Project Rainbow places 283 flags ahead of Transgender Day of Remembrance

Project Rainbow, the group who places LGBTQ-related flags through the year across the state of Utah to raise funds for local charities, placed 283 transgender flags at Salt Lake City Hall — one for each transgender person known to have lost their lives to transphobic violence in the past year.

Transgender Day of Rememberance happens each November 20 across the world to memorialize those lost. This year, Utah’s TDOR, sponsored by TEA of Utah and the Utah Pride Center, will be held at the Utah State Capitol Building. It will also be live streamed via Facebook by Equality Utah.