Transgender Day of Remembrance November 20 has become known as Trans Day of Remembrance. In 1999, advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith hosted a vigil to commemorate her dear friend Rita Hester whose life was ended brutally and unremorsefully . In 2025, there are 38 deaths recorded  due to violence against transgender folks. Trans Day of Remembrance is an opportunity to remember and mourn these lives that were taken. Vigils are common practices where candles are lit and the names of those whose lives...

Moral injury is, mostly simply, when someone has to make a decision that violates their “deeply held values.” [1]  The majority of...

I remember a few years ago when an uncle died, everyone flocked to and supported my aunt almost immediately.  From there, I saw the...