Trans Visibility Day

[Jalapeñomel]

To the trans folx in our lives, we see and support you.

We recognize trans folx are under attack for being who they are every.single.day. Take a moment to send love and recognition to those who experience hate in this world, donate to programs that support legal rights for trans folx and the trans community by you, and remember that we all don't fit into some box. 

nationaltransvisibilitymarch.org/



www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2023/03/30/a-proclamation-on-transgender-day-of-visibility/

[seeyalater52]

Thank you for this. A lot of important discourse happening this week during the Transgender Week of Action leading up to today’s Day of Visibility. This is the first week of action that has truly centered almost completely on legislative attacks and the genocide of trans youth and it has been so sobering to reflect on how this year has unfolded.

Let’s never forget that for trans folks visibility is also vulnerability. In a lot of ways today should be a Visible Allies Day, but with so little acknowledgement from outside the queer community of how rapidly the sociopolitical landscape for trans folks has disintegrated that is probably too much to hope for.

Here’s the website for the week of action for those interested:
www.trans-week.com/

[Michelle]

From our LGBTQ+allies ERG - some resources:

Resources on the history and current events surrounding Transgender Day of Visibility.

Brief history on Transgender Visibility from GLAAD
Yesterday, Biden's official proclamation of Transgender Day of Visibility as March 31 
HRC Statement on Transgender Day of Visibility
Summary of Phyllis Frye becoming the first out Transgender judge in the country in 2010

HRC Guide for Employees Transitioning In the Workplace

Resources for allies:
Transgender and Non-binary FAQ
Get the facts about gender-affirming care
HRC guide on Neopronouns

[seeyalater52]

Mar 31, 2023 12:11:39 GMT -5 Michelle said:

From our LGBTQ+allies ERG - some resources:

Resources on the history and current events surrounding Transgender Day of Visibility.

Brief history on Transgender Visibility from GLAAD
Yesterday, Biden's official proclamation of Transgender Day of Visibility as March 31 
HRC Statement on Transgender Day of Visibility
Summary of Phyllis Frye becoming the first out Transgender judge in the country in 2010

HRC Guide for Employees Transitioning In the Workplace

Resources for allies:
Transgender and Non-binary FAQ
Get the facts about gender-affirming care
HRC guide on Neopronouns

Thank you for sharing these!

I do want to just note that the GLAAD history of Trans Visibility (which is great) at that first link is a good timeline, but the context and info on the page where the timeline is hosted are about the Transgender Awareness Week and Transgender Day of Remembrance which are held annually in November. It’s easy to confuse the two weeks and the two days but Transgender Week of Action/Visibility Day have a different focus.

[scm1011]

My city's public library's facebook page has had a weeklong Trans Rights Readathon campaign. I've been monitoring the comments and have been very heartened that there has not been one nasty comment. They have book displays at all 3 branches and posted recommended books for all age ranges here. 

[seeyalater52]

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A couple of kids in this video including the first speaker.

If you want to cry, watch this beautiful compilation that Them and Teen Vogue did for TDOV

www.instagram.com/reel/CqdY-AAtXBV/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=



Trans teens and adults are protesting today in many, many states. The message is that trans people aren’t going anywhere, no matter how criminal they make it to exist.

[agnes]

And Trans Handy Ma’am just reached $1.5M for her TikTok-a-thon for trans health secure.givelively.org/donate/point-of-pride/mercury-stardust-s-2nd-annual-tiktok-a-thon-for-trans-healthcare?fbclid=PAAaYZjBZJBL9hV6YuIzPHsYXcQB2R23hLmqTcSIHpy9hYetjGcbL2GftVdkQ

[erbear]

Mar 31, 2023 15:27:09 GMT -5 seeyalater52 said:

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A couple of kids in this video including the first speaker.

If you want to cry, watch this beautiful compilation that Them and Teen Vogue did for TDOV

www.instagram.com/reel/CqdY-AAtXBV/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=



Trans teens and adults are protesting today in many, many states. The message is that trans people aren’t going anywhere, no matter how criminal they make it to exist.

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The GSA showed this in our Friday middle school assembly this morning. There were a lot of tears.

[Michelle]

Mar 31, 2023 15:27:09 GMT -5 seeyalater52 said:

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A couple of kids in this video including the first speaker.

If you want to cry, watch this beautiful compilation that Them and Teen Vogue did for TDOV

www.instagram.com/reel/CqdY-AAtXBV/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=



Trans teens and adults are protesting today in many, many states. The message is that trans people aren’t going anywhere, no matter how criminal they make it to exist.

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KS, the first kid, is who got me attending school board meetings on this topic back in 2016. Our former superintendent in our school district blatantly and publicly dismissed the needs of trans kids when Obama ordered schools to start providing restroom accommodations. His bigotry is what got me speaking at our school board meetings. Poor Kai moved from our district to Austin and had a safer space there, until the recent Abbott and friends hatred criminalizing gender-affirming care.

All of Kai's school life, she has identified as a girl. No one would ever have known she wasn't a cisgirl if it weren't for the restroom bigotry that thrust her into the public spotlight as her mom stood up for her.

I want to clarify - i don't know Kai nor her mother personally. I just think the timeline is of note because it is incredibly sad that she was quietly driven from her home back then and now has loudly been driven from her home in recent months. And the hundreds - thousands? - of similarly situated kids in our nation deserve better!

[seeyalater52]

Mar 31, 2023 16:17:31 GMT -5 Michelle said:

Mar 31, 2023 15:27:09 GMT -5 seeyalater52 said:

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A couple of kids in this video including the first speaker.

If you want to cry, watch this beautiful compilation that Them and Teen Vogue did for TDOV

www.instagram.com/reel/CqdY-AAtXBV/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=



Trans teens and adults are protesting today in many, many states. The message is that trans people aren’t going anywhere, no matter how criminal they make it to exist.

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KS, the first kid, is who got me attending school board meetings on this topic back in 2016. Our former superintendent in our school district blatantly and publicly dismissed the needs of trans kids when Obama ordered schools to start providing restroom accommodations. His bigotry is what got me speaking at our school board meetings. Poor Kai moved from our district to Austin and had a safer space there, until the recent Abbott and friends hatred criminalizing gender-affirming care.

All of Kai's school life, she has identified as a girl. No one would ever have known she wasn't a cisgirl if it weren't for the restroom bigotry that thrust her into the public spotlight as her mom stood up for her.

I want to clarify - i don't know Kai nor her mother personally. I just think the timeline is of note because it is incredibly sad that she was quietly driven from her home back then and now has loudly been driven from her home in recent months. And the hundreds - thousands? - of similarly situated kids in our nation deserve better!

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These stories break my heart. I remember when Nicole Maines and Jazz were just little bitty things all those years ago going through being targeted and it’s incredibly sad that so little has changed.

I also don’t know Kai and her family personally but it looks like as of recently they are now thinking they may need to try to move to Canada because they are still experiencing a lot of discrimination and challenges in CT (not surprising to me sadly living in a neighboring state that has some similarities.) She’s just a baby. Plus she’s cute as a button and I don’t understand how you could look at that baby and want to hurt her. People are awful.

[sonrisa]

On vulnerability: last year I saw many more parents posting. But after this past year, many more stayed stealth today

[beetea]

Mar 31, 2023 16:06:08 GMT -5 agnes said:

And Trans Handy Ma’am just reached $1.5M for her TikTok-a-thon for trans health secure.givelively.org/donate/point-of-pride/mercury-stardust-s-2nd-annual-tiktok-a-thon-for-trans-healthcare?fbclid=PAAaYZjBZJBL9hV6YuIzPHsYXcQB2R23hLmqTcSIHpy9hYetjGcbL2GftVdkQ

She's well over $2.2M now! 

[seeyalater52]

Mar 31, 2023 23:09:58 GMT -5 sonrisa said:

On vulnerability: last year I saw many more parents posting. But after this past year, many more stayed stealth today

(((sonrisa)))

It’s such a hard year.

[picksthemusic]

Watched the Them/Teen Vogue thing and was just blown away by the courage and strength of those that participated.

Love to everyone!