Riff-Raff vigil to
mark trans remembrance
Posted in: New
Zealand Daily News
By GayNZ.com Daily News staff - 19th November 2010
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The Riff-Raff
statue |
Hamilton's Riff-Raff statue will tonight be decorated with candles and
flowers in a vigil to mark the 12th Annual International Transgender
Day of Remembrance.
People all over
the world remember and honour those who died from anti-transgender violence and
bullying on the November 20th.
Agender Waikato
and Hamilton Pride, which are organising the Hamilton commemoration, say even
today the deaths of those based on anti-transgender hatred or prejudice are
largely ignored.
From 7.30pm
onwards, all are invited to meet at the Riff-Raff statue on Victoria St to make
a stand against violence, bullying and discrimination.
There
is a webcam at the statue so the Hamilton commemoration will be broadcast
world-wide here