Showing posts with label Remembrance. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Remembrance. Show all posts

Friday, November 20, 2015

Watch: Caitlyn Jenner"s Transgender Day of Remembrance Tribute

November 20th is Transgender Remembrance day, founded in 1999 by transgender woman Gwendolyn Anne Smith to "raise awareness and memorialize the transgender victims of senseless hate crimes."


Caitlyn Jenner and transgender advocate Chandi Moore created a PSA for the occasion, urging people to "listen to trans people"s stories, hire a trans person in your company, support a trans student at your school," and "love your trans child.


"Let"s all take action to put an end to hate and violence," Jenner said.


These words are especially relevant to Jenner, who"s been criticized by many as of late, both trans and non-trans.  Transparent creator Jill Soloway came to Jenner"s defense.


"Some trans women are really femme, some trans women are really butch," Soloway told the Huffington Post.


"Everybody"s different, and Caitlyn happens to be from a family – I"m a huge Kardashians fan – everybody in that family talks about hair and makeup and clothes all the time.


"It"s their hobby to look good, so that"s where Caitlyn comes from. Whether or not she has a right to do that – of course she has a right to do that. She"s a woman.


"Every woman has a right to be as femme or as not femme as they wish to be.  And it"s absolutely awesome that Glamour has honored her."


To learn more about Transgender Remembrance day, head over to GLAAD.org.


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Sunday, November 8, 2015

Kate Middleton: Poised As Heck on Remembrance Sunday

Today in London, the royal family gathered to honor fallen soldiers during “Remembrance Sunday,” which takes place on the second Sunday of every November.



Queen Elizabeth II led the tribute at the Cenotaph, an “empty tomb” to honor those whose remains did not make it home from battle.  


This year, Her Majesty was joined by King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the British liberation of Holland.


While Her Majesty, Prince Harry and Prince William laid poppy wreaths at the memorial, the Duchess of Cambridge watched from the balcony of government building Whitehall, alongside Maxima and the Countess of Wessex, who is married to the Queen’s youngest son, Prince Edward.


Catherine wore a custom-made Alexander McQueen coat for the ceremony, according to What Kate Wore, along with pearl-drop earrings from jeweler Annoushka and a hat with delicate black netting.  


Her Royal Highness has attended every Remembrance Sunday since 2011;  William served with the Royal Air Force, and as king will one day be Head of the Armed Forces.


Remembrance Sunday is a pretty remarkable event; two minutes of silence are observed, the “Last Post” is played, and veterans march by the Cenotaph to remember those lost in battle.


Last night, William and Catherine (wearing a lace dress by Dolce & Gabbana) joined the Queen at the Royal Albert Hall for the annual Festival of Remembrance, also put on to honor veterans, which featured performances by Rod Stewart and Andrea Bocelli


Read more about Remembrance Sunday here.