Transgender Day of Remembrance 2025

Today, on Trans Day of Remembrance, we honor the transgender people whose lives were cut short by violence, discrimination, and neglect. It’s a reminder that trans people want—and deserve—the same things we all do: to learn and work safely, access healthcare without discrimination, build loving families, and live openly as themselves.

Earlier this week, I attended a listening session with NH Outright, where we listened to Episode 5 of their podcast Out and Into Open Arms. The stories from queer youth and their parents centered on one theme: community. One statistic discussed that has stayed with me is having just one supportive adult reduces a queer young person’s suicide risk by 40%. One person can make that much of a difference.

That number feels even heavier this year. More than 58 trans people—many of them young people of color—have been lost to violence or suicide. Inclusion and safety aren’t abstract values; they’re matters of life and death. And at a time when LGBTQ people are being targeted with regressive policies and political fearmongering, community is not optional. It’s essential.

What I took from the listening session is the same truth this day reinforces: we have a responsibility to show up for one another. To listen, to learn, and to speak up for policies that protect and uplift everyone. LGBTQ rights are the tip of the iceberg—when one group’s rights are threatened, everyone’s are.

Today we remember. And we recommit to creating a safer, more loving, more just community—together.

In Solidarity,

Carly, Campaign Manager

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Listen to the podcast here

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