Photos: Transgender Day of Remembrance

People gather outside the West Hollywood Public Library on Friday night to honor the Transgender Day of Remembrance, a somber annual event to acknowledge violence against trans people.

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Nov. 20, 2015 8:08 PM PT

People gather in West Hollywood for the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance.

Marchers in West Hollywood protest violence against the LGBT community.

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Images of slain members of the transgender community were projected while people spoke about the victims’ lives at the remembrance event.

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Volunteers from the audience were asked to read aloud brief biographies of victims of transgender violence.

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Members of the audience celebrate during a performance of the Trans Chorus of Los Angeles.

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Alexandra Billings, who stars in the Amazon show “Transparent,” leads a song by the Trans Chorus during the ceremony.

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Photos of slain members of the transgender community were projected during the event as people read about their lives and cases.

(Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)

Event attendees create signs for a march to protest violence against transgender people at the end of the evening.

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Marchers walk up San Vicente Boulevard as part of their protest of violence against the LGBT community.

(Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)