Resolution 2022-32409 RESOLUTION NO. 20 2 2 - 3' 2 4 0 9
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING
AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO
PLANT A TREE IN PRIDE PARK IN COMMEMORATION OF
TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE.
WHEREAS, Transgender Day of Remembrance was created following the 1998
killing of Rita Hester, a transgender woman of color, whose murder has yet to be solved;
and
WHEREAS, the following year on November 20, 1999, Gwendolyn Ann Smith
created the first Transgender Day of Remembrance in honor of Rita Hester and other
transgender people whose lives were lost due to violence; and
WHEREAS, Transgender Day of Remembrance is observed every November 20
to honor the memory of those lives tragically lost in acts of anti-transgender violence; and
WHEREAS, the United States is currently experiencing an epidemic of violence
against transgender Americans, both physical violence and violence waged in state
legislative chambers across the country; and
WHEREAS, 2021 was officially marked the deadliest year on record for hateful
violence against transgender Americans, including undocumented transgender
immigrants, with at least 47 transgender or gender nonconforming people violently killed
in the United States in 2021 and at least 375 worldwide, a number many believe to be
lower than the actual number of occurrences due to the prevalence of underreporting or
misreporting violence against the trans community; and
WHEREAS, as for September 2022, there have been at least 28 violent murders
ofa transgender or gender non-conforming persons, majority of them black and/or Latino,
although the real number is estimated to be higher due to being deadnamed or
misgendered, or their deaths not reported at all; and
WHEREAS, many trans people die every year without recognition of the true
impact of discrimination they shouldered; and
WHEREAS; Trans Day of Remembrance is a day to honor and mourn trans lives
lost to violence and suicide, named and unnamed; and
WHEREAS,the Mayor and City Commission of Miami Beach wish to authorize the
City Administration to plant a commemorative tree in Pride Park on November 20,2022,
as part of Transgender Day of Remembrance in the City of Miami Beach.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and City
Commission hereby approve and authorize the City Administration to plant a tree in Pride
Park in commemoration of Transgender Day of Remembrance.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this !G day of oieisder , 2022.
Attest:
(-pi/ NOV 3 g 202? Dan Gelber, Mayor
Rafael E. Granado, City Clerk
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MIAMI BEACH
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Commissioner David Richardson
DATE: November 16,2022
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA,
APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO PLANT A TREE IN PRIDE PARK IN
COMMEMORATION OF TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE IN THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH.
ANALYSIS
On November 20th, organizations all over the world are planning ceremonies, talks, and observances honoring the memory of
transgender people whose lives have been lost in acts of anti-transgender violence.
Subject to any scheduling conflicts with other activations that may be taking place in the area, I would like the City Commission to
consider approving a commemorative tree planting in Pride Park on November 20th as part of Transgender Day of Remembrance in
the City of Miami Beach.
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Is this a"Residents Right Does this item utilize G.O,
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City Code Section 2-14?
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Commissioner David Richardson