Killed for being true

A while back I wrote about the Rainbow House across the street from the crazy Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka. Today the front of it has a new paint job, done in the colors of the transgender flag in honor of Transgender Day of Remembrance, which is today.

It is a day to honor transgender people who have been murdered for being transgender. I went to such a service a couple years ago. A central part of the service is reading the names of those who have been killed. It is, alas, a long list.

I had heard the Rainbow House was the host of a successful child's lemonade stand. It has also been the site of a gay wedding and a drag show.