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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsInternational Transgender Day of Visibility Friday, March 31, 2023
Our service at my Unitarian Fellowship today was led by a UCC minister. Carl was born a girl in body, but he's always known he is a male, and told his parents so at age 3. That was tough, in the 1950s-60s.
I learned so much today - long way to go.
Carl stimulated so many thoughts for me, not least my empathy!
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International Transgender Day of Visibility Friday, March 31, 2023 (Original Post)
cilla4progress
Mar 2023
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crickets
(25,981 posts)1. Thanks for the reminder, cilla4progress. ❤️
https://www.glaad.org/tdov
Each year on March 31, the world observes Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV) to raise awareness about transgender people. It is a day to celebrate the lives and contributions of trans people, while also drawing attention to the poverty, discrimination, and violence the community faces.
International TDOV was created in 2010 by trans advocate Rachel Crandall. Crandall, the head of Transgender Michigan, created TDOV in response to the overwhelming majority of media stories about transgender people being focused on violence. She hoped to create a day where people could re-focus on celebrating the lives of transgender people, empowering them to live authentically, while still acknowledging that due to discrimination, not every trans person can or wants to be visible.
International TDOV was created in 2010 by trans advocate Rachel Crandall. Crandall, the head of Transgender Michigan, created TDOV in response to the overwhelming majority of media stories about transgender people being focused on violence. She hoped to create a day where people could re-focus on celebrating the lives of transgender people, empowering them to live authentically, while still acknowledging that due to discrimination, not every trans person can or wants to be visible.
LostOne4Ever
(9,289 posts)2. K&R (nt)
Hekate
(90,714 posts)3. I love the UUs. Thanks for this.
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,313 posts)4. President Biden On Transgender Day of Visibility