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Bristol marks Transgender Awareness Week with march

By Betty Woolerton  Monday Nov 28, 2022

Transgender people and their supporters protested in the city centre on Saturday to highlight the ongoing fear of attack and fight for equality.

‘Trans rights are human rights,’ read signs from protesters surrounded by other marchers carrying banners of blue, pink and white – the colours adopted by the transgender rights movement.

It was part of Transgender Day of Remembrance which is held annually on November 20, marking the end of Trans Awareness Week. This day in 1999 was when a vigil was organised to remember a transgender woman Rita Hester who was killed in 1998 in America.

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The day marks a time for the trans community and allies to mourn members of the community who have lost their lives to transphobic violence.

Organised by Trans Pride South West, Bristol’s march aimed to raise awareness and solidarity among the public for gender-diverse individuals.

Speakers addressed crowds on College Green, including Green councillor for Easton Jenny Bartle, before the march took off to the Station on Silver Street via Baldwin Street.

Pakistan’s transgender community also came together at the weekend to take part in the country’s first march in support of their rights, held in in the city of Karachi.

Darn Carter is the head of Bristol Pride

Bristol Pride Without Borders is our support group for LGBTQ+ people seeking asylum and those with refugee status in Bristol

November 20 aims to uplift trans people and affirm their existence

‘I love my trans child’

‘Protect trans kids’, ‘bodily autonomy for all’

‘JOY’

Trans Day of Remembrance is has been observed internationally to memorialise those who have been murdered as a result of transphobia

All photos: Rob Browne

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