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# Transgender Awareness Week Ends in Day of Remembrance
- URL: https://ivn.us/transgender-awareness-weekends-ends-in-day-of-remembrance/
- Published: 2012-11-20T20:00:37.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-22T19:36:19.000Z
- Author: Terri Harel
- Tags: News

Transgender Awareness Week took place from November 12 - 19, concluding today with a day of remembrance. Transgenders face a multitude of discriminations, acts of violence, and almost 1 in 5 experience homelessness. This infographic explains why so many transgender youth find themselves homeless, as well as ways to prevent such a tragedy and advocate for LGBT youth.

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/dc/be/dcbe1ac4-146f-43be-92a6-ea84728d86a6/content/images/2026/02/lgbthomelessness.jpg)](http://feministing.com/files/2012/11/lgbthomelessness.jpg?ref=ivn.us)

Source: [Social Work License Map](http://socialworklicensemap.com/lgbt-youth-homelessness/?ref=ivn.us)