03/31/2021
Join the SECs to Celebrate BIPOC & Trans, Two-Spirit, Gender-Nonconforming, y/o Nonbinary, Siblings EVERY! DAY! And especially today
Happy Transgender Day of VISIBILITY (March 31, 2021)
Click through the images below for everyday practices in solidarity with our trans siblings, + some general info
(text from following images transposed to this caption)
MARCH 31: Transgender Day of Visiblity
This is usually observed during the 2nd week of November. It culminates on the Transgender Day of Remembrance that commemorates the lives of victims of transphobic violence.
NOVEMBER: Transgender Awareness Week
This is usually observed during the 2nd week of November. It culminates on the Transgender Day of Remembrance that commemorates the lives of victims of transphobic violence.
Laverne Cox
Quote: "My life changed when I realized I deserved to be seen, to dream, to be fully included, always striving to bring my full humanity" - Laverne Cox (accompanying image ft. Laverne wearing a pale gray trench style dress, with her index finger resting on her cheek
Laura Jane Grace
Frontwoman of Against Me!
Solo album out available via https://www.laurajanegrace.com/
Screen-grab from LJG's Twitter, reads: "I forgot about this until I saw a friend post about in on their own social media account but by law on trans day of visibility if you have a crush on a trans person you have to tell them" (10:12 A, March 31, 2021) ft album artwork image as well as a p***y purple trans gender symbol
And countless more noteworthy Trans and Nonbinary People, especially GNC folks, women, and youth who lead our communities in revolution every day, thank you for your resiliency, you shouldn't need so much. (image slide ft 4 trans folks of color wearing the trans [blue, pink, white] and nonbinary [black, grey, purple, yellow] flags as capes).
Next page features another Laverne Cox quote, this time framed by a person with short brown hair and Brown skin wearing a trans flag tiara and sash, waving a trans flag, and holding a cardboard protest sign which reads: ""It's revolutionary for any trans person to choose to be seen and visible in a world that tells us we should not exist. - Laverne Cox"
What You Can DO:
Don't assume anyone's pronouns or name
Donate to trans individuals seeking aid, or to causes led by trans people
Read up on transgender history
Don't deadname or misgender your colleagues and acquaintances
Support Just trans visibility in the media you consume.
Avoid gendered compliments (you look so pretty/handsome), especially without knowing your loved ones' preferences or triggers
Support and uplift the trans people around you the way THEY WANT
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Trans, 2S, GNC folks: add more in the comments below!
Utmost care was taken in creating this post, AND we still encourage seeking out other verifiable sources and exercising good judgment, always consider the source of the story and the ways that whiteness, cissexism, and patriarchy impact our "professionalism"/credibility, platforms and advocacy, as well as the receiving of our messages. (page features images of Trancestors Marsha P. Johnson (R) and Sylvia Rivera (L)
Sources:
“About + Bio ⋆.” Laverne Cox, 11 May 2017, lavernecox.com/about.
Boston University. “How To Be an Ally to Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming People in the BU Community | Hey BU.” Boston University, 18 Nov. 2020, www.bu.edu/articles/2020/how-to-be-an-ally-to-transgender-and-gender-nonconforming-people-in-the-bu-community.
Rose Mackenzie, edits March 31, 2021
PLEASE ALSO NOTE, image order is inconsistent with caption, apologues for any confusion, please feel free to use the comments for questions, clarification, or disagreement.
NO TRANSPHOBIC comments will be accepted on this post.
GIF/video description: a cellphone screen lighting up with the words Trans Lives Matter in pretty & colorful (purple, pink, blue, etc) font
