Akron
Trans Joy Akron’s TDOR Commemoration
Thursday November 20, 2025, 5:30pm – 7:30pm
Cascade Valley Metro Park Kayak Access Point
1212 Cuyahoga St, Akron, OH 44313
“Join Trans Joy Akron in honoring the lives of those our community has lost this year. Together, we’ll hold space for remembrance and connection through performances, collaborative art, and a fire ceremony.”
Trans Joy Akron’s TDOR Workshop
Saturday November 22, 2025, 12:00pm – 4:00pm
Cummings Center for the History of Psychology
73 S College St, Akron, OH 44308
“Join Trans Joy Akron for an afternoon of presentations and resources by and for trans people, designed to help our community thrive with an overall theme of empowerment. Learn about medical self-advocacy and understanding HRT options, learning about your current rights, violence prevention, personal data security, get tested for HIV, and expressing yourself through art.”
Bowling Green
BGO Pride Association Trans Day of Remembrance Community Dinner
Thursday November 20, 2025, 6:00pm
First Presbyterian Church
126 S Church St, Bowling Green, OH 43402
“BGO Pride is hosting its annual Trans Day of Remembrance vigil and community meal. All food will be provided free for the community by the organization. You’re welcome to bring a side dish or dessert, but it’s by no means necessary. If you have a loved one you’d like to honor, please reach out and let us know their name and you’re welcome to bring a photo or some keepsake to include in the vigil.”
Canton
Trans Day of Remembrance & Resilience
Thursday November 20, 2025, 5:00pm – 9:00pm
Queer in Canton Community Center
2663 Cleveland Ave NW, Canton, OH 44709
“Join us to honor trans lives stolen by hatred and violence and recognize the resilience of the trans community. Anyone under 18 should be accompanied by a parent or adult guardian.”
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Public Library Transgender Day of Remembrance Event
Thursday November 20, 2025, 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Walnut Hills Branch Library
2533 Kemper Ln, Cincinnati, OH 45206
“This event is in partnership with Transgender Advocacy Council, Trans Empowerment Network and Human Rights Campaign.”
6th Annual Transform Trans Day of Remembrance: Our Resilience
Friday November 21, 2025, 6:00pm – 10:00pm
Transform House
6839 Montgomery Road Cincinnati, OH 45236
“Free community dinner, open mic, storytelling, live performances, poetry, calls to action.”
Cleveland
Mx. Juneteenth Presents Transcestor Day of Remembrance: Celebration of Life Repass
Thursday November 20, 2025, 6:00pm
ThirdSpace Reading Room
1464 East 105th Street, Cleveland, OH 44106
“Join us at the ThirdSpace Reading Room to Fellowship with our community as we mourn, grieve, and celebrate all of our Black Trans and Gender Non-Conforming siblings we have lost over the last year. We honor their lives through song, dance, poetry, ritual, drag performances, and a good ole fashion repass dinner (yes with the good church punch). Wear what makes you feel good, fine and whole. The color inspiration: Blue, Pink. & White. This is a safe space. Safe for your sorrow, safe for your joy, safe for your complicated feelings about spirituality and religion. All of you is welcome in the room.”
Brooklyn Area Pride Presents: Trans Day of Remembrance 2025
Thursday November 20, 2025, 6:00PM
The Foundry Concert Club
4256 Pearl Rd, Cleveland, OH 44109
“Makeup station with tutorials, hair station with styling tips, clothing swap (bring what you can, take what you need!), crafting station for bracelet-making, free hygiene packages and makeup kits, raffle baskets, local vendors offering goods and resources and TransOhio will be there sharing information and support”
Pride In The Heights and TransOhio’s Transgender Day of Remembrance
Thursday November 20, 2025, 7:00pm – 8:30pm
Cleveland Heights Community Center
1 Monticello Blvd, Cleveland Heights, OH 44118
Cleveland Transgender Day of Remembrance
Thursday November 20, 2025, 6:00pm – 8:00pm
The Click Center MetroHealth Main Campus
2500 Metrohealth Dr, Cleveland, OH 44109
“Join the [LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland] as we come together to honor the lives lost to anti-trans violence, uplift our trans and gender-diverse community, and celebrate resilience through art, conversation, and connection.”
Chillicothe
Transgender Day of Remembrance Candlelight Vigil
Thursday November 20, 2025, 6:00pm – 7:00pm
Ross County Courthouse
9 N Paint St, Chillicothe, OH 45601
“Join us at the Ross County Courthouse on Thursday, November 20th at 6pm for a candlelight vigil. There will be stories of remembrance, songs from GraceLynn Holloway, and your chance to support Chillicothe’s trans community.”
Columbus
T-Talks’ Columbus Transgender Day of Remembrance
Thursday November 20, 2025, 6:30pm – 9:00pm
King Avenue United Methodist Church
299 King Ave, Columbus, OH 43201
TDOR Mental Health & Wellness Day
Friday November 21, 2025, 4:00pm – 8:00pm
Equitas Health King-Lincoln Community Health Center – Mozaic
750 E Long St 1st floor, Columbus, OH 43203
“Spend Trans Day of Remembrance/Resilience with an afternoon of activities for trans people and by trans people. Hear a talk on living authentically from a trans elder. Get info and resources on preparing for medical emergencies. Remember the ones we’ve lost during a moment of silence. Write a letter across time. Light refreshments will be served, and a low-sensory area will be available.”
Dayton
Dayton Transgender Day of Remembrance
Thursday November 20, 2025, 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Sinclair Community College Building 12
444 W Third St. Dayton, OH 45402
“Join us in remembering and celebrating the lives of transgender individuals lost to violence. Together, we stand in solidarity and support for the transgender community in the USA and around the world. Featuring keynote speaker NV Gay.”
Delaware
Delaware Pride’s TDOR Ceremony & Vigil
Thursday November 20, 2025, 7:00pm – 8:00pm
Merrick Hall Room 301
65 S Sandusky St, Delaware, OH 43015
“A gathering in memory of those victimized by anti-trans violence. Ceremony followed by a candlelight vigil through downtown Delaware.”
Fremont
Fremont Transgender Day of Remembrance
Thursday November 20, 2025, 6:00pm
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
206 N Park Ave, Fremont, OH 43420
“All are welcome to help us honor the memory of the transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence.”
Kent
Trans Day of Remembrance
Thursday November 20, 2025, 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Kent United Church of Christ
1400 E Main St, Kent, OH 44240
“Help us to honor the 63 lives lost in the U.S. this year with a candlelight vigil – speak their names, share our stories, and continue to live proudly in their memory. Afterwards, join us for crafts and a community banner – writing our own names – our proof that we are still strong, still many, and still here.”
Kirtland
Trans Day of Remembrance & Vigil
Thursday November 20, 2025, 7:00pm
East Shore Unitarian Universalist Church
10848 Chillicothe Rd, Kirtland, OH 44094
“Join us as we honor the lives of the transgender and non-binary community members that are no longer with us.”
Marion
Marion Trans Day of Remembrance Candlelight Vigil
Thursday November 20, 2025, 6:30pm
McKinley Park, Erickson Pavillion
1000 McKinley Park Blvd, Marion, OH 43302
“We will have heaters running, but still dress for the weather. This year we are honoring the life of Skylar Thacker. We continue to honor our friends Twy Gray and Asher Welch.”
Marysville
Union County Rainbow Coalition TDOR Candlelight Vigil
Thursday November 20, 2025, 6:30pm – 8:30pm
First Congregational United Church of Christ
124 W 6th St, Marysville, OH 43040
“In unity and remembrance, the Union County Rainbow Coalition invites you to a solemn and heartfelt event. This important occasion is a time to honor and commemorate the transgender individuals who have lost their lives to violence, discrimination, and prejudice. Together, we can stand up against hate, ignorance, and intolerance.”
Toledo
Equality Toledo’s Trans Day of Remembrance
Thursday November 20, 2025, 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Handmade Toledo
1717 Adams St, Toledo, OH 43604
“The event will include a candlelight vigil, moments of silence, and opportunities to share stories, memories, and reflections. Let us unite to honor those we have lost and stand as a resilient, supportive community.”
Youngstown
9th Annual Full Spectrum Transgender Day of Remembrance
Thursday November 20, 2025, 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Full Spectrum Outreach
660 W Earle Ave, Youngstown, OH 44511
Lake Erie Yearly Meeting Hosts Transgender Day of Remembrance Online Vigil
Tuesday November 18, 2025, 7:00pm – 8:00pm
Join Zoom Meeting
“Please arrive when you can and stay for as long as you are able. We will read the names of those who have died due to transphobic violence in the past year, have waiting worship, and hear from some of those within LEYM speak. Zoom’s automatic captioning is available and folks can keep their cameras on or off. “
NGLCC’s Transgender Day of Remembrance Program: Uplifting Trans Lives Through Visibility and Leadership
Thursday November 20, 2025, 3:00pm
Register Here for Online Event
“Join NGLCC’s Transgender, Gender-Expansive (TGX) and Allies Initiative and Plexus in honoring Transgender Day of Remembrance with a powerful conversation featuring Braxton Fleming (he/him), CEO and Founder of Stealth Bros & Co.” 🔥
Ignite Action
- Know a Trans Day of Remembrance event we missed? Let us know at hl@thebuckeyeflame.com.
- If you are a young LGBTQ+ person in crisis, please contact the Trevor Project: 866-4-U-Trevor.
- If you are an transgender adult in crisis, please contact the National Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
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