Transgender Awareness Week (TAW) is observed the week leading up to International Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR), November 13-19.
Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is an internationally held event on November 20th to recognize and remember trans and nonbinary people who have died due to anti-trans violence in the past year.
Community events and opportunities to learn for Trans Awareness Week (TAW) 2025:
Trans Awareness Week Gender Zine Workshop on Tuesday 18 November 2025: 5-7pm | Register on Mason360
Transgender Day of Literature on Thursday 20 November 2025: 12-4:15pm | Register on Mason360
– this event is a collaboration with Watershed Lit, University Life, and the Women and Gender Studies Program
2025 Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) Vigil
Thursday, 20 November 2025: 5-6:30pm | Register on Mason360
During Mason’s 2025 observance of Transgender Day of Remembrance, the LGBTQ+ Resources Center and the Center for Leadership and Intercultural Engagement will hold a vigil to acknowledge the losses of our last year and spread awareness about the continued violence against trans and non-binary folks. We also invite folks who have lost transgender folks in their lifetimes to share those names during a special community space during the vigil. We know that grief and loss are processes that cannot be captured within one year, so there will be time to light a candle and honor their memory as well.