#international transgender day of visibility

[robynochs]

Wishing all my transgender and non-binary friends a very happy International Transgender Day of Visibility!

#international transgender day of visibility #trans day of visibility #transgender day of visibility #trans visibility #transgender #trans #transsexual #non binary #nonbinary #enby

[lanaflowerz]

Yaaay

#trans rights #transgender #trans #trans visibility #International Transgender Day of Visibility #TDOV #trans pride #trans positivity

[aritany]

On Identity: The Truth

Content warnings: homophobia, transphobia, references to self harm and suicide.

I’ve been keeping secrets my whole life.

I’m 10 and I’m listening to my dad at the dinner table, who I know to be the most trustworthy person in the world. He talks about the legalization of marriage between two people of the same sex and asks us to consider the implications. Where do we draw the line in the sand? Legalizing gay marriage paves the way for legalizing pedophilia, after all. If a union between two men or two women isn’t disrespecting the sanctity of marriage, what’s next? Marriage between men and animals?

I’m 11 the first time I hear it: “It doesn’t matter how low I set the bar for you, you still can’t reach it.”

I’m confused and afraid—I’m trying so hard—but I hear it then, and again, and again, spoken low in disappointment, shouted with a vein popping in her forehead, cold like a fact, and it sinks in, bone deep.

I’m 12 with my first crush on a girl. I’m not confused, I know that’s what it is—I want to kiss my friend, and I already know not to talk about it. Never to talk about it. It isn’t safe.

I’m 13 and doubting. I throw myself into fitting in. I pick the right boys to like and I go overboard, and I do like them, I do, I do, I want them to like me, I want to be their friend. I want to be their equal, but that’s not quite how the story goes, so I settle for trying to hold hands with somebody I desperately crave respect from, but that’s wrong too, I learn. 

I’m 14 and convicted. How could this be wrong? I brush hands with a girl in choir and we meet eyes and I know. I watch a gay kiss on TV and I sob into my hands and I tell no one, no one, no one.

I’m 15 and I come out to my mom, haltingly, with the terminology that I have, because the thought of hiding forever—keeping quiet through one more dinner—kills me.

She tells me no. She tells me I’m wrong.

I look in her eyes and I understand: it’s not an option, and it never will be.

I’m 15 and I do my best to stop there.

It doesn’t work.

I’m 16 when I first hear my mom say that you can love someone and not approve of their lifestyle. I wonder what kind of love that is. I wonder how that kind of diluted, half-hearted, patronizing love can be enough for anyone. I wonder if she’s thought about how that feels, to be told that who you are—not by choice—is fundamentally wrong.

I’m 16 and a boyfriend is a shield. The right choice, so I make it, and it’s even almost fun. I love being his friend. I’m afraid of anything more.

I’m 17 and my youngest sibling whispers, “So am I.”

My heart breaks for the pain they’ll experience, as they too are taught, painstakingly, how to hate themself. Which parts of themself have to be kept hidden, which parts are shameful. They sit at that dinner table and hear the rhetoric that pushed me to the brink and over it, and I hope they’re stronger than I am.

They aren’t.

I’m 18 and my mom works at a college for the performing arts. I sit and curdle quietly while she talks about her genderqueer students. Misgenders them behind their backs. Deadnames used flippantly. She knows better, after all. She can be the expert on somebody else’s identity. They’re mentally ill, all of them. None of them are happy. They’re searching for something only God can provide.

I’m 19 and I come out as bisexual to the man I’m certain I’m going to marry, tearing the secret out like a bandage fused to skin. He tells me of course it’s fine, that he supports who I am. Of course people like me should have rights, of course. I laugh, relieved. Later, I find out this moment was almost a dealbreaker for him, and I wonder how much was ever real.

I’m 20 and I’m out. I’m 20 and I’m free. I’m 20 and I believe, because I’ve been told, that I am loved for who I am. All of who I am. I still flinch when I hear a car door slam.

I’m 21 and I’m searching for the connection to my womanhood. I’m searching for what makes a woman a woman. I’m reading gender theory and talking to friends around the world and wondering exactly what it is that I’m missing.

What does the rest of the world know that I don’t?

I’m 22 when my marriage ends because my body might not be attractive to my husband one day, and my parents email him in support and solidarity, expressing sympathy, and I’m not surprised.

I’m 22, and standing up for who I am has cost me everything. A spouse, two sets of parents, financial security, a city’s worth of community, more childhood friends than I can count. My parents tell me to go back in the closet so my ex-husband will love me. To them, his frustration is understandable, of course—by presenting androgynously, I’m betraying my marriage vows, after all.

I wonder, stunned into silence, where I promised to look like a woman.

I’m 23 when I come out to my parents for the third time; not as bisexual, not as trans, but as hurt. 

I lay out the pain of the last decade as succinctly as I can, hoping they’ll hear. When I assert that yes, to be in relationship with me, use of my name and pronouns is a requirement, my mother jokes, “Well, we don’t negotiate with terrorists.”

It’s not a joke.

I see the flash in her eyes, the instant regret as she laughs it off like it’s funny, but it isn’t.

The kid sitting at the dinner table knows it’s not a joke. The kid who listened to countless lectures on the morality of queerness knows it’s not a joke. The kid who stood with shaking hands and tried to bleed out the bad knows it’s not a joke. Years of casual bigotry taught me how to hate myself, which parts of myself I should cross out and ignore, which parts of myself I should be ashamed of.

I’m 23, and I have finally unlearned shame, and when I ask my parents to see me, the joke is that I’m a terrorist. I’m unreasonable.

The shock of it becomes a balm, later on.

Some jokes aren’t funny.

Some jokes aren’t jokes at all.

I’m 24 and I’m learning that it’s scary to be alone. Bigotry made me an orphan and made us strangers, and knowing that it’s the right choice to stand up for myself doesn’t make it any easier. I’m learning the only way out is through, if you’re not squeamish:

Cut off the part of yourself that’s 7 years old standing outside of their bedroom because the nightmare had teeth and claws and they are the heroes that will hold you close and make it warm again.

Amputate.

Cauterize.

Don’t let them see you bleed.

I’m learning that the wound takes a long, long time to close.

I’m 25 as I write this, and I am proud of who I am, even if I’m still bleeding. All of who I am. It’s taken a long time for me to let that person see the sun, but here we are, basking in the glow. Those wounds are healing. I am visible for everyone else who whispers, “So am I.”

Your sunshine will come. Your sunshine will come. 

Your sunshine will come.

#long post #alex talks #tw transphobia #trans day of visibility #international transgender day of visibility #tw homophobia #tw suicide #tw self harm

[jstor]

Happy Transgender Day of Visibility!

You might want to celebrate it by reading a Conversation about Gender/Sexual Variant and Transgender Labeling and Networking on Tumblr (a chapter from a tumblr book: platform and cultures, an open access book on JSTOR).

Edit: we fixed the link, thanks to @thirrith for letting us know!

(Image from the Labadie Collection of Pinback Buttons on JSTOR.)

#trans #trans pride #transgender #international transgender day of visibility #jstor

[uwmspeccoll]

Easter Moralized

This Easter (which, btw, in 2024 is also International Transgender Day of Visibility) we explore the gilded pages of the Vienna Bible Moralisée (moralizing bible), of which we hold the first full-color facsimile published in 1973. The Vienna Bible Moralisée is also known as Vienna 2554, referencing its current place of residence at the Austian National Library in Vienna. One of only three 13th-century moralizing bibles still in existence, this manuscript is an excellent example of the of the ways in which Christians worked to simplify the lessons of the Bible for those that were not theological scholars. Even though they were made to be more accessible, these types of manuscripts were only created for the wealthy class; they needed to understand the Christian Bible and its lessons to ensure that they were (theoretically) promoting moral behavior. Vienna 2554 is thought to have been commissioned by Phillip II Augustus, for his son, Louis VIII or his bride, Blanche of Castile.

The Bible Moralisée is curious for two reasons: it does not actually contain the entire text of the Christian Bible, and it is mostly filled with images, rather than with words. These specific attributes contribute to the accessibility of Christian morals by abbreviating biblical stories and using illuminations to visually represent them.

Interestingly, the designs on the pages of these bibles imitate stained glass representations at the time: the eight medallions placed in columns of four; the inclusion of quatrefoils in between these medallions; the use of vivid colors. This reflection of architectural design in the illuminations may have allowed people to visualize themselves in a church and may have led to more contemplative readings of the text that emphasized the teachings of priests and theologians at the time. One of the most well-known images in these types of bibles is Jesus as architect and creator of the universe. This type is seen on the frontispiece of this moralizing bible: Jesus is holding a compass as he focuses on the creation of the world. Geometry and astronomy were often associated with the divine in the Middle Ages and this viewpoint is well explained in Vanderbilt's Divinity Library website: "God has created the universe after geometric and harmonic principles, to seek these principles was therefore to seek and worship God."

The creation of the moralizing bible also inspired later moralizing versions of books and poetry, like Ovid’s Metamorphoses. These types of moralizing volumes edited and changed parts of the works to make them conform to Christian teachings oft the time.

Our facsimile was published in 1973 by the Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt in Graz, Austria in an edition of 3,000 copies at the manuscript's original size. To see the original manuscript, you can visit the Österreichische Nationalbibliothek in Vienna or view the entirety of the manuscript online on their website here.

View more manuscript posts.

– Sarah S., Special Collections Graduate Intern

#Easter #bible moralisée #vienna bible moralisée #vienna 2554 #austrian national library #Österreichische Nationalbibliothek #moralizing bible #bible #Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt #Christian bible #facsimiles #manuscripts #illuminated manuscripts #medieval manuscripts #Sarah S. #International Transgender Day of Visibility

[cuddles-edits]

Canon Trans Characters

To celebrate the International Transgender Day of Visibility, here's an icon set featuring 9 canonically transgender characters. Characters who were also created and/or played by trans people will be listed in bold.

Lily Hoshikawa from Zombie Land Saga

May Marigold from RWBY

Sallie May from Helluva Boss

Madeline from Celeste

Claire Russell from Cyberpunk 2077

Zoe from Monster Prom

Tyler Ronan from Tell Me Why

Rachel Bighead from Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling

Jewelstar from She-Ra and the Princesses of Power

Please like or reblog if using. Credit not required but is appreciated.

Sources:

May Marigold was voiced by Kdin Jenzen, who is a non-binary trans woman.

Sallie May is voiced by Morgana Ignis, who is a trans woman.

Madeline was created by Maddy Thorson, who is a trans woman.

Claire Russell was voiced by Maddie Taylor, who is a trans woman.

Zoe is voiced by Casey Mongillo, who is non-binary.

Tyler Ronan was voiced by August Aiden Black, who is a trans man.

Jewelstar was voiced by Alex Blue Davis, who is a trans man. In addition, the showrunner of She-Ra and the Princesses of Power was ND Stevenson, who is transmasculine and bi-gender.

#Trans Pride #Transgender Pride #Trans Day of Visibility #International Transgender Day of Visibility #TDOV #Lily Hoshikawa #Zombie Land Saga #May Marigold #RWBY #Madeline (Celeste) #Celeste #Claire Russell #Cyberpunk #Cyberpunk 2077 #Zoe (Monster Prom) #Monster Prom #Tyler Ronan #Tell Me Why #Rachel Bighead #Rocko's Modern Life #Jewelstar #She-Ra and the Princesses of Power #Pride Icons #My Icons

[groovyfandomhuman]

Happy International Transgender Day of Visibility :)

#transgender #March 31 #International Transgender Day of Visibility #trans

[slicedmayonnaise]

Happy International Transgender Day of Visibility!

Reminder that my commissions are still open. All funds go towards my top surgery.

#international transgender day of visibility #international trans day of visibility #trans #transgender #lgbt #lgbtq community #lgbtq #lgbtqia

[mihithe]

International Transgender Day of Visibility

Woohoo!!

💫💫On this day I wanted to introduce my trans characters :D💫

Heather—Nonbinary, 25 years old, Works as a piercer. Pronouns: they/them/Him

Oehler - Transgender guy, 27 years old. Works as a tattoo artist. In a relationship with Heather. Pronouns: He/they

These guys are happy together

(As a trans guy, I'm very happy about this day heh )

#art #oc #original character #drawing #transgender #International Transgender Day of Visibility #yippee #digital art #trans day of visibility #trans #trans boy #nonbinary

[cam-ryt]

🏳️‍⚧️ Happy International Transgender Day of Visibility to all the brave and beautiful Trans people out there 🏳️‍⚧️

Let's give them love and support 🩵🩷🤍

#international transgender day of visibility #trans visibility #trans support

[seraphic-sapphic-safehaven]

🏳️‍⚧️ It's Trans Day of Visibility, y'all!! 🏳️‍⚧️

And it's an extra important one if you ask me. With all the transphobic legislation being introduced and passed in the US; the ever-increasing amount of discrimination, physical harm, and even murder trans people are enduring worldwide; the incident in Nashville, TN happening during Trans Visibility Week, being negatively tied to our community, and being used against us; the fact that those of us in the US are currently going through the final stages of genocide; and so, so much more... it's just so hard to feel like I'm allowed to celebrate my identity and the identities of other trans people today. It's so difficult to feel like it's okay to take pride in who I am. And I know many other trans/nonbinary people are feeling the same as well.

But at the same time... I don't want to stifle my transness. I don't want to give those who hate and target me and others like me the satisfaction of seeing me having to force myself back into the closet. I don't want to give up my right to be proud of me for being wholly, unapologetically, and authentically me. I don't want to surrender my pride in exchange for my safety.

Because I. Shouldn't. Have. To.

None of us should. Because there is nothing wrong with who we are. There is nothing wrong with being ourselves. There is nothing wrong with our being out and visible and beautiful! We are not mentally ill or sick or disgusting or broken. We are not mistakes or abominations. We do not deserve to be eradicated.

We are perfect. We are resilient. We are beautiful. We are strong. And we are so god damn amazing just as we are. We deserve happiness and love and acceptance. We deserve the same rights as the majority. We deserve to freely be ourselves without consequences or criticisms. We deserve more than to be hated, othered, assaulted, and murdered. We deserve the right to know we can go out in public without the fear of something horrible happening to us. We deserve all of this and so much more.

To my dear trans and nonbinary siblings, I love you so, so much. No matter what, I will always have a great love for you. Don't let anyone make you think you aren't deserving of that love either. Please take care of yourselves however you can. Do what you must to survive. Even if you have to do something extreme like going back into the closet. DO NOT feel bad or guilty for protecting yourself, and do not shame others for doing the same. And please don't listen to these people who seek to harm us and get rid of us. Fight! Fight in any way you can! We will win this battle in the end; we always do 🏳️‍⚧️

#tdov #trans day of visibility #trans positivity #nonbinary positivity #trans #transgender #nonbinary #enby #lgbtq+ #lgbtq positivity #tdov 2023 #international trans day of Visibility #transgender day of visibility #international transgender day of Visibility #my posts #very long post #long post

[bonnur]

popping up into existence to doodle trans Sonic

#sonic the hedgehog #International Transgender Day of Visibility #trans sonic #Bonnur-art

[newpathpride]

Wallpapers for International Transgender Day of Visibility (3/31/23). Happy pride!

#international transgender day of visibility #subtle pride #background #wallpaper #transgender #lgbtq+ #lgbtqia+

[kuoddo]

Day-late Easter/Trans Day of Visibility 🌌🤍🌸

#kuoddo_art #Easter #easter 2024 #International Transgender Day of Visibility #Transgender Day of Visibility #Trans Day of Visibility #trans pride #trans visibility

[duckprintspress]

Happy International Transgender Day of Visibility! Meet 8 Trans Authors We Work With!

Today, March 31st, 2023, is International Transgender Day of Visibility! To celebrate, we’re spotlighting eight trans authors who work with Duck Prints Press. The individuals included in this post either indicated in their biographies that they were trans, or they volunteered to be included. We’re delighted to be able to share their work with you. 😀 We work with other trans authors who chose not to be included in this post, and we support them too! It’s scary times to be out in a lot of countries, we get it, and protecting the anonymity and privacy of the people who work with us is one of our top priorities. To be visible on this day, in the current international climate, is an act of bravery, and we salute everyone choosing to publicly celebrate their identity today, and we respect everyone choosing not to. <3

Adrian Harley

Works:

Editor on He Bears the Cape of Stars and She Wears the Midnight Crown

“Some Sparks That Are Like Wit,” in the anthology And Seek (Not) to Alter Me (has a trans male main character!)

“So a demon walks into a party…,” in the anthology She Wears the Midnight Crown (has a main character for whom gender is complicated)

Adrian Harley is an almost-lifelong North Carolinian and a fantasy fiction aficionado who didn’t start delving deep into fandom until adulthood. They are an editor of research by day and an aspiring novelist, also by day. They go to bed early. They have short stories forthcoming in OFIC Magazine and future Duck Prints Press anthologies. They live with their husband and a perfectly reasonable number of cats.

Link: Twitter

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Stephen G. Krueger

Works:

“On Not Going to Parties,” in the anthology He Bears the Cape of Stars (includes a trans male character, an agender character, and a non-binary character!)

Stephen G. Krueger (he/him/his), fandom name WithBroomBefore, is queer, trans, and aroace; he is an academic librarian in the northeast United States. His other writing includes the book Supporting Trans People in Libraries, a handful of professional chapters and articles, and The Trans Advice Column (a co-authored blog that is exactly what it sounds like). Stephen holds a B.A. in English from Warren Wilson College and an M.S. in Library Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; he is currently making leisurely progress towards an M.A. in Arctic and Northern Studies from the University of Alaska Fairbanks. He knits and sells hats, some with pride flag colors on them, and enjoys watching figure skating while his three cats take turns claiming lap space.

Links: Archive of Our Own | Etsy | Personal Website

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Puck Malamud

Works:

“Confluence,” in the anthology Add Magic to Taste

A Shield For the People (has a trans male main character!)

Puck Malamud (pronouns: ve/ver/vis/verself or they/them/theirs/themself) is a librarian, writer, and poet who has lived in a variety of large East Coast US cities since immigrating from Ukraine in the 1990s. Ve is co-author of a chapter on being L.G.B.T.Q. in the library profession, and author and co-author of multiple fanfics in various fandoms, though primarily The Untamed and Mo Dao Zu Shi. When not desperately trying to keep up with vis Libby holds, Puck can be found practicing dance, playing TTRPGs and board games, hanging out in various Slacks and Discords, and shitposting on Tumblr.

Links: Tumblr

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Alec J. Marsh

Works:

Editor on our upcoming anthologies Aim For The Heart and Aether Beyond the Binary

“To relish a love song, like a robin redbreast,” in the anthology She Wears the Midnight Crown

Aether Beyond the Binary author contributor (forthcoming)

A Mutual Interest

To Drive the Hundred Miles (has a trans male main character!)

Heart’s Scaffold

Study Hall

Alec lives in the Pacific Northwest, where they write romantic adult fantasy and self-indulgent fanfiction. They make candles inspired by their favorite characters.

Links: Etsy | Instagram | Twitter

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Catherine E. Green

Works:

Editor on our upcoming anthologies Aim For The Heart and Aether Beyond the Binary

Aim For The Heart author contributor (forthcoming)

Aether Beyond the Binary author contributor (forthcoming)

Of Loops and Weaves (trans female main character, this is Patreon/ko-fi exclusive)

Catherine E. Green (pronouns: xe/xem/xyr or they/them/their) is an agender person, one who’s had an on-again, off-again love affair with writing. Xe began writing when xe was a wee thing, when xyr other major pastimes were playing xyr mother’s NES and roughhousing with the boys next door. It’s only in the past few years that they have begun writing consistently and publishing their writing, fanfiction and original writing alike, leading to their first published short story titled “Of Loops and Weaves.”

Outside of writing, xe is a collector of books and sleep debt and an avid admirer of the cosmos. Playing video games, reading a variety of fiction genres (primarily fantasy, queer romance, and manga and graphic novels of all kinds), and working on wrangling their own personal data archiving projects occupy most of their free time. Xe has also started meeting up with a local fiber arts group and is excited to be crocheting xyr first scarf.

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S. J. Ralston

Works:

Aether Beyond the Binary author contributor (forthcoming)

S. J. grew up in the distinctly weird town of Athens, GA, bounced around in the American southwest for a while, and landed in Houston, TX, where they currently work as a Mars Research Scientist. They’ve been writing original works and fanfiction since they could hold a pencil semi-correctly, and continue to write both whenever possible (as well as still holding a pencil only semi-correctly). They’re currently working on developing a portfolio of published original works. In their clearly copious spare time, S. J. enjoys hiking, tabletop RPGs, jigsaw puzzles, and enthusiastically crappy sci-fi.

Links: Personal Website

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N. C. Farrell

Works:

“Eldest Daughter Seeks Her Wife,” in the anthology She Wears the Midnight Crown 

N. C. Farrell (they/he) grew up in California’s Silicon Valley, where they spent long days hiking the coastal mountains, reading an impressive number of books about dragons (and cats, and spaceships, and magic, etc.), and creating stories with their friends. He moved to Massachusetts for college, where he studied psychology while reading more books (some of which were even for classes!), participating in LARPs, and ensuring that the SF/F club’s student-run convention had a solid schedule. Since graduating, N. C. Farrell has worked in various education-related roles. They currently spend much of their free time reading (more translated webnovels than paper books right now), writing (a lot of fanfic), practicing aikido, playing TTRPGs, and being supervised by a small shadow in the shape of a cat.

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Alex Ransom

Works:

“Flowers Bloom Even Then,” in the anthology Add Magic to Taste (has a non-binary main character!)

“A Midwinter Night’s Dream,” in the anthology He Bears the Cape of Stars

Alex Ransom is a longtime fan writer and translator recently expanding into original fiction. Her favorite trope, as both reader and writer, is “Earn Your Happy Ending,” in which characters fight through perhaps inordinate amounts of difficulty to come out happier and more content on the other side. She is especially interested in the intersection between social circumstances, personal history, and the formation and maintenance of identity. Her favorite genres are space opera, fantasy, queer romance, and poetry.

As a child, Alex thought everything was better if it was more complicated and that the best answer to a yes or no question was usually “both”. Consequently, today she is bi/pansexual, trans/nonbinary, has worked a variety of jobs, and has three degrees in completely unrelated fields. When she isn’t writing or doomscrolling on the internet, she likes to travel, hike, and build marginally functional furniture. She lives outside Boston, Massachusetts, with her spouse and adult daughter.

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Thanks for joining us in celebrating gender diversity and supporting trans creators on Trans Day of Visibility!

Who we are: Duck Prints Press LLC is an independent publisher based in New York State. Our founding vision is to help fanfiction authors navigate the complex process of bringing their original works from first draft to print, culminating in publishing their work under our imprint. We are particularly dedicated to working with queer authors and publishing stories featuring characters from across the LGBTQIA+ spectrum. Love what we do? Want to make sure you don’t miss the announcement for future giveaways? Sign up for our monthly newsletter and get previews, behind-the-scenes information, coupons, and more!

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#duck prints press #trans day of visibility #trans characters #trans creators #trans authors #trans books #international transgender day of visibility #tdov

[brooklynmuseum]

What are you doing on International Trans Day of Visibility? 

On March 31 from 3–5 pm, our friends at Black Trans Femmes in the Arts are putting trans visibility into action—including at the Brooklyn Museum. Join us to enjoy music and poetry performed by BTFA members as part of a citywide series of pop-up events at landmarks and cultural institutions throughout the day to highlight Black trans femmes’ contributions to the city’s arts and culture.

This event is free with admission to the Museum. 

📷 The Misfits take a bow at BTFA’s Inaugural Fundraising Gala. (Photo: Maximo xtravaganza)

#Brooklyn Museum #brooklyn #museum #art #event #nyc events #New York City #nyc #things to do #things to see #International Transgender Day of Visibility #lgbtq+ rights #lgbt visibility #visibility