Salford Pride are excited to announce our event for Trans Day of Remembrance (TDOR), to honour the memory of trans people whose lives were lost to violence and hatred; to celebrate the power of the trans and nonbinary community to overcome the adversity they face, embrace our trans and nonbinary community as allies and empower them to continue in the fight for equality.
TDOR: Embrace & Empower will be a digital, live-streamed event to showcase and platform trans, non-binary and gender non-conforming artists including music, poetry, drag, dance and our digital vigil will take centre stage of the event, where we will pay respects to more than 350 trans and nonbinary people murdered this year, and also those who took their own lives due to transphobia.
Hosted by proud black trans woman & YouTuber Alexis Meshida, TDoR: Embrace & Empower will see performances from transmasculine and non-binary musician HUSK, known for 80’s synth & fresh left field Pop and dubbed as ‘pretty darn good’ by BBC 6Music’s Tom Robinson. James Fox Neville, a spoken word artist will be performing, inspired by the messiness and intensity of life, creating spoken word which holds on tight to the joy of the trans experience. Music from Sissy Punk, dance and more!
The vigil is going to be accompanied by a powerful spoken word piece from Grace Oni Smith, a Jewish trans woman, that reflects on the past year in particular, and how allies must use their privilege need to ‘scream ’ and ‘advocate’ for trans people.
As well as platforming trans artists, TDOR: Embrace & Empower will also bring attention to transgender hate crimes nationally and globally, as well as reflecting on lives lost to transgender hate crimes. Through spoken word, music and visual performances, our range of diverse and talented performers will commemorate these lives lost, whilst also empowering our amazing trans community and celebrating their resilience.
The event will take place from 6-8pm, streamed on our Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/salfordprideofficial/) and YouTube channel (https://bit.ly/3eUrF1u).
Salford Pride was first founded in 2011 by three friends to organise an LGBT+ celebration for the community of Salford. We built on almost a decade of advocacy and raising vital funds, to deliver wider awareness projects and events that engage with the LGBT+ community, promote equality and inclusion, in partnership with other local organisations, businesses and policy makers in the fight for equality. Keep up to date with our work online:
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