The LGBTQ Commission in San Mateo County will hold a virtual event in observance of Transgender Day of Remembrance Friday, November 19, from 5 to 6:30 p.m.
The county raised the trans flag during an in-person event November 15 outside the County Center in Redwood City. The San Mateo County Pride Center, which operates as a program of StarVista, will collaborate on the TDOR event, noted Tanya Beat, director of the LGBTQ Commission.
Bay Area speakers for the virtual event will include Anjali Rimi, founder of Parivar Bay Area; Blossom Brown, coach and activist; and Sera Fernando, chief delivery officer for Silicon Valley Pride.