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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Dorohedoro is my favorite anime/manga of all time! It's just unlike anything else I've found that has had some mainstream success. Also what's Lord of mysteries? Is it a cultivation novel cause I know you like those?
It's not cultivation, but it's Chinese (the most popular one). It's set in a Victorian setting with lovecraftian elements. The name is also a hint. This is Fors wall.
She was my second choice behind cosplaying Amon, aka this guy (it's a gender neutral outfit)
I even traveled around the country to try to get the logistics of either costume down but it wouldn't have worked out unless I got a really shoddy costume that didn't look anything like the characters. And I'd have to accept some shoddy materials which would rip after a few uses. Either that, or I paid like 200 bucks (I found a full Amon costume on aliexpress for that much). I also did find a Fors costume on Aliexpress, whose waist measurements wouldn't have fit me at all and I decided to cry in my room instead of dressing up.
I'll have to check it out