Village of Wellington - File #: 21-4791

• File #: 21-4791
• Name: TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE PROCLAMATION
• Type: Proclamation
• Body: Village Council
• Agenda Date: 11/9/2021
• Title: ITEM: TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE PROCLAMATION REQUEST: A proclamation of Wellington, Florida's Council recognizing November 20th as Transgender Day of Remembrance in the Village of Wellington.

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ITEM:                     TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE PROCLAMATION 

REQUEST:                     A proclamation of Wellington, Florida’s Council recognizing November 20^th as Transgender Day of Remembrance in the Village of Wellington. 

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EXPLANATION:                     Transgender Day of Remembrance, also known as International Transgender Day of Remembrance, was started in 1999 by transgender advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith as a way of honoring the memory of her sister, Rita Hester, a transgender woman who was killed on November 28, 1998. 

Transgender Day of Remembrance is a day set aside to remember those lives lost due to anti-transgender violence and raises public awareness of hate crimes perpetrated against transgender, non-binary and gender non-conforming people. Transgender Day of Remembrance was recognized by then US President-Elect Joe Biden in 2020.   

BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED:                     NO 

PUBLIC HEARING:                     NO                       QUASI-JUDICIAL:                      

FIRST READING:                                            SECOND READING:                      

LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:                     N/A 

FISCAL IMPACT:                     N/A 

WELLINGTON FUNDAMENTAL:                     Protecting our Investment 

RECOMMENDATION:                     A proclamation of Wellington, Florida’s Council recognizing November 20^th as Transgender Day of Remembrance in the Village of Wellington.