Be loud, be proud, be unapologetically trans this TDOV. While we recognize and celebrate this day, often it can feel like trans communities right now are visible in ways that make it difficult for us to live our lives freely and fully.
Trans Day of Visibility takes place every year on 31 March.
We spoke to some of our trans staff about what visibility means to them, and why it’s so important to see themselves reflected positively in the media, public life, and society as a whole.
‘I first came out as trans around Trans Day of Visibility 13 years ago’ said
‘I got the courage to from seeing so many out and proud trans and non-binary people’
Trans people have never been more visible within society, but that increased visibility can bring increased risk of discrimination, poverty and violence.Â
Its vital that trans people are given the space and platform to be visible, loudly and proudly on their own terms and sharing their own stories
'Celebrating the vibrant trans, non-binary and gender diverse community'
As Simon puts it ‘Visibility helps us find community’
‘It helps us find each other, find role models and other ways of existing in this world’
‘Its a real opportunity for us to show some positive visibility for trans and non-binary people
‘Especially with the current negative rhetoric in the media at the minute’
