Flag Half Masting Notice: Transgender Day of Remembrance, November 20
The 17³Ô¹Ï will observe the Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20 by flying the Progress Pride flag in front of Kelley Memorial Building and lowering all flags to half-mast.
The Progress Pride flag is a combination of the traditional Pride flag and a chevron that includes the colours representing the transgender community as well as the BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, people of colour) communities, and those living with HIV/AIDS (and those no longer living).
The Transgender Day of Remembrance has been held annually on November 20 since 1999, after the death of Rita Hester, a transgender woman in the United States. The day calls attention to the transgender and gender diverse people who have lost their lives due to anti-trans violence, and raises awareness around the continued adversity that trans people face in our society.
