This memorial is two blocks away from my home, and it reminds me to remain optimistic when I’m faced with the difficulties of being transgender. Even as I type this, my spell-check doesn’t recognize the word “transgender,” just as countless doctors, institutions, governments and religions refuse to acknowledge our existence. But WE ARE HERE, and we’re taking back our place as the HIGHLY EVOLVED MAGICAL BEINGS that WE ARE.
“Healers, Shamans, Two Spirits, From a place of wonder and magic we were born to a place of misunderstanding and hatred we have been taken. Now in the new millennium and forward, we deliver ourselves back to our rightful place. Along this journey many of our Trans and Gender Gifted family members have fallen. It is in the beauty of their light that we place this memorial. This solid resolve by which they lived their truth is represented here and serves as a reminder that when we are strong, we are not just strong for ourselves, but for all of us.” - Transgender Day of Remembrance memorial/November 20, 2009. Placed here by the West Hollywood City Council/West Hollywood Transgender Task Force.
“Healers, Shamans, Two Spirits, From a place of wonder and magic we were born to a place of misunderstanding and hatred we have been taken. Now in the new millennium and forward, we deliver ourselves back to our rightful place. Along this journey many of our Trans and Gender Gifted family members have fallen. It is in the beauty of their light that we place this memorial. This solid resolve by which they lived their truth is represented here and serves as a reminder that when we are strong, we are not just strong for ourselves, but for all of us.” - Transgender Day of Remembrance memorial/November 20, 2009. Placed here by the West Hollywood City Council/West Hollywood Transgender Task Force.
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