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Join the CUNY LGBTQI+ Council and the CUNY LGBTQIA+ Consortium for CUNY's Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) Vigil. This is a day to both uplift our community and remember and honor those whose lives were lost as a result of anti-transgender bigotry and violence, especially for transgender, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming folks of color.

In tradition with our previous vigils, we will center Transgender and Nonbinary (TGNB) student voices through a panel discussion and a CUNY Student Art & Poetry Showcase.

Scroll down to our "Agenda" section to see our run-of-show.

This year's keynote speaker is Dr. Allie Brashears (she/her)- Director of the CUNY LGBTQIA+ Consortium and LGBTQ+ programming for the LaGuardia and Wagner Archives.

Free food and refreshments provided.

ASL interpreters present.

When: Friday, November 21, 2025 | 4PM - 6PM
Where: Hybrid | Zoom + Segal Theatre, The CUNY Graduate Center
(1st Floor) | 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016
RSVP: click the "select tickets" tab (Zoom link comes with each ticket type)
Questions: email lgbtq@ccny.cuny.edu
Want to present during the CUNY Student Art & Poetry Showcase?: Please fill out our form at 

See photos and videos from last year's vigil .

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Allie Brashears (she/her)

Dr. Allie Brashears (she/her) is the Director of the CUNY LGBTQIA+ Consortium and LGBTQ+ programming for the LaGuardia and Wagner Archives. She is passionate about advocating for LGBTQIA+ rights and education, as well as preserving Queens LGBTQIA+ history. As a professor of biology at LaGuardia Community College, she also works to promote accessible science education. She has a PhD in evolutionary physiology, and her research interests focus on evolutionary biology, education, and LGBTQ+ advocacy.

Organized by the CUNY LGBTQI+ Council and the CUNY LGBTQIA+ Consortium members from the following CUNY schools: The Center for LGBTQ Studies at The CUNY Graduate Center, The CUNY Black Male Initiative, The CUNY Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy, The CUNY Office of Student Inclusion Initatives, The CUNY School of Law, Gender Resources at T¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ, Hostos Community College, LEhman College, The LGBTQ+ Student Center at T¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ, The Women's Center & LGBTQ+ Hub LaGuardia Community College, and The York College Women's Center for Gender Justice.

Co-sponsors: Inhale to Exhale,

This event is made possible by generous funding from the New York City Council to the CUNY LGBTQIA+ Consortium, and supported by the LaGuardia and Wagner Archives.

This event will be recorded and archived at the .

About the CUNY LGBTQI+ Council
 is a CUNY-wide committee of faculty and staff dedicated to supporting the intersectional LGBTQI+ communities across the university system. Our mission is to ensure the visibility and inclusion of the entire spectrum of LGBTQI+ students, faculty and staff. We aim to be a collaborative resource to create connection and community, identify and troubleshoot gaps, increase representation, awareness, and equity. We are committed to leading with a social justice lens, offering support services and developing programs, events and opportunities for those who identify as LGBTQ+ or questioning.

About the CUNY LGBTQIA+ Consortium
 makes and preserves LGBTQIA+ history at CUNY and NYC! We facilitate the archiving of LGBTQIA+ history across New York, and we support LGBTQIA+ training, education, and programming. The CUNY LGBTQIA+ Consortium began in the borough of Queens in 2017, and since that time we have expanded across all 5 boroughs.