{"id":54697,"date":"2022-11-20T18:17:51","date_gmt":"2022-11-21T02:17:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=54697"},"modified":"2022-11-21T09:18:18","modified_gmt":"2022-11-21T17:18:18","slug":"transgender-day-of-remembrance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=54697","title":{"rendered":"Transgender Day of Remembrance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>11\/20\/2022 12:57 PM EST<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State<\/p>\n<p>On Transgender Day of Remembrance, the world pauses to remember the lives of the many\u202ftransgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming persons killed in acts of\u202ftargeted, transphobic violence.\u202f On every continent,\u202ftransgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming persons confront\u202fviolence, harassment, and discrimination\u202fthat shock the conscience, simply based on their gender identity or expression. \u202fFor far too many,\u202ftheir own governments contribute to this stigma by denying access to justice, health, economic self-sufficiency, and community that are the hallmarks of inclusive and prosperous societies. \u202fWe recognize Transgender Day of Remembrance because transgender persons are disproportionately represented among victims of violence around the world.<\/p>\n<p>There are ample ways to prevent discrimination and violence against transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming persons, beginning by recognizing their basic humanity and affirming their human rights.\u202fIn addition, when trans persons are victims of violence and even homicide, it is essential that attacks be investigated, that the perpetrators be brought to justice, and that investigators and media correctly gender the victims and investigate the attack as a possible hate crime. Advancing gender equity and equality advances safety,\u00a0security\u00a0and prosperity for all.<\/p>\n<p>Transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming persons have always been a part of our families, cultures, and nations.\u202f History teaches us that gender diversity is not new and that the strongest societies celebrate the intellectual and cultural contributions and creativity that come from diversity.\u202f As we mourn the transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming persons\u202fwho have paid the ultimate price for others\u2019 hatred, we honor their memory by continuing the fight for\u202fa world free of transphobic and gender-based violence and discrimination.\u202f Everyone should be able to live a life that reflects and celebrates their truest self.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>11\/20\/2022 12:57 PM EST &nbsp; Antony&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-54697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-u-s-a"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54697","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=54697"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54697\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54698,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54697\/revisions\/54698"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=54697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=54697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=54697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}