# @aridontario on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2022-11-14T21:08:10.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** ARIDO (@ARIDOntario) — https://gondola.cc/ARIDOntario

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Please join us this week from November 13-19th as we recognize Transgender Awareness Week which aims to increase awareness, visibility and the issues faced by members of trans communities. ⠀

🏳️‍⚧️Transgender Awareness Week 🏳️‍⚧️ leads up to the annual and international #TransDayOfRemembrance (TDoR) on November 20th. Trans Day of Remembrance was first observed in 1998 by trans advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith who hosted a vigil in memory of Rita Hester, a trans woman who had been killed that year, and who's murder remains unsolved. 

#TDoR has become a day to honour the memory of all the trans people who have lost their lives as a result of transphobic violence.⠀
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Trans and nonbinary people continue to face marginalization and discrimination in the community, schools, and in their place of work. Transphobia and associated stigma can also create barriers for trans and nonbinary people's access to and inclusion in services, resources, and employment. It is a collective responsibility to work to reduce these barriers. ⠀

At ARIDO, we are committed to challenging marginalization and discrimination based on gender identity and gender expression. We welcome each person as they are and are focused on challenging discrimination and marginalization based on gender identity, gender expression, and race.⠀
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Let's take this opportunity to celebrate the lives of trans and nonbinary people and the contributions they have made and continue to make in the workforce and throughout our community, as well as remembering those who have lost their lives to transphobic violence this past year.⠀
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We've curated a list of resources and events where you can advance your learning:⠀
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💓Event: Learn the Lingo - November 25 💓
Want to learn more about #InclusiveLanguage, attend 'Learn the Lingo' November 25th! Register at the link in profile.⠀
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🔵'In Loving Memory' Trans Awareness Week Booklist from the Ottawa Public Library⠀
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⚪Watch Disclousure - A Netflix documentary on transgender depictions in film and television.

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transdayofremembrance, tdor, inclusivelanguage

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