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Austin mayor pro tem proclaims Transgender Day of Remembrance; advocates call for protection and care

Austin City Council ceremonial session · November 20, 2025

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Mayor Pro Tem Vanessa Fuentes proclaimed 11/20/2025 as Transgender Day of Remembrance at City Hall; Casey Shepherd Coyne and Human Rights Officer Shafina Kaki urged action to protect trans lives and emphasized that gender-affirming care is lifesaving.

Vanessa Fuentes, Austin’s mayor pro tem and the council member for District 2, read a proclamation at City Hall declaring 11/20/2025 Transgender Day of Remembrance and urged the city to stand "visibly and unequivocally" with transgender, nonbinary and gender-expansive residents.

Casey Shepherd Coyne, chair of the city’s LGBTQ Quality of Life Commission, accepted the proclamation and described gender-affirming care…

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