International Transgender Day of Visibility (TDoV) is a day for celebrating the lives of transgender people, recognizing the contributions we make to society and rallying against the discrimination we face. TDoV also functions as a counterpart to the International Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR)^[TDoR is observed on November 20th and memorializes those of us who's lives were stolen by transphobic violence, particularly trans women of color. TDoR was initially founded in 1999 in remembrance of Rita Hester, Chanelle Pickett, and Monique Thomas, three black trans women who were murdered in the Boston area.]; with TDoR being a somber occasion and TDoV having a more celebratory nature.
For this week, in observation of TDoV, I invite you all, the posters in our community to write a little bit about the celebration of trans lives.
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Even on my worst days I'd rather be myself than mutilate my existence to "fit in"!
Every single painful experience I've ever been through, I'd go through it again to protect whatever little happiness I collected up. Ain't much at all, but it's still mine! (And for you
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Wow, I'm in a positive mood these days. Funny how that happens when you don't get kicked repeatedly in the crotch by random nonsense for a while.