The Informer

22 Nov 2019

Transgender Day of Remembrance vigil: stories, songs and voices

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Wednesday’s Transgender Day of Remembrance vigil at Fitzroy Town Hall presented a number of people sharing their stories, through storytelling, spoken word, songs, or words of encouragement.

Here are some of the people who shared at the event. It includes Achala Green, Between Mirrors (Nicholas Grey & Nichole Zhong), Cyntia Sobraty, Lay the Mystic, Teddy Darling and many others.

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