![]() While some days I struggle with that I also know just what a positive impact seeing someone openly transgender can bring to people that, for whatever reason, can’t come out. It gives me the chance to say “look at me, I exist”įunnily enough, that’s actually a really tough thing for me to do as I still don’t like the attention that brings – I’d rather stay in the background but that’s not something you can do if you bring attention to yourself you don’t get to give it back afterwards. Well, while, frankly, while I think National Eat Ice Cream for Breakfast Day gives it a good run for its money, Transgender Visibility Day gives me the opportunity to raise awareness that transgender people, including me, are here in BP. So why on earth does Transgender Visibility Day deserve your attention more than National Paper Bag Day (July 12th), National Lumpy Rug Day (May 3rd) or National Eat Ice Cream for Breakfast Day (2nd Feb)? I’d started on my journey, sure, but if it was the equivalent of a summer holiday I hadn’t even finished packing and ordered a taxi to the airport. The reason it stands out is because I thought I was “visible” – looking back at myself now that seems unimaginably ridiculous I’d taken a few baby steps into some slightly lighter shadows and yet here I was declaring myself a seasoned sun bather. “Transgender Visibility Day 2018 is kind of special for me though as it’s the first one where I have actually been visible” is the line that stands out for me, not because it wasn’t special, it certainly was for all the reasons I mentioned – I’d just come out, I’d thrown out all the compartmentalisation and filtering and I was trying to figure out who the real “Bob” was underneath all the years of comfort blankets and camouflage that I’d been living under. To learn more about the intersection of HIV and the trans community, see the POZ Basic on HIV and Transgender People.It seems remarkable to me that it was a year ago that I wrote my very first Transgender Visibility Day article. It also included a Q&A with Marissa Miller, the lead organizer of the 2019 march. ![]() To coincide with that issue of the magazine, POZ.com highlighted a slideshow of images from the first National Trans Visibility March along with a POZ on Location video, which you can watch above. In 2017, trans people tested positive for HIV at three times the national average.” The CDC does not give an estimate for trans men. “According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 14% of all transgender women and about 44% of Black trans women have HIV. “This population has seen some of the highest HIV rates in the country,” POZ noted in the introduction. ![]() Last December, the 2019 POZ 100 celebrated transgender, gender-nonconforming and nonbinary advocates. The events aim to “push boundaries and create space for people],” according to. The first National Trans Visibility March took place September 28, 2019, and led to the day’s designation as National Trans Visibility Day in Washington, DC. “Our goal is to cultivate spaces that lend themselves to the people with the voices seldom heard and often needed during this year’s presidential elections.” Farrell is also the founder and CEO of Trans In Color and TBuddy. “With COVID-19 causing a stronger enforcement of social distancing, a virtual march is the safest alternative to continue the mission of fighting for trans equality and encouraging the community to vote while pushing for spaces of vocal and social freedom among young leaders,” said Dani Farrell, the march’s national strategy director, in a press release. Topics of discussion include “Building Amazing Trans and Gender-Expansive Youth Programs,” “Owning It: The Entrepreneurial Journey,” “Gastrointestinal Consequences of HIV” and “Ending the AIDS Epidemic in the United States by 2025” (the latter event will be hosted by advocacy and policy group AIDS United). This year, beginning Monday, September 28, activities such as workshops, panel discussions, an awards ceremony and voting drives will stream live. Throughout the day of the march, viewers across the globe will tune in to watch speakers at various locations throughout Washington, DC’s eight wards, including the White House, the U.S Capitol and the Supreme Court.īelow is a POZ on Location video from last year’s march on DC: According to, the events “celebrate the courage it takes to live openly and authentically while also raising awareness about the discrimination trans people still face.” The march and a week of related events will take place virtually this year. Saturday, October 3, marks the National Trans Visibility March (NTVM) 2020.
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