[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 197 (Thursday, November 19, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H5941]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               RECOGNIZING TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE

  (Ms. SCANLON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. SCANLON. Madam Speaker, today, I rise to recognize Transgender 
Day of Remembrance and honor the memories of far too many transgender 
or gender-nonconforming people, at least 36 of whom were lost this year 
to fatal violence, the majority of whom were Black and Latinx 
transgender women.
  I want to take a moment to lift up the names and stories of a few of 
the Black transgender women who faced violence this year in the city of 
Philadelphia to honor their memory, because when we fail to acknowledge 
this issue, we cannot begin to address it.
  Dominique ``Rem'mie'' Fells was murdered on July 9. A friend 
described her as a beautiful and unique soul. We are heartened by the 
fact that an arrest in her murder has finally occurred.
  Tracy ``Mia'' Green was murdered on September 28. Her friends and 
family shared how ``her smile was so perfect and so contagious'' and 
how she always made people laugh.
  Kendall Stephens was brutally attacked in her own home on August 24. 
As she was beaten, her attackers yelled transphobic slurs and said they 
would ``come back to finish the job.'' Thankfully, Kendall survived the 
assault and dedicates her work to healing the transgender community in 
Philadelphia.

  This violence is motivated by anti-transgender bigotry, and the 
intersections of employment, housing, and other forms of discrimination 
put too many transgender people, particularly transgender women of 
color, at risk of violence.
  This Transgender Day of Remembrance, we honor those lost, honor their 
survivors. As an ally, I rededicate myself to working for change to 
protect this community from discrimination and violence.

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