Transgender Day of Remembrance Archives

Trans Day of Remembrance: A Day for LGBTQ+ Catholics to Mourn, Pray—and Act

November 20, 2023/0 Comments/in Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights /by Guest Contributor

On this Trans Day of Remembrance, we pray for an end to anti-trans violence, and we take action to make our world safe for God’s transgender children. Read More

Sisters of Mercy Reaffirm Commitment on Trans Day of Remembrance and Resilience

November 20, 2021/5 Comments/in Gender Identity, Parish Life & Pastoral Care /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

The Sisters of Mercy of the Americas have encouraged their community to participate in the Transgender Day of Remembrance and Resilience today. Read More

Catholics Join in Praying for the Departed on Transgender Day of Remembrance

November 20, 2020/0 Comments/in Gender Identity, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Today is the Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR), a time set aside to mourn the deaths and honor the lives of trans, non-binary, and gender non-conforming people who died of violence. Read More

Catholic Bishops’ Transgender Tweet Causes Controversy

November 30, 2018/2 Comments/in Gender Identity, Hierarchy /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

LGBT issues have become such a flashpoint in our church that even a call for prayers can invoke controversy. Read More

For Transgender Day of Remembrance, Reflecting on Victims as “Dangerous Memories” Proclaiming God’s Reign

November 20, 2018/1 Comment/in Gender Identity, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Today, marking the Transgender Day of Remembrance, we remember these victims and the hundreds of other trans people who suffer lethal violence worldwide. But memorializing is not enough. We must let their "dangerous memories" speak loudly, and by doing so be orient us towards a world where trans equality is our reality. Read More