For Immediate Release: Equality Texas and the Transgender Education Network of Texas (TENT) mourn the loss of Asia Jynaé Foster on Transgender Day of Remembrance November 25, 2020 at 1:11 pm It’s incredibly heartbreaking that on November 20, a day that is internationally recognized as Trans Day of Remembrance (TDOR) which started in 1999 as a vigil to honor the memory of Rita Hester -- the trans community in Houston lost Asia Jynaé Foster to violence.

Reflections on the 20th Anniversary of Transgender Day of Remembrance November 20, 2018 at 11:43 am Twenty years ago transgender activist Gwendolyn Ann Smith organized an event to memorialize the unsolved murder of Rita Hester, a transgender woman from Allston, Massachusetts. This event has become an annual observance to remember the names of transgender and nonbinary people we have lost.

#TransTuesday | 2017 Transgender Awareness Week and Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) November 14, 2017 at 2:26 pm Transgender Awareness Week 2017 started on Monday and the State of Texas has plans for events throughout the week.

#TDOR16: Locations to Observe Transgender Day of Remembrance Throughout Texas November 17, 2016 at 12:44 pm