Updated: November 20, 2019 06:47 PM

The Interstate 35W and Lowry Avenue bridges over the Mississippi River are be illuminated in blue, pink and white Wednesday night in observance of Trans Day of Remembrance, the City of Minneapolis said.

The day memorializes people killed in acts of anti-transgender violence and was founded in 1999 to honor Rita Hester, a transgender woman murdered in Massachusetts the previous year. In the 20 years since, the day has grown to a worldwide event.