The first step to Empowerment is Visibility.
International Transgender Day of Visibility was created as a day to visibly celebrate being transgender. Also for allies to show their support for the transgender community. (From International Transgender Day of Visibility website.)
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. (From GLAAD.)
International Transgender Day of Visibility (often referred to as TDOV or Trans Day of Visibility) is an annual event occurring every March 31. (From Wikipedia.)
Also check out our interview with CALVIN author Vanessa Ford.
You can find our more information about Vanessa, her family, and their advocacy on their website: JR & Vanessa Ford.
