Transgender Day Of Remembrance 2012: 50 Transgender Icons

Today is the 14th International Transgender Day of Remembrance, a day when we remember those who have been victims of anti-transgender violence.

The event was started to honor Rita Hester who was murdered on November 28th, 1998. Hester's death launched the "Remembering Our Dead" web project in 1998 and a San Francisco candlelight vigil in 1999. Transgenderdor.org notes that her murder -- like most anti-transgender murder cases -- has yet to be solved.

Read the full article here in the Huffington Post

San Francisco Becomes First US City to Offer Free Trans Surgery

Promising to stop transgender people from avoiding debts, the Californian city has voted to offer free operations.

Read the entire article on the Gay Star News website.