcclung.blogspot.com/2007/11/november-20th-what-i-remember.html Tue, 20 Nov 2007 09:21:00 -0500 50 under 30: Masculinity and the War on America's Youth by GPAC http://www.gpac.org/50under30/ 2006 report documenting a murderous tide of under-reported violence that is claiming the lives of... Mon, 19 Nov 2007 11:20:00 -0500 SOFFA Victims of Anti-Trans Violence by FORGE http://www.forge-forward.org/transviolence/SOFFAvictims.php SOFFA Victims of Anti-Trans Violence" gives vignettes of eleven SOFFAs who were killed or seriously... Mon, 19 Nov 2007 11:14:00 -0500 Keeping Yourself Safe by FORGE http://www.forge-forward.org/transviolence/safety.php "Keeping Yourself Safe" acknowledges that while victims are never to be blamed for violence against... Mon, 19 Nov 2007 11:12:00 -0500 Remembering isn't easy by Gwendolyn Ann Smith http://www.pridesource.com/article.shtml?article=27984 2007 column from the founder of the Transgender Day of Remembrace Mon, 19 Nov 2007 11:02:00 -0500 Trans-pastors on Transgender Day of Remembrance (video clip) http://www.hrcbackstory.org/2007/11/special-message.html Rev. Drew Phoenix and Rev. Erin Swenson speak about Transgender Day of Remembrance (YouTube) Mon, 19 Nov 2007 09:46:00 -0500 Alice's Story by Monica F. Helms http://www.transfaithonline.org/articles/the_struggle/alice/ A true story of how job discrimination leads to transgender mortality. Fri, 16 Nov 2007 10:29:00 -0500 Call for Transgender Day of *Unemployment* Remembrance http://www.transfaithonline.org/display/article/call-for-transgender-day-of-unemployment-remembrance/?no_cache=1 This TDOR, please remember not only the dead, but also to pause and remember the names and sacred... Unemployment Remembrance, making space not only to honor not only the dead, but also to pause and remember the names and sacred concerns of so much of the Transgender community that is cut off from good, decent jobs. So much of the Transgender community is unemployed, has experienced job discrimination, has been exploited by working without job security, or has lost hope and turned to high-risk methods for finding survival income. As we regroup after the divisive debates around the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) and whether or not the United States if ready for Transgender and Gender Variant people to receive protection under the law, let us pause remember the lives that are at stake. Let us pause to remember that the inability to find a safe employment situation is a life and death problem.  It is a contributing (if not causal) factor in our community's suicide rate, struggle with addictions, and risk for sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV/AIDS. It's not just violent hate crimes that lead Transgender death.  In turning our backs on employment discrimination, we are contributing to the already dismal Transgender mortality rates. See also "I am Transgender" (poem): http://www.transfaithonline.org/articles/the_struggle/iamt/ See also Alice's Story: http://www.transfaithonline.org/articles/the_struggle/alice/ Planning Your Transgender Day of Remembrance observance Don't miss the new UFMCC Transgender Day of Remembrance resource kit (includes sample vigil and worship materials, as well as promotional materials) at: http://www.mccchurch.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Resources/Transgender/TransgenderDayofRemembrance/TDOR.htm Rev. Paul Turner has also shared a community prayer and a litany with TransFaith, in observance of this year's TDOR.  Check the TransFaith TDOR page for these resources and much more: http://www.transfaithonline.org/go/TDOR/ About TransFaith Online and the Transgender Day of Remembrance

The Transgender Day of Remembrance is held on November 20th each year to remember those who have died from anti-transgender hatred or prejudice.  See also: www.gender.org/remember/day/what.html TransFaith Online will be observing the 9th Annual Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) on November 20, 2007. During that day, the entire TransFaith website will be draped in a black Transgender Day of Remembrance banner, which will include a list of TDOR resources. See also: http://www.transfaithonline.org/go/TDOR/ TransFaith Online is dedicated to supporting Transgender folks in our faith journeys, while providing useful resources to help Church folks become better educated trans-allies. ]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:37:00 -0500 Why have a Transgender Day of Remembrance? by Kaitlyn T. Lundrigan http://home.austin.rr.com/thelundrigans/DOR.html Tue, 13 Nov 2007 06:10:00 -0500 Remembering Tyra Hunter by Cindi Knox http://cindik.com/spirituality/trans-cendental/2007/10/four-weeks-until-transgender-d.html Tue, 13 Nov 2007 04:42:00 -0500 Amethyst Ribbon Campaign for transgender suicide awareness by TransYouth Family Advocates http://imatyfa.org/2007/11/05/news-release/ Tue, 06 Nov 2007 09:26:00 -0500 Call to action for LGBT-friendly Congregations http://www.transfaithonline.org/display/article/call-to-action-for-lgbt-friendly-congregations/?no_cache=1 Please use the Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) in your community as a way to raise awareness... http://www.gender.org/remember/day/what.html

The Transgender Day of Remembrance is held on November 20th each year to remember those who have died from anti-transgender hatred or prejudice. This 9th annual Transgender Day of Remembrance (November 20, 2007) coincides with Congressional deliberation on Employment Non-Discrimination Act, which has recently been stripped of any protection for transgender and gender variant individuals (formerly H.R. 2015. now H.R. 3685). It is an important time to highlight the violence and discrimination that remains a persistent threat to the well-being of every gender variant individual. See also: http://www.unitedenda.org/

TransFaith Online is compiling an index of resources for your TDOR observance at: http://www.transfaithonline.org/go/TDOR/

We are also seeking additional TDOR resources to be shared with other congregations. Please contact us with ideas or contributions! ( http://www.transfaithonline.org/go/email )


About TransFaith Online and the Transgender Day of Remembrance

TransFaith Online will be observing the 9th Annual Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) on November 20, 2007. During that day, the entire TransFaith website will be draped in a black Transgender Day of Remembrance banner, which will include a list of TDOR resources. See also: http://www.transfaithonline.org/go/TDOR/

TransFaith Online is dedicated to supporting Transgender folks in our faith journeys, while providing useful resources to help Church folks become better educated trans-allies.

"If any of you would like more information about transgender people and our/their place in the faith community, this is the place to go!" ~ Virginia Mollenkott, author of Omnigender: A Trans-Religious Approach.
]]> Thu, 01 Nov 2007 21:00:00 -0400 Parashat Shemini - The Way of Strange Fire by Maggid Jhos Singer http://www.jewishmosaic.org/torah/show_torah/13 Wed, 31 Oct 2007 11:15:00 -0400 Vigil for the Forgotten by Gianna E. Israel http://www.firelily.com/gender/gianna/forgotten.html Mon, 11 Jun 2007 21:27:00 -0400 The Private Face of the Day of Remembrance by Richard Juang http://www.gendertalk.com/articles/oped/private-face.shtml The public face of the Day of Remembrance is an important educational tool. ...in the US, one or... Sat, 09 Jun 2007 20:40:00 -0400 An Ally remembers: Transgender Day of Remembrance (2006) by Rainbow Pastor http://rainbowpastor.blogspot.com/2006/11/transgender-day-of-remembrance.html Mon, 20 Nov 2006 06:06:00 -0500 TDOR speech (2005) by Margeaux http://www.bilerico.com/2006/01/transgender_day.php I was filled with wonder in the way God created us...I know both sexes are God's image...and that... Sun, 20 Nov 2005 06:02:00 -0500