HomeMy WebLinkAbout038 of 2022 - Joint Resolution Recognizing November 20th as Transgender Day of Remembrance in Salt Lake CitySALT LAKE CITY CORPORATION
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JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING NOVEMBER 2o"' AS TRANSGENDER
DAY OF REMEMBRANCE IN SALT LAKE CITY
WHEREAS, in 1998, Rita Hester, a transgender woman of color was murdered in Allston,
Massachusetts; and
WHEREAS, the following year, Gwendolyn Ann Smith, a transgender woman, created the
first Transgender Day of Remembrance in honor of Rita Hester and other
transgender people who have lost their lives to violence; and
WHEREAS, Transgender Day of Remembrance is observed annually to memorialize those
lives that have been lost as a result of transphobic violence; and
WHEREAS, according to the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), at least 32 transgender or
gender non -conforming people have died due to transphobic violence in the
United States in 2022, as of November 4; and
WHEREAS, the true number of victims is unknown because of intentional misgendering and
the difficulty identifying the bodies of many victims; and
WHEREAS, transgender individuals — especially transgender people of color — continue to
be disproportionately affected by education discrimination, employment
discrimination, bullying, limited access to healthcare, domestic violence,
homelessness, economic instability, and poverty; and
WHEREAS, the transgender community has been particularly hard-hit by the continuing
effects of the COVTD-19 Pandemic; and
WHEREAS, since 2oo6, Transgender Education Advocates (TEA) of Utah has organized a
vigil in Salt Lake City every year; and
WHEREAS, Salt Lake City values the lives and contributions to our community by
transgender people; and
WHEREAS, Salt Lake City has the responsibility to promote equality and prosperity for all
members of the transgender community; and
WHEREAS, Salt Lake City is proud to stand against the discrimination of transgender
people.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED,
that the Salt Lake City Council and Mayor of Salt Lake City strongly value the lives and
contributions of transgender people; honor those lives that have been lost as a result of
transphobic violence throughout the United States ofAmerica and the world; and
formally recognize Saturday, November 20, 2022, as Transgender Day of
Remembrance.
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SALT LAKE CITY CORPORATION
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Erin Mendenhall
Salt Lake City Mayor
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Darin Mano, Vice Chair
Salt Lake City Council Member, District Five
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Alejandro Puy
Salt Lake City Council Member, District Two
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Ana Voldemor
Salt Lake City Council Member, District Four
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Dan Dugan, Chair
Salt Lake City Council Member, District Six
Victoria Petro-Eschler
Salt Lake City Council Member, District One
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Chris Wharton
Salt Lake City Council Member, District Three
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Salt Lake City Council Member, District Seven