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The title of this recording is "Transgender Day of Remembrance 2025". It is described as: udio from the service at St Andrews on the Terrace, Wellington to commemorate Transgender Day of Remembrance on 23 November 2025. It was recorded in St Andrew's on the Terrace, 30 The Terrace, Wellington on the 23rd November 2025. The duration of the recording is 42 minutes, but this may not reflect the actual length of the church service. The content in the recording covers the decades 1950s through to the 2020s.
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This is a recording of a church service and features the voices of Anna Smith, Fei Taule'ale'ausumai, Fionn McKenzie, Gillian Feist and Mani Bruce Mitchell. These names are spelt correctly, but may appear incorrectly spelt later in the document.
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Transgender Day of Remembrance 2025 is a powerful 42-minute audio recording of a special church service held at St Andrew’s on the Terrace in central Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand. The service, marking Transgender Day of Remembrance on 23 November 2025, weaves together worship, personal testimony, music and political context to honour transgender, non-binary, intersex and gender diverse communities, and to remember those lost to violence, hatred, neglect and suicide. Led by Dr Rev Fei Taule’ale’ausumai, the service opens with a call to worship. The welcome explicitly names transgender, non-binary, intersex and gender diverse siblings and acknowledges those whose lives have been taken. A rainbow candle is lit as a visible symbol that St Andrew’s is an inclusive, affirming community for children, young people and adults across the rainbow. The congregation is also welcomed into the presence of special guest speaker and intersex activist Mani Mitchell, whose long history of human rights work is introduced. The first part of the service centres on prayer and scripture. An opening prayer asks for compassion, understanding and the courage to bring love instead of hate into the world. A contemporary version of the Jesus Prayer follows, reimagining God as “eternal spirit, life giver, pain bearer, love maker” and emphasising peace, freedom and justice across the universe. Biblical readings from Psalm 139 and Isaiah 43 highlight themes of being wonderfully made, known, named and accompanied through fire, water and hardship – a clear affirmation of gender diverse people as created in the image of God and worthy of dignity, safety and love. A modern poem written for Transgender Day of Remembrance, by Steph Meech, gives voice to a trans woman’s journey from hiding to self-acceptance and insists on being recognised as her true self. In the central reflection, Mani Mitchell speaks candidly about their life, activism and the political climate facing transgender and intersex communities. Born in 1953 and identified at birth as “hermaphrodite”, Mani describes being reassigned and surgically altered under a deeply binary, secretive medical model. Only in adulthood, after trauma and personal crisis, did they gain access to appropriate support and begin to tell their story publicly. Drawing on experience as a teacher, local government manager, counsellor and psychotherapist, Mani explains how these skills led to the formation of Intersex Trust Aotearoa New Zealand (ITANZ) in 1996 and the importance of working directly with doctors and the health system to change attitudes and practice. Mani recalls early fundraising and community support, including a landmark 1998 “Concert for Courage” at St Andrew’s that helped raise both money and visibility for intersex rights. They also honour key figures such as Dame Margaret Sparrow, whose medical and advocacy work underpinned ITANZ, the late Georgina Beyer and the South African intersex activist and theologian Sally Gross, whose life story connected anti-apartheid struggle, religious service and gender identity. Mani places these personal histories within a broader human rights narrative that stretches from the 1950s to the 2020s, and across Aotearoa, the Pacific, South Africa and Europe. A major part of the reflection addresses the current political moment in Aotearoa New Zealand. Mani condemns the government’s 2025 decision, announced by Health Minister Simeon Brown during the week of Transgender Day of Remembrance, to stop prescribing puberty blockers for transgender youth. They note that the policy relies on widely discredited research and forms part of a wider far-right agenda rolling back human rights protections, targeting marginal communities and interfering in medical care. Drawing a historical parallel with Nazi Germany’s early targeting of transgender communities, Mani warns that trans people have again become symbols in a global hate movement, and calls on listeners to respond with organised love, vocal resistance and solidarity. Music plays a strong role in the service’s emotional arc. Peter Franklin performs Over the Rainbow on piano, underscoring the longing for safety, acceptance and a better world beyond current hostility. Later, queer community choir The Glamaphones sings Carry the Light, inviting the congregation to think about how they can actively carry hope and support, especially for trans and gender diverse youth. These musical moments offer space for grief, reflection and collective resolve. Fionn McKenzie, a long-time member of the St Andrew’s community, leads the Time of Remembrance. They share statistics from the Trans Murder Monitoring project: 281 reported murders of trans and gender diverse people in the previous year, with trans women, Black and Indigenous people, people of colour, sex workers and activists disproportionately targeted. Fionn speaks to the fear and despair that many young people are feeling in the wake of the puberty blocker ban and rising anti-trans rhetoric, and stresses the importance of connection, community and speaking out rather than being silenced. A series of structured candle-lighting prayers follows, each dedicating a candle to different groups: those murdered, those whose deaths were never reported, those who died through lack of shelter, healthcare or income, those who took their own lives after internalising societal hatred, and finally for a future where transgender, gender diverse and intersex children are cherished and allowed to flourish. The language is explicitly about justice, liberation, radical inclusion, dignity and systemic change, linking personal grief with collective action. The service concludes with prayers of the people that widen the circle to include refugees, other faith communities, political leaders and churches around the motu, while holding fast to the realities of violence facing gender diverse whānau. The final blessing calls on God’s delight to fill people with joy and strength to embody Christ’s love in the world.
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The following timestamps note when speakers or events begin in the full transcript: [00:00:01] Call to worship and Gathering, Dr Rev Fei Taule'ale'ausumai starts. [00:00:48] Dr Rev Fei Taule'ale'ausumai starts. [00:02:34] Opening prayer starts. [00:03:58] Jesus' prayer starts. [00:05:08] Lighting the Rainbow candle starts. [00:05:38] The Word in texts, Gillian Feist starts. [00:07:02] Contemporary reading Transgender Day of Remembrance Poem (Steph Meech), Gillian Feist starts. [00:08:48] Reflection, Mani Mitchell starts. [00:22:38] Over the Rainbow (Harold Arlen), Peter Franklin (piano) starts. [00:26:04] Time of Remembrance, Fionn McKenzie starts. [00:33:17] Carry the Light (Andy Beck), The Glamaphones starts. [00:37:40] Prayers of the People, Anna Smith starts. [00:41:30] Blessing, Dr Rev Fei Taule'ale'ausumai starts. [00:41:52] Amen starts.
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Come Christ Jesus. Come you who. Welcome all from all the world. Come Christ Jesus. Come to meet. Greet us now as we come. As we are from every race and love and gender to build your house, our home. Today we gather in your presence to remember transgender, non-binary, intersex, and gender diverse siblings, especially those whose [00:00:30] lives have been taken by hatred, violence, and neglect in this sacred time of remembrance and resistance. Make this place a harbor of love, a sanctuary of truth, and a doorway to change. Amen.[00:01:00] A special welcome to those of you who are visiting us for the first time. And, uh, those of you who are not to our glam phones who are going to be, uh, sharing in our worship through three songs this morning. Really wonderful to have you here this morning, and our special guest this morning is Marni Mitchell. Now Mar's going to be sharing with us and you are so famous 'cause you're on Wikipedia. [00:01:30] So I cheated, and that's where I got this little blurb from. So Marni is an intersex activist and counselor from Wellington. Uh, in 2021, Marni was recognized as a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit. Um, since 1996, Marni has been actively involved in education on intersex and gender variance. Issues lecturing at universities and running workshops around the world, and was also involved in the [00:02:00] production of several TV documentaries, a film and a photography book. They are a human rights advocate and educator, and, uh, man is thought to be one of the first intersex non-binary New Zealanders to receive. The MNZ. So what a privilege it is for you to be our, uh, to share our [00:02:30] reflection this morning. Let us pray. God of all compassion, we come together on this transgender day of remembrance. To remember all gender diverse people who have been persecuted, discriminated against, suffered hate crime, have been murdered, or have taken their own lives because of the rejection they face. Help us today to understand the things we may not understand. Help us to bring love and [00:03:00] not hate. Help us to rejoice in the diversity that humanity creates. God of all genders and none. Source of our glorious difference in true harmony, bearer of all pain and spirit of transformation, we give you thanks that you have created us in your own image, in the many splendid forms of our human diversity. Hear us as we remember and affirm gender diverse people. [00:03:30] Transform the violence, pain, and struggles of the past and present. Bring new life out of death, hopelessness and despair, and empower us with your grace, strength, and joy. Yes, may we be like Kingfishes catching fire, dragonflies, drawing flame, beautiful butterflies shining with your love in the name of Christ, incarnate in a thousand places and more. Amen. And together we read the Jesus prayer, [00:04:00] eternal spirit, life giver, pain, bearer love maker, source of all that is. And that shall be. Father and mother of us all, loving God in whom is heaven. The Halloween of your name, echo through the universe, the way of your justice be followed by the peoples of the world. Your heavenly will be done by all created [00:04:30] beings. Your commonwealth of peace and freedom sustain our hope and come on earth. With the bread we need for today, feed us in the herds we absorb from one another. Forgive us in times of temptation and test. Strengthen us from trials to great to endure. Spare us from the grip of all that is evil. Free us [00:05:00] for you. Reign in the glory of the power that is love now and forever. Amen. Now, Riley has made a special request if he can light the rainbow candle this morning. First and first survey Riley, come on. So we light this rainbow candle to show that we are an inclusive community and for our children. Do you wanna blow it [00:05:30] out? Good boy. Our first reading is from the Hebrew Bible, Psalm 139 verses 13 to 16. For you created my inmost being you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I'm fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful. I know [00:06:00] that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together and the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. And a gospel reading is from Isaiah chapter 43 verses one to two and four Israel's only [00:06:30] Savior. But now this is what the Lord says he who created you, Jacob? He who formed you Israel. Do not fear for I have redeemed you. I have summoned you by name. You are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you. And when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burnt. The flames will not set you a [00:07:00] blaze. And our contemporary reading trenched into Day of Remembrance poem. A poem by Stiff Mech Trans Experience Development Lead 18th November, 2019. When I meet my maker and go up to the skies, I will sit right down beside them and look them in their eyes. Oh, why did you do this? Oh, why will I cry? My love has been a struggle [00:07:30] right up until I died. I was not like the others. I just did not fit in. I had so many issues just where would I begin? I was born a boy, but even I could see as I grew up. There was no male in me. I tried to be a good son, a father and a dad, but deep inside I'm hurting and I'm feeling bad for, I'm a lady and I've always been, I've just hidden [00:08:00] her. Do not want her to be seen. But now I am a female. I just want you to see the girl that's there in front of you. That girl is really me. Please do not judge me. I do that by myself. I want to be me now, not anybody else. I may not be a beauty that I must confess with my dyed red hair and my long colored dress, but I'm at peace now for you. For who? [00:08:30] You now see? Yep. That lady. Well that lady is really me. For the word and scripture and music for the word among us, for the word within us. We give thanks Moderna to lava, Reverend Faye and all who are gathered here today. Thank you for this [00:09:00] opportunity to speak this morning. I am humbled to be back in this beautiful church in the wha Papa This place holds. My name is Mani. I'm a queer identifying, non-binary intersex person, and for the last 30 years I've been working to bring awareness and change in for the communities I [00:09:30] belong to. Before I get to what I was going to talk about today, I need to speak to what has happened this past week. It's transgender Day of Remembrance that honors trans people lost to homicide, violence, and memorials all around the world. This year, advocates are using the somber day. To call on politicians to [00:10:00] stop demonizing trans and gender non-conforming people and to take responsibility for their anti-trans rhetoric. So I don't know if it's a cruel irony, coincidence, or a deliberate act that it was this week of all weeks that Health Minister Simeon Brown. Chose to announce that the government was stopping the prescription of [00:10:30] puberty blocking hormones for medical treatment of transgender youth as justification. He cited widely discredited research from the uk. I'll come back to this issue, but I wanted to speak to this and acknowledge the outrage. Pain and distress that some here will be feeling as a result of this decision, [00:11:00] A decision that sits in a much broader extreme rightwing agenda that attacks marginal communities and has focused on the transgender community, rolling back human rights protections, and add access to medical care. Transgender Day of Remembrance, Georgina Bayer, internationally recognized and valued member of Parliament, [00:11:30] activist extraordinaire. We lost Georgina in March, 2023. She was only 63 years old, and while she left a remarkable legacy, her work was not finished. Her voice activism and clarity is much missed. I have no doubt Georgina would've had more than a few choice words for this current government [00:12:00] and its new policy. One of the areas that Georgina was working on was a Treaty of Ang claim. Seeking redress for the impact of colonization on takatapui communities here and in the Pacific. Prior to the arrival of Europeans in the Pacific, the transgender gay intersex realities were known, valued, and [00:12:30] integrated positively into all Pacific communities. This critically important truth for us all to hold as we seek to consider how to respond to the bigotry, hate and harm that current far right beliefs and actions are causing. So today, Georgina, I speak your name, recognize your work, encourage you [00:13:00] are remembered, you are loved. We will not forget you back to what I had originally planned to talk about today, my links to this building you all and the work and activism that you nurture here. I was born in 1953, so a post-war baby. Grew up in remote rural New Zealand in the center of the North Island. A small [00:13:30] community called on the banks of the Nui River. My parents were of the time and generation both negatively impacted by the war. They were divorcees and trying like many at the time to return to normality. My arrival shattered that picture. Identified incorrectly as a hermaphrodite at birth, assigned male for my first [00:14:00] year. It was an era of shame. Secrecy of medical might. When thinking of the time was very binary when it was believed that all children had to be male or female and had to look male or female. So it was under that paradigm that my gender was changed to female at age one, and over the following years I had various surgeries to make me look more female. [00:14:30] It's a story that I did not come to terms with until after my parents had passed. I was 40 and finally had access to appropriate professionals who helped me with my trauma to reach a place where I was comfortable with myself and able to tell my story. I'd trained initially as a teacher. Education has been in my bones and a passion since that time. I also worked in local [00:15:00] government reaching senior management positions before leaving, leaving to deal with my own life crisis, trauma history. And from that time I emerged knowing I can't change the past. I can learn from it, and that as a teacher educator and as someone familiar with the workings of bureaucracy and government, I could use these skills and knowledge to set an organization to work on these issues.[00:15:30] In 1996, I started to form a not-for-profit that became known as itan, the intersex trust of A TRO in New Zealand. My first board member was Day Margaret Sparrow for, I knew right from the beginning that if we were going to change the model change attitudes, I would need to work with doctors and with the medical system. During this time, I [00:16:00] retrained as a mental health professional training, both as a counselor and as a psychotherapist. We set up an office in the old HAR Courts building on Lampton Key. And it was a result of the amazing people I was working with that we had maybe the first ever fundraiser for an intersex NGO in the world here in 1998, the Concert for Courage. It was a wonderful event. We raised over [00:16:30] $6,000, an astonishing amount for the times. But more we raised the profile of the issue and we brought more people into the mahi. And I really want to acknowledge the role that this church, um, played in that. The last person I want to talk about today, and I ran out of time when I was rewriting. This is a person that I met in 1997 in America called [00:17:00] Sally Gross. Sally was the same age as me, and while we are two very different people, I think we shared a similar desire for change that was anchored in humanity, humility, respect, and gentleness. Sally had grown up in South Africa. She was born into a Jewish family and initially raised as a male. Sally [00:17:30] became very involved in South African politics and was involved in the anti-apartheid fight. As a result of that work, um, threats were made against Sally's life, and Sally at the time was living as a male and was assisted to leave South Africa and lived for a time in Israel. It was during that time that Sally [00:18:00] had a crisis of faith, um, and moved to the UK where Sally became a, um, Catholic priest, and for 10 years, um, lived in that role. O became very involved in the, um, Catholic church and was a, was an academic and scholar. But during that time, Sally was also questioning [00:18:30] their gender identity and trying to find out more about being an intersex person. So u under the advice of someone that Sally was working with, Sally decided to live experimentally initially in the role of female. That set off a, a trajectory of, um, many things, which eventually included Sally being [00:19:00] excommunicated from the Catholic church. Now, some of you will be aware of the, um, film conclave. I don't know if the people that wrote the script for that film knew about Sally, but it would not surprise me. So one of the people that I want to acknowledge and honor today is Sally. Um, Sally is no longer with us. Um, they died. I didn't write down the date, but it must be over 10 [00:19:30] years ago. So I really hold, um, Sally and Georgina today as we think about what we need to do in this moment. I believe absolutely that the current toxicity that is coming to the world from the extreme right needs to be counted, and that can be counted by love, by standing [00:20:00] up and speaking back. Transgender people have become the symbolism of this hate movement. And as I'm coming to the end of what I'm talking about today, I want this to be a catalyst for further thought. It is no accident that transgender people are being targeted in the extreme right wing politics of the rise of Nazi Germany. It was the [00:20:30] transgender community that was first targeted by Hitler and his government. I think it's a time that's calling on all of us to really think about. What is true and what is important, and this church embodies this and very much how you provided a safe haven for the birth of the, um, itan and all the work that we were went on [00:21:00] to do. I think this is a time for us to be thinking of a new rebirthing and a new speaking back to these politics of hatred. Bigotry government has no place in telling medical doctors what to do. It's extraordinary that we've got to that place in New Zealand. Thank you so much fee [00:21:30] for providing me with this, um, opportunity to talk today, to reach out to all of you and to remind us. Love in the end overcomes hate. I think the toolbox for how to respond to what is going on in the world at the moment is in places like this. If we can reach out [00:22:00] and connect all, all across Aya and across the planet, then I believe absolutely we can speak to. And walk past this period of time that we're all experiencing. Thank you again. Thank you for this opportunity and for all that is going on in this beautiful building. Thank you. [00:26:00] My name's Fionn, my pronouns are they them, and I'm part of the community here at St. Andrews on the Terrace. Have been for 25 years now. Um. I am, um, saying some words before our time of remembrance. Part of the service, the Trans Murder [00:26:30] monitoring project includes 281 transgender individuals whose deaths were reported in the past year. The majority of the were trans woman, black, indigenous, and people of color were disproportionately targeted, and sex workers were the most targeted group of all known occupations. The second most targeted group is activists. Troublingly activists seem to be increasingly targeted with the percentage of cases rising from 6% in 2023 [00:27:00] to nine last year, and 14% this year. This suggests there may be increasing attempts to silence those fighting for trans rights. This year our government chose to announce a ban on puberty block blockers on the eve of the the actual day of transgender day of remembrance. We always mark it on a Sunday Here the decision they announced reflects political ideology, justified with misinformation, going [00:27:30] against the advice of health and human rights experts. The risks of withholding this healthcare, forcing young people through a puberty they cannot stop or reverse, are clearly demonstrated and significant for some young people and families. This will be devastating, even for those of us not directly affected. It brings up fear about where this will lead. The rhetoric used to justify the legislation fuels the discrimination and hatred. That leads to increased violence [00:28:00] towards transgender non-conforming and intersex people. In the words of transgender advocate, Gwendolyn and Smith, who started tdo. With so many seeking to erase transgender people, sometimes in the most brutal ways possible, it's vitally important that those we lose are remembered and that we continue to fight for justice. I was thinking during the children's talk, um. About poo's default reaction being [00:28:30] to to be critical to himself. And yeah, thinking about the, the stats, which always reflect some groups vastly, disproportionately. And I was remembering a time in my life when I was experiencing violence regularly and how even though I can now see this. Uh, there's reasons why, aspects of my identity. I mean, I'm more likely to experience [00:29:00] these things at the time. It's hard not to see yourself as the only common denominator and to internalize that violence and hatred. And I was thinking as well about the things we are already hearing from young people who are worried about. Not just are they gonna be able to access healthcare, but is society gonna get less and less safe for them?[00:29:30] They're trying to silence us. They're trying to break our spirit. They're trying to make our FAU and community turn against us. And the way to counter that is to speak louder, to connect more. To reach out and create love and understanding. Penny's gonna light our candles up the front in a moment, and then after that the glam phones are gonna sing. [00:30:00] Um, and while we sing, you're invited to come up and light one of the small candles on the tables at the front. Um, and after we finish singing, hopefully Peter will keep playing for a bit. So the glamour phones have a chance to do that as well. Um. The, one of the songs we are singing is about carrying the light, and for me this year, I want to be thinking about the ways that we can actually do that in meaningful ways for the [00:30:30] young people in our communities to help them to hold on when things are seeming dark. We light a candle in memory of the 281. Trans and gender diverse people who've been reported as murdered in the year, just past God of peace. We give thanks for each precious life, for the divine light they shone in the world and we mourn their senseless deaths. May all those who grieve find comfort and support. [00:31:00] We acknowledge that these reported deaths only represent a fraction of the loss of life. We light a candle for those whose deaths were not reported or whose identities are. Erase as a last act of violence. God of justice, you know their names and fold them in your love. Strengthen us for the work of challenging and justice ignorance and hate that fuels violence. [00:31:30] We light a candle for all the trans and gender diverse people who've died because society did not ensure they had shelter. Safe and accessible healthcare and adequate income to survive God of liberation, strengthen and guide us in the work that is needed to bring about a world where all can live with dignity and thrive. We light a candle for those who did [00:32:00] not receive the love, support, and acceptance they needed, who internalized the violence of the world and took their own lives, we hold in our hearts those who were still children, who could no longer continue the struggle just to exist. God of love help us carry the light to those who've been left in the dark too long. Guide us to bring the light of radical inclusion and love into families, churches, schools, and communities. [00:32:30] On this day, we stand together against hate and we renew our commitment to work for justice. In this way, we not only honor those we have lost, we affirm the lives of the living and being allies, activists, and advocates, as we affirm the truth that all life is precious. We light a candle for the future. We yearn for a world where transgender and gender expansive and intersex children are protected, believed, and [00:33:00] cherished a future where they get to grow up in safety and respect. To be adults who can flourish God of all time. You kindle the flames of hope. We will never let them die away. [00:37:30] And now let us pray the prayers of the people in the. Presence. We named God on this transgender remembrance Sunday. We give thanks for the many diverse people in our whanau and community. We treasure the richness. They bring the [00:38:00] rainbow of multiple perspectives, talents, and life experience. We hold and love and compassion, all gender diverse people, so many of whom live under the weight of violence, fear, and intolerance. May those who are struggling with fear or persecution find the strength and courage to stand up and live their truth. May they [00:38:30] find peace in their hearts and confidence in their identity. Knowing they are valued and loved, we hold in our hearts, all those who mourn the loss of loved ones due to violence and prejudice, we yearn for a more just and compassionate world. We difference is embraced and valued, not judged and condemned [00:39:00] as a community here at St. Andrews on the terrace. May we find the strength to challenge unjust systems and build a world where all identities are honored, all expressions are cherished, and no one has to be afraid to live as their authentic selves. May all physical, emotional and spiritual violence come to an end. [00:39:30] There are no prayers written in the book this morning. So we move to our circle of prayer, and we think today of the people of Venezuela, and we pray for Roman Catholic people throughout the world we hold, or refugees in our hearts, those who have fled their homes because of natural disaster, oppression, violence, or war. We give thanks that we and our tower, Royal New Zealand are able to [00:40:00] offer a small number of refugees the opportunity to resettle in our country. We pray for the leaders and people of other faith communities around the Matu. We remember those in parliament, and today we named Katie Naman and Na Damian O'Connor here in the central presbytery. We pray for the leaders and people of the Hastings St. Mark's Presbyterian Church, and we join [00:40:30] all our prayers this morning in the prayer for St. Andrews and for everybody from other places, other communities. Please make this a prayer for your people and your place. Together we say, bless your people, God, and renew our life in this place. Refresh us with a spirit of love and respect for all who follow the Jesus Way for those whose pathways differ from our [00:41:00] own and for care of the earth and its creatures. Bless the cities in which we live, that they may be places where honor stealing, good government desire for beauty and the care for others flourish. Bless this church that what we know of your will may become what we do and what we believe, the strong impulse of our worship and work [00:41:30] Amen. May the delight of God fill your souls with joy and give you strength to celebrate and embody Christ's love in the world and the blessing of God, creating, transforming, and making new. Bring you to your true and loving home now and always. Amen.
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The original recording can be heard at this website https://www.pridenz.com/transgender_day_of_remembrance_2025.html.
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