A GROUP AT SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY IS RAISING AWARENESS FOR TRANSGENDER ISSUES ACROSS THE
NATION.
TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE -- ALSO KNOWN AS T-D-O-R -- IS A DAY TO REMEMBER VICTIMS
WHO HAVE BEEN KILLED BECAUSE OF THEIR TRANSGENDER-IDENTITY.
THE EVENT STARTED IN 1999, BUT THIS YEAR MARKS THE THIRD YEAR FOR S-O-U OF THE TRANS-COMMUNITY
COMING TOGETHER.
"There's so many different people with so many different experiences and we really need
to value that, and that's not just for trans folks in general and nonconforming folks but
that's across the board of different identities as well."
OLAGUE SAYS THE INTENT OF THE EVENT IS TO PUT TRANS VOICES IN THE SPOTLIGHT AS THEY
TALK ABOUT ISSUES LIKE RACE AND CLASS THAT MAY SPARK VIOLENCE ACROSS THE NATION.
