March For Transgender Youth Will Honor Late Bloomfield Resident

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A “March to Protect Transgender Youth” in Bloomfield will honor the life of a local preteen, Damien Lopez, who died last year.

According to a news release from organizers:

“Bloomfield LGBTQ+ Pride and a group of concerned local residents will co-host a march to commemorate a local pre-teen who lost their life to suicide. This ‘March to Protect Transgender Youth’ will travel through downtown Bloomfield on Saturday, Oct. 22 from 2 to 4 p.m. A number of local and state representatives, LGBTQ organizations, health care, and suicide prevention organizations, and other allies of LGBTQ+ rights will participate in this march and will host information tables in the Bloomfield Free Public Library courtyard.”

The volunteer committee for the initiative – operating under the name “Damien’s Voice” – is also collecting funds to purchase and install a memorial bench in the late youth’s memory. A GoFundMe fundraising campaign to pay for the bench and help defray costs of holding the Oct. 22 memorial march has surpassed its goal of $6,000. Learn more or make a donation here.

For more information, contact info@bloomfieldpride.org.

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