Transgender Awareness Week runs from November 13-19 leading up to Trans Day of Remembrance on Thursday, November 20.
Trans Day of Remembrance events
Volunteer Night @ RECLAIM
Thursday, November 20, 2025
5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
2446 University Ave W, Suite 104, Saint Paul, MN 55114
Hang out with queers and friends at RECLAIM to work on our end-of-year fundraising projects like Give to the Max Day. Activities may include preparing mailings, writing postcards, or making phone calls. We'll also work on general preparations for Celebrate the Love on February 14, 2026. Open to first-time and returning volunteers.
Community Events
All events are on Thursday, November 20 unless specified otherwise. These events are held by the listed organizations and not by RECLAIM - please direct any questions to the sponsoring organization(s).
- Saint Paul: The State of Minnesota’s MNclusive Employee Resource Group is hosting a Transgender Day of Remembrance event on Thursday, November 20. It will take place in the State Capitol Rotunda from 10 – 11am. The event will honor transgender Minnesotans that have been lost, lift up support for trans and queer State of Minnesota employees, and highlight Minnesota’s transgender-focused efforts and legislation. -- https://mn.gov/mmb/ergs/events/?id=1059-712473
- Minneapolis: "Join OutFront Minnesota and Queermunity for a celebration of trans life— honoring memory while lifting up joy, creativity, and community care. From 5 pm to 6 pm, you are welcome to enjoy the cafe and participate in a zine-making workshop. From 6 pm to 7 pm, community artists and activists will lead us all in a celebration of trans lives. Participants are also welcome to shop Queermunity's free gender-affirming closet. -- https://secure.ngpvan.com/6uAgVqqcOkCLtCXQ2Dj_xA2
- Minneapolis: MN Abortion Action Committee - Vigil & Rally in Loring Park - 6-7:30 pm.: Honor and fight for our murdered trans sibilings, defend trans kids, gender affirming care saves lives - This Trans Day of Remembrance, join us in honoring and fighting for our murdered trans siblings with a rally and vigil in Loring Park. Now is the time to show up for trans lives. https://tcpride.org/event/trans-day-of-remembrance-rally-vigil/
- Duluth: Trans Northland - TDOR in the Northland: Candlelight vigil in Duluth - 4pm - https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1JYUds86sL/
- St. Cloud: Seal Dwyer Counseling - TDOR Multi-Faith Vigil - 7pm - Seal Dwyer Counseling will host a Multi-Faith Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) event on Thursday, November 20, 2025, at 7:00 PM, bringing together community members, faith leaders, musicians, and allies to honor the lives of transgender and gender-diverse people lost to violence and discrimination. The evening will feature multi-faith reflections, community speakers, and a candlelight remembrance, creating a space of healing, solidarity, and shared commitment to dignity and justice for all. -- https://www.facebook.com/events/839260825311391
- Detroit Lakes: Detroit Lakes Area Pride - TDOR event at Congregational Church of Detroit Lakes - 5:30 pm - This is an event to memorialize and to remember the names of the transgender people that we have lost this year. This is very similar to a funeral with the exception of the processional of hope at the end. -- https://www.facebook.com/events/1623488941968771/
- Online: United Church of Christ (UCC) - Join the United Church of Christ this Nov. 20 at 7p.m. Eastern time for a special worship service to share space remembering our trans siblings and celebrating the divine within them. -- https://www.ucc.org/worship-service-seeks-to-honor-the-memory-of-transgender-non-binary-people-lost-to-anti-transgender-violence/
Education & Resources
RECLAIM's resources
Youth Activities Calendar
As part of our work to support the mental wellness of youth through community connection, RECLAIM maintains a calendar of community events for youth and young adults. This calendar is updated regularly, so check back for upcoming events!
https://www.reclaim.care/education-resources/youth-activities-calendar.html
Organizations serving queer & trans youth
RECLAIM keeps a directory of organizations serving queer & trans youth in the Twin Cities and in Minnesota covering mental health, healthcare, substance abuse and recovery, transition and coming out, education, family, support, and advocacy.
https://www.reclaim.care/education-resources/
Saint Paul Public Library
SPPL has catalogues of recommended books and movies related to Transgender Awareness Week, including a list of books for teens. They also have a variety of local and national resources assembled into a guide.
https://sppl.org/transgender-awareness/
Local orgs serving trans youth
Transforming Families (TFF)
Transforming Families is a community where transgender, gender non-conforming, and questioning youth and their families come together to support each other in a welcoming and respectful space. At our monthly gatherings, separate breakout groups for parents, kids, siblings, and teens provide the opportunity to meet and learn from other people traveling the same path. As a community, we work together to make sure our children can grow up happy and safe in Minnesota.
Families meet other families to share, talk, and hang out. We're here to listen to each other's stories, exchange resources, build community, and have fun!
TIGERRS
(Transgender, Intersex, Gender-Expansive Revolutionary Resources & Services): https://tigerrs.org/
TIGERRS is a nonhierarchical collective dedicated to delivering programs and resources that build solidarity and safety among transgender, intersex and gender-expansive Minnesotans. We’re a local group of dedicated, capable, and accomplished trans and intersex activists with many years of organizing experience and a wide, complex range of genders, sexualities, abilities, racial identities and bodies.
National organization resource kits
- Human Rights Campaign (HRC): https://www.hrc.org/campaigns/transgender-awareness-week-transgender-day-of-remembrance
- GLAAD: https://glaad.org/transweek/
- GLSEN - Trans Action Kit - https://www.glsen.org/activity/trans-action-kit
