Since 2009, March 31 has been the International Trans Day of Visibility. In 2021, Biden appointed March 31 as the Trans Day of Visibility here in the USA.
The day was created in 2009 to make the point that not everything that happened to trans people was tragic, and that trans people have an identity beyond being oppressed. This day exists to celebrate trans people and their accomplishments.
Not every trans person can be visible, even now, sadly enough. Too many have to hide their essential selves, at least for large portions of their life.
This day exists, in part, to hope for the day when all our trans friends, colleagues, and loved ones can live visibly, without having to worry about backlash, bigotry, or violence.
My own kid is out to everyone in his life, but he's told me that he's glad he can pass as a cis man to strangers. Here's hoping a time will come, and soon, when such a sad commentary on our country and its communities will long be extinct.
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