| has gloss | eng: Trans March is an annual gathering and protest march in San Francisco, California that takes place on the Friday night of Pride weekend, the last weekend of June. The purpose of the event is to increase visibility, activism and acceptance of all gender-variant people. Araujos murder by four men and their disposing of her body heightened awareness of violence against LGBT people and especially transwomen and transmen. Araujos related case and appeals lasted for over two years. The first several Trans Marches ended with a rally including a trans altar remembering her and many other trans people also killed. Attendance in 2004 was estimated at 2,000 it doubled to 4,000 the following year. Activist Arianna Davis stated to the crowd, "We are mocked by medicine and belittled by the media ... I don't have a mental disorder – do you?" They cited several reasons; many transgender people live in the neighborhood unable to afford the pricier Castro, organizer Fresh White noted the need to heighten transgender visilbility because of the "tremendous amount of violence that happens to transgenders" in the neighborhood and the area also has a lot of residents who voted for Prop 8, the... |
