Attendees of the Transgender Day of Remembrance Candlelight Vigil listen to the names of those who have passed at the First Church UCC in Phoenix, Arizona on Nov. 20, 2019. (Meg Potter/DD)
Late last night, community members gathered at First Church UCC Phoenix to remember the lives of transgender people who have died this past year due to transphobic violence for the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance. During the vigil, some in attendance spoke about their experiences and read aloud the names of the 311 victims who have died in 2019. This was a tense event, and those in attendance did not want their faces shown or names used.
Attendees of the Transgender Day of Remembrance Candlelight Vigil listen to the names of those who have passed at the First Church UCC in Phoenix, Arizona on Nov. 20, 2019.Attendees of the Transgender Day of Remembrance Candlelight Vigil light their candles at the First Church UCC in Phoenix, Arizona on Nov. 20, 2019.Candles line the stage at the Transgender Day of Remembrance Candlelight Vigil at the First Church UCC in Phoenix, Arizona on Nov. 20, 2019.Letters to people that have invalided the trans experience at the Transgender Day of Remembrance Candlelight Vigil at the First Church UCC in Phoenix, Arizona on Nov. 20, 2019.A attendee holds a rose at the Transgender Day of Remembrance Candlelight Vigil at the First Church UCC in Phoenix, Arizona on Nov. 20, 2019.Attendees of the Transgender Day of Remembrance Candlelight Vigil watch a slideshow of those who have passed at the First Church UCC in Phoenix, Arizona on Nov. 20, 2019.A map of the US
