20th Annual Transgender Day of Remembrance and resilience
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
6:45 PM to 9:00 PM
Location: New Life MCC, 1000 Sunset Dr, Norfolk, VA 23503
“Remembering Our Trans Legacy”
Join us in honoring the lives lost to anti-transgender violence and discrimination and celebrate and reflect on the loss of our own, Shelby Lexus Walker.
Our community will reflect, celebrate who we are, and stand united against prejudice.
This is our 20th year celebrating TDOR in Hampton Roads, Virginia.
Our speakers for the evening are Anjeni Moore, Tiona Bowman and Dexter Davis.
New Life MCC is an affirming and safe space for all religions/non-affiliations.
We welcome you to join both on-site and in-person or joining our livestream via Facebook Live. ASL interpretation will be available.
For questions or more information, contact transactivistva@gmail.com
Transgender Day of Visibility: A Living legacy
Details
When - Friday, March 29
Where - 2418 Granby Street, Norfolk, Virginia
Join us for a day of food, fun, and community as we celebrate the living legacy of our dear friend, Shelby Lexus Walker.
Hosted by Southeastern Transgender Resource Center in partnership with LGBT Life Center, Transgender Assistance Program of Virginia, Thriving Transmen of Color and Calos Coalition.
The community cookout from 11 AM to 5 PM will include :
~ A walk honoring Shelby Lexus Walker
~ Legal clinic - Courtesy of Lawren Burroughs
~ Food - We are grilling hamburgers and hotdogs
~ Hourly raffles and prizes with a trans fantastical prize drawing at 4:30 PM donated by Calos Coalition
~ Music by DJ Q Money!
~ Free HIV & STI testing courtesy of LGBT Life Center
~ Drinks
~ and more!
TDOV continues with a Mini Ball based on trans colors. Doors open at 9 PM. Competition starts at 10 PM with cash prizes awarded.
See our Facebook Event for more information
Transgender Day Of Remembrance - TDOR 2023
Monday, November 20, 2023 - 7 to 8 PM
New Life MCC, 1000 Sunset Drive, Norfolk, Virginia 23503
Join us in honoring the lives lost to anti-transgender violence and discrimination.
Our community will reflect, celebrate who we are, and stand united against prejudice.
For questions or more information, contact transactivistva@gmail.com.
Transgender Day Of Remembrance 2022
TDOR 2022
Transgender Day of Remembrance 2022 commemorated the trans people who have died by violence and helped us remember how brave it is to live our authentic lives. This year, the event was held in-person at New Life MCC, 1000 Sunset Drive, Norfolk, Virginia with over 80 attending. The virtual/live-stream option had over 200 views. See the Facebook event for more details.
TDOR 2022 was sponsored by Transgender Assistance Program of Virginia, LGBT Life Center, New Life Metropolitan Community Church, and Minority AIDS Support Services.
Please contact Transactivistva@gmail.com with questions
Transgender Day of Visibility 2022
TDOV 2022
The International Transgender Day of Visibility was held on Thursday, March 31st, 2022!
The LGBT Life Center, the Transgender Assistance Program of Virginia, the Southeastern Transgender Resource Center, and New Life MCC are organizing a day of centering, celebrating, and uplifting the transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming communities of Hampton Roads:
8:30 - 10:30 AM "Coffee & Bagels Social" at the LGBT Life Center (5360 Robin Hood Rd, Suite 202, Norfolk)
*RSVP requested: https://forms.gle/9sKUhzjSdmkYyVLR8
*Coffee donated by Kobros Coffee; Bagels donated by Yorgo's Bageldashery
12 - 1 PM "Unapologetically Trans: A Discussion on Trans Visibility" Virtual Lunch 'N Learn
*Registration required: https://us02web.zoom.us/.../reg.../WN_E9Q5PsgWT8iW609kY5w6-Q
7 - 9 PM "Performance/Art Night" at Maker's Event Hall (735 E 23rd St, Norfolk) - ALL AGES! PET-FRIENDLY!!
*RSVP requested: https://forms.gle/Dsry28SUiCtLp5eh9
*Space donated by Maker's Craft Brewery
Past Events
The event will be streamed on Facebook Live starting at 7 PM, Friday, November 20
Please join us for an annual celebration of transgender lives.
We will be remembering those who were senselessly murdered and honoring those trans people who are attempting to live positive lives despite obstacles.
Through speakers, music, and community-- we will join together to celebrate and remember our friends and family, as well as learn how to be better advocates and allies for trans people, especially trans people of color who face violence and discrimination at disproportionate rates.
Everyone is welcome to join us in this ceremony honoring trans lives.
2021 Transgender Day of Remembrance and resilience
Saturday, November 20, 2021
TDOR 2021 will Commemorate the trans people who have died by violence and help us remember how brave it is to live our authentic lives. Join us for a Zoom and Facebook Live Transgender Day of Remembrance event. Luminaries (a memorial) will be available to light at: MCC New Life Metropolitan Community Church 1000 Sunset Dr, Norfolk, VA 23503 If you'd like to participate in this in-person option, please arrive at New Life by 5:30pm - 6:30pm on 11/20.HOSTED BY Southeastern Transgender Resource Center Transgender Assistance Program of Virginia LGBT Life Center New Life MCC
2021 Transgender Day of Visibility
Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Celebrate with us online during the day as we host a showcase of transgender talents through art, poetry, music, performances, and a display of skills of all kinds!
Please RSVP to this event and like our Facebook page for updates, including info on performers, artists, and panels!
7-8 PM • Panel • Trans Life in Hampton Roads
Hosted by Myrl Beam, Ph.D. on FB Live, this panel will feature four local transgender people of color discussing their experiences living in the 757 along with a short Q&A. Join them for the debut of the podcast Transcripts: The South Deserves People Like Me - an exploration of home, family, and belonging through a trans of color lens. Learn more: http://bit.ly/transcriptspod
We are thrilled to announce that Equality Virginia's 7th Annual Virginia Transgender Information and Empowerment Summit (TIES) will take place from Wednesday, October 14 through Saturday, October 17. This year, the conference will be fully digital to ensure the health and safety of our whole Virginia community. Here’s what you need to know about TIES 2020 – www.EqualityVirginia.org/TIES
Who: You’re invited! TIES is designed to meet the interests and needs of transgender, non-binary, and gender nonconforming youth and adults as well as partners, family members, service providers, and allies. All are welcome.
What: TIES is a free conference offering workshops, trans-affirming mental health and medical consultations, a name and gender marker change clinic, and opportunities to connect and build community!
When: Wednesday, October 14 to Saturday, October 17, 2020
Now in a digital format, there are new and exciting ways for people from around Virginia to connect, without the need to travel to Richmond.
How: The event is free, and registration is required. Click here to register: https://bit.ly/2020TIES
We are able to keep TIES free for Virginia's transgender and non-binary community thanks to support from our generous donors. Please consider giving to keep this vital conference up and running: https://equalityvirginia.salsalabs.org/keeptiesfree/
Transgender Day of Visibility 2020
"Visibility Now!" - Transgender Day of Visibility 2020 - Tuesday March 31, 2020
We would like to extend an invitation to the entire transgender community to to help us celebrate TDOV on March 31st - the event might not be happening as planned due to COVID-19 social distancing, but we can celebrate our community no matter where we may be!
Transgender Day of Remembrance - November 20, 2019
This was an annual celebration of transgender lives. We rememberied those who were senselessly murdered and honored those trans people who are attempting to live positive lives despite obstacles. Through speakers, music, and community-- we joined together to celebrate and remember our friends and family, as well as learned how to be better advocates and allies for trans people, especially trans people of color who face violence and discrimination at disproportionate rates.
Transgender Information and Empowerment Summit POP-UPs
TIES POP-UPS
TAP VA is working with Equality Virginia to make sure everyone has access to the information and resources available at our statewide TIES (Transgender Information and Empowerment Summit), no matter where you live in Virginia. In the summer of 2019, we will bring TIES Pop-Ups to three locations across the state: Norfolk, Fairfax and Staunton.
These events are much smaller versions of our statewide conference, but will still include:
–trans-affirming mental health & medical consultations
–name & gender marker change clinic
–employment readiness training
–how-to-tell-your-story advocacy workshop
–community organizations & resources
Transgender and gender diverse individuals, partners, parents, youth, and allies are welcome to attend. Below are event and registration details for each of the three TIES Pop-Ups. We hope to see you there!
TIES Pop-Up: Norfolk
Saturday, July 13, 2019; 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Old Dominion University — Batten Arts & Letters (BAL)
4401 Hampton Blvd., Norfolk, VA 23529
The event is free, but registration is required. Please click here to reserve your spot: https://bit.ly/NorfolkPopUp2019
TIES Pop-Up: Fairfax
Saturday, August 10, 2019; 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
More details about the exact location coming soon!
The event is free, but registration is required. Please click here to reserve your spot: https://bit.ly/FairfaxPopUp2019
TIES Pop-Up: Staunton
Saturday, August 24, 2019; 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Staunton Masonic Building
13 W. Beverley Street, Staunton, VA 24401
The event is free, but registration is required. Please click here to reserve your spot: https://bit.ly/StauntonPopUp2019
Transgender Information and EmpoWerment Summit
Virginia TIES
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2019 -UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, 28, WESTHAMPTON WAY
RICHMOND, VA 23173
Every October, transgender and gender diverse folks are joined by friends, family, and allies for TIES (Transgender Information and Empowerment Summit). Last year, we welcomed more than 250 individuals identifying as trans or gender diverse who participated in the day’s programs alongside over 100 allies.
Register now to reserve your spot!
The most important aspect of the TIES is community. To us, community means trust, solidarity, and a shared respect for people who are transgender and gender diverse. The summit is an opportunity to build that community – to learn from and with each other in a safe, welcoming, and empowering space. TIES offers information that is designed to meet the interests and needs of transgender and gender diverse individuals, partners, parents, youth, and allies to strengthen the trans community across Virginia!
2019 TRANSGENDER DAY OF VISIBILITY - MARCH 31, 2019
After the overwhelming success of last year's TDOV, we invite you back for our second annual Hampton Roads Trans Day of Visibility, where all can come together and celebrate the abilities of our local trans and gender non-conforming artists and talent!
This year we have decided to highlight our long history of existence as trans individuals, and our push to continue to be visible today even as the Trump administration is seeking to erase us from the records and make us invisible to society. #wontbeerased
Art and creativity are natural expressions of life. On TDOV 2019, we seek to elevate and showcase the art and talents of the trans community, empowering and celebrating trans individuals, and spreading knowledge of trans issues to the public.
2018 Transgender Day of Remembrance & Resilience
BUILDING BRIDGES WITHIN AND BEYOND THE HAMPTON ROADS' TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY,
Please join us on Tuesday, November 20, 7PM for an annual celebration of transgender lives that have been lost too soon and in our hope for the future. Through speakers, art, music, and community-- we will join together to celebrate and remember our friends and family, as well as learn how to be better advocates and allies for trans people, especially trans people of color who face violence and discrimination at disproportionate rates. Please join us as we stand in solidarity and hope.
The event will begin promptly at 7:00pm at New Life Metropolitan Community Church of Hampton Roads, VA (1000 Sunset Drive, Norfolk, VA).
Transgender Day of visibility - april 7, 2018
We are pleased to hold the first Hampton Roads Trans Day of Visibility, where all can come together and celebrate the abilities of our local trans and gender non-conforming artists and talent!
Art and creativity are natural expressions of life. On TDOV, we seek to elevate and showcase the art and talents of the trans community, empowering and celebrating trans individuals, and spreading knowledge of trans issues to the public.
