From GLADD.org: 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 disproportionate levels of poverty, discrimination, and violence the community faces compared to cisgender (non-transgender) people.
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 simultaneously acknowledging that due to discrimination, not every trans person can or wants to be visible.
Our Sunday Service on March 30, 2025 was dedicated to our transgender loved ones, friends, family and community. You can view it online at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KW4ALW6Uq8Q
From the UUA: Beyond Trans Visibility: Imagining Blueprints for Inclusive, Liberatory Community: This speech, written for the UUA’s 2025 Trans Day of Visibility event, is shared here ahead of time as an offering—an invitation to reflect, imagine, and build communities where all of us belong.
https://www.uua.org/lgbtq – more resources from the UUA available online here.