Today, the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors approved a proclamation designating Nov. 20 as Transgender Day of Remembrance.
The County of San Mateo will sponsor a Transgender Pride Flag raising this Wed., Nov. 2 at 9:30 a.m. at County Center in Redwood City with the San Mateo County LGBTQ Commission PRIDE initiative and San Mateo County Pride Center.
The Transgender Day of Remembrance was established in 1999 by Gwendolyn Ann Smith, a transgender activist, to memorialize the murder of Rita Hester in Allston, Mass. Since 1999, Transgender Day of Remembrance has been held annually on November 20, and quickly evolved from a local gathering started by Smith into an international event.
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