TheCrimson.com – By Sarah J. Howland – Contributing Writer
Harvard Yard was quiet last night, but a tight circle of people outside Matthews Hall observed a moment of more profound silence.
Five students and one University employee gathered to commemorate the ninth annual Transgender Day of Remembrance, which memorializes people who have died from anti-transgender violence in the past year. The event was hosted by Harvard’s Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender, and Supporters Alliance (BGLTSA).
“It’s a meaningful day,” said Michelle C. Kellaway ’10, community co-chair for BGLTSA. “Last week, my brother got his first testosterone injection.”