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Transgender African American woman, murder victim
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Female
Place of death
Boston
Age
34 years
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Biography
Rita Hester (30 November 1963 - 28 November 1998) was a transgender African American woman who was murdered in Allston, Massachusetts on November 28, 1998. In response to her murder, an outpouring of the Black community's grief and anger led to a candlelight vigil held the following Friday (December 4) in which about 250 people participated. Her death also inspired the "Remembering Our Dead" web project and the Transgender Day of Remembrance. Gwendolyn Ann Smith founded the Transgender Day of Remembrance in 1999.
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