You are invited to join the State of Minnesota’s MNclusive Employee Resource Group (ERG) in the Minnesota State Capitol Rotunda for a Transgender Day of Remembrance vigil. The event will start at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 20.

 

Speakers will include Kat Rohn (Director, OutFront MN), Emma McBride (Executive Director, Council on LBGTQIA2S+ Minnesotans), and other community members affected by violence against transgender individuals.

 

Community organizations will be present at the event to provide information and connections to resources.

 

This day began as a vigil to honor the memory of a transgender woman, Rita Hester, who was killed in 1998, and all transgender people lost to violence since her death. For more information, visit glaad.org/tdor.

 

MNclusive is the inclusive Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual (LGBTQIA+) Employee Resource Group. MNclusive is committed to providing a forum for connecting, networking and professional development within the context of State of Minnesota LGBTQIA+ employment. MNclusive members are dedicated to creating and sustaining a positive, supportive, and welcoming environment for all LGBTQIA+ State of Minnesota employees by working with state agencies to create an inclusive work environment, assisting in statewide recruitment and retention of talent, increasing awareness of equity and inclusion efforts and identifying needs specific to the LGBTQIA+ community.

 

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