This year, TDoV has extra meaning, as we're also remembering the life of a community leader who sadly died recently (thankfully, just of natural causes). They fought not just for the queer community but for all marginalized people. The gatherings will include recorded interviews for the local queer history project, and I'm sure they appear not just as interviewer but also telling their own stories.
Here's the email announcing the TDoV events, minus details about the events, but written more eloquently than I can.
As this lands in your inbox this morning, we’re preparing to gather for Transgender Day of Visibility — tonight, and again in the days that follow. Because this is something we live, and something we return to, together, in community.
As a proud queer, transgender person, this isn’t something I observe from the outside. It’s something I live inside of—every single day.
Right now, trans people are being villainized, criminalized, and demonized—especially by those in power. There is so much misinformation being spread about who we are and what our lives look like. That impact is real. It shapes how we move through the world, how safe we feel, and whether we feel like we belong.
Which is why gathering like this matters so deeply.
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Visibility is not just about being seen.
It’s about being held.
It’s about being heard.
It’s about being in community.
If you are part of the queer trans community—these gatherings are for you. This space is yours.
If you are an ally, or someone who wants to understand more—this is your invitation. Come in. Be in the room. Listen. Show up.
These gatherings are for everyone.
Allyship matters—not as a concept, but as a practice. Showing up. Listening. Standing alongside your neighbors.