A new PSA on being "an ally and a friend" from Candis Cayne...

Yesyerday was the official Transgender Day of Remembrance but this new public service announcement, premiered on glaadBLOG, has an important message for any day of the year. We should make sure Mike Huckabee recieves it so he can educate himself about the violence gays and especially transgendered persons face.

Here is the lovely transgender actress Candis Cayne of ABC's Dirty Sexy Money encouraging viewers to treat others with dignity and respect regardless of gender identity/expression or sexual orientation.

Transgender Day of Remembrance was founded nine years ago to honor Rita Hester, a transgender woman who was murdered November 28, 1998. The annual event is designed to raise public awareness of anti-transgender hate crimes and to encourage people to be allies to the transgender community.

The 20-second spot is part of GLAAD's ongoing "Be an Ally & a Friend" campaign. The PSA starring Ms. Cayne is the first of 22 new spots which will appear on national cable networks and local affiliates throughout 2009. The spots encourage people to be allies to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and to help combat discrimination, directing viewers to resources at GLAAD.org.