November 15, 2022
Mayor's Office
DATE: November 15, 2022
TO: Members of the City Council
FROM: Tom Butt, Mayor
SUBJECT: Transgender Day of Remembrance – November 20, 2022 FINANCIAL IMPACT: N/A
PREVIOUS COUNCIL
ACTION:
N/A
STATEMENT OF THE
ISSUE:
Transgender Day of Remembrance is an annual event that
began in 1999 with a vigil honoring the memory of Rita
Hester, a transgender woma n who was killed the year
prior, and honors the memory of those whose lives were
lost in acts of anti-transgender violence.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: PROCLAMATION declaring November 20, 2022, as Transgender Day of Remembrance in the City of
Richmond – Mayor’s Office (Mayor Tom Butt 510 -620-
6503).
DISCUSSION:
In 2022 so far, at least 32 transgender people have been murdered in the United States, leading the American Medical Association to take a public stand to stem what it calls AGENDA
REPORT
November 15, 2022
“the epidemic of violence against the transgender community, especially the amplified physical dangers faced by transgender people of color.” Our communities are impacted when we lose any community member prematurely, whether due to direct anti- transgender violence, suicide, or other health effects resulting from trauma or discrimination.
The City of Richmond recognizes the impact of the greater transgender community’s activism across the United States, including the Compton Cafeteria Riots of 1966, the Stonewall Riots of 1969, the New York Supreme Court ruling in favor of Renee Richards in 1977, the awareness built surrounding the murder of Brandon Teena in 1993, and the amendment to the federal Equal Employment Opportunity statement to include protections for transgender individuals in 2010. The City of Richmond honors the bravery and resilience of the transgender individuals who live, work, or play in their authentic gender, and although we are proud of the existing protections we have in place for transgender individuals to pursue their lives free from discrimination in the San Francisco Bay Area, we reaffirm our commitment to ongoing efforts to promote full inclusion of transgender individuals in Richmond.
DOCUMENTS ATTACHED:
Attachment 1 – Proclamation