Duanna Johnson, Transgender Day of Remembrance, and Prop. 8 Rallies
Over the next week, a series of events will take place across Tennessee highlighting the incredible violence and discrimination that members of Tennessees, transgender, lesbian, gay, and bisexual community face everyday.
The funeral of Duanna Johnson in Memphis is scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday, November 15. The Tennessee Transgender Political Coalition is helping the family of Duanna Johnson cover funeral expenses. If nothing else, we feel that Duanna deserves a proper funeral and her family deserves peace of mind. If you would like to assist, please make payments to:
N.J. Ford and Sons Funeral Home
12 S Parkway W.
Memphis, TN 38109
(901)948-7755
Write a memo that says "in the care of Duanna Johnson's funeral expenses."
We have also set up a a special PayPal donation page on our website at http://ttgpac.com.
Then please join us as we lovingly remember Duanna Johnson's life with a candelight vigil and processional on Sunday, November 16 at 6:00 PM. The processional will begin at the Memphis Gay & Lesbian Community Center (829 S. Cooper) and will end on the steps of the First Congregational Church. Candles will be provided by the church.
Next week, also marks the 10th Annual International Transgender Day Of Remembrance, which commemorates the still unsolved murder of Rita Hester in Boston in November 1998.
Vanderbilt vigil honors Transgender Day of Remembrance Nov. 20
Thursday, November 20, 6:00 pm
All Faith Chapel (located directly beneath the university's Benton Chapel at 444 21st Ave. South)
Following the memorial, attendees will march with lighted candles to Vanderbilt's K.C. Potter Center for a celebration of life.
The vigil is sponsored by Vanderbilt's Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Instersex (LGBTQI) Life.
For more information about the candlelight vigil, call 615-322-3330.
Tennessee Vals Hosts Transgender Day of Remembrance
Thursday, November 20, 7:30 pm
OutCentral
1709 Church Street
Nashville, TN 37203
www.outcentral.org
615.294.4834
Tennessee Vals: a social and support group for crossdressers, transsexuals, transgenderists and significant others. Meets on the 2nd Saturday of every month. For more info: PO Box 331006, Nashville, TN 37203, (615)664-6883 or http://www.tvals.org.
Memphis Transgender Day of Remembrance
Saturday, November 22, 4:00 pm
Tom Lee Park
357 Riverside Drive
Memphis, TN 38103
For more information about the International Transgender Day of Remembrance, please visit http://www.transgenderdor.org
Also, tomorrow, Saturday, November 15, LGBT Tennesseans join others from across the Nation in Join the Impact rallies to highlight discrimination in the form of Californa's Proposition 8 and other discriminatory laws here in Tennessee and across the country.
Saturday, November 15, 1:15 pm EST
Join the Impact Rally at World Fair
World's Fair Park Lawn
Knoxville
Contact: Jen Crawford, jencra@gmail.com
Saturday, November 15, 12:30 PM CST
Memphis Protest Against Proposition 8
Memphis City Hall
125 N. Main
Sponsor Information
Organizer Information
Facebook Signup
Saturday, November 15, 12:30 PM CST
Nashville Rally for Equality against California's Proposition 8
1 Public Square in Nashville
http://jointheimpact.wetpaint.com/page/Nashville
Contact:
Carissa Williams, Pashenfish@gmail.com
