Transgender Day of Visibility
Sun, Mar 31
|Location is TBD
International Transgender Day of Visibility is an annual event that is scheduled for March 31. It is dedicated to celebrating transgender people and raising awareness of discrimination faced by transgender people worldwide, as well as a celebration of their contributions to society.
Time & Location
Mar 31, 2024, 7:00 PM
Location is TBD
About the Event
GLADD Transgender Day of Visibility https://glaad.org/tdov/
Each year on March 31, the world observes Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV) to raise awareness about transgender people. It is a day to celebrate the lives and contributions of trans people, while also drawing attention to the poverty, discrimination, and violence the community faces.
International TDOV was created in 2010 by trans advocate Rachel Crandall. Crandall, the head of Transgender Michigan, created TDOV in response to the overwhelming majority of media stories about transgender people being focused on violence. She hoped to create a day where people could celebrate the lives of transgender people, while still acknowledging that due to discrimination, not every trans person can or wants to be visible.
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