GLAAD Transgender Initiatives

It was a day to memorialize those who lost their lives due to violence.

According to the Gazette, the GLAAD, a media advocacy and anti-defamation organization for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people, joined with organizers of the Transgender Day of Remembrance on Tuesday.

Organizers urged people to participate in vigils across the US to bring awareness to the violence faced by transgender people.

GLAAD President Herndon Graddick said it is a day to remember to remember colleagues, friends and family whose lives were taken simply for being who they are.

STORY WRITTEN BY: JAMIE-LEE GORDON