The City of West Hollywood and its Transgender Advisory Board will host a Transgender Day of Remembrance ceremony featuring transgender speakers and performers at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Jeremy Hotel. The names of transgender people who have passed away due to hate crimes will be read at the ceremony. A march will immediately follow the event.
Attendance is free. Parking is available at the Jeremy, which is at 8490 Sunset Blvd., for a $20 fee. Validated overflow parking will be available at the West Hollywood Park five-story public parking structure, located at 625 N. San Vicente Blvd. A shuttle will transport people to and from the five-story parking structure to the Jeremy from 5 to 6 p.m. and from 8:45 to 9:30 p.m. There is a bus stop located at La Cienega Boulevard and Sunset Boulevard (a tenth of a mile from the Jeremy).
Transgender Day of Remembrance is part of the city’s recognition of Transgender Awareness Month, which is recognized throughout the United States in November each year. Throughout the month, West Hollywood City Hall is lit in blue, pink and white lights to represent the colors of the transgender flag and a transgender flag is raised atop the building. During Transgender Day of Remembrance, the flags flown at City Hall will be flown at half-staff in remembrance of those lost.
