More than 60 people attended an emotional service in Jackson Sunday for Transgender Day of Remembrance, an annual, international vigil held to highlight violence experienced by the LGBTQ community.
by Molly Minta, Mississippi Today‘That could’ve been any of us’: Mississippians gather for Trans Day of Remembrance by Molly Minta, Mississippi Today November 21, 2022 In Belhaven on Sunday night, members of Mississippi’s LGBTQ community solemnly placed roses on a blue, pink and white flag as they read aloud the names of 70 trans people killed in the last year in the U.S. – a figure that’s almost certainly an undercount.
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