As a wave of anti-transgender legislation sweeps the United States, transgender people and their allies are speaking out and getting clear about what it means to do the work.
Many of those bills target gender-affirming healthcare. But seeing trans folks like Dr. E. Concors working in healthcare inspires some hope for the future.
Related link: The Transgender Day of Visibility takes on a different meaning when you’re covering a war
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The news you care about, reported on by the people who care about you.Tomorrow is #TransDayOfVisibility and today is #NationalDoctorsDay We need more trans doctors like me. #tdov #LGBT #LGBTQ pic.twitter.com/yqAOELdAjU
— E. Concors, MD, MPH (she/they) (@ConcorsErica) March 30, 2022
Hafsa Qureshi used the opportunity to remind folks that “trans folk have always been here” and they don’t owe the world anything.
Merry #TransDayOfVisibility! A reminder that genderqueer people do not owe you androgyny. And that your perception of my gender is irrelevant to me. Trans folk have always been here. And we will not apologise for our existence. pic.twitter.com/pzwDLZcCft
— Hafsa Qureshi (@MsHafsaQureshi) March 31, 2022
Meanwhile, Chelsea Manning reminded us that visibility is a tactic, not an objective.
maybe just give people like, idk, housing, healthcare, stability? those would be cool
— Chelsea E. Manning (@xychelsea) March 31, 2022
Trans comic Julia Kaye illustrated the trans agenda, making clear the ways transphobia is tied up with white supremacy and fascism.
have you heard the good word?#TransDayOfVisibility pic.twitter.com/dSTd2Lc4ae
— Julia Kaye 👑 (@upandoutcomic) March 31, 2022
And attorney Chase Strangio showed up with a full game plan for how to win the fight for trans rights.
In the lead up to the 2022 mid-terms and the 2024 presidential election, things are about to get a lot worse for trans people. The GOP has decided that our bodies and survival opportunities are a priority for political debate. Here is how we fight back:
— Chase Strangio (@chasestrangio) April 1, 2022
Trans people have been fighting back against vitriolic governmental, political and cultural attacks for decades. It has reached a crisis point and we need you to join our resistance.
— Chase Strangio (@chasestrangio) April 1, 2022
Honorable mention goes to the cisgender folks who showed up to support transgender people on Twitter this week. Like Beto O’Rourke, who used the opportunity to challenge Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to answer the trans community’s cries for justice.
On #TransDayOfVisibility , I want to say this to trans Texans:
I will always fight alongside you to ensure that you're able to live freely as yourself, free from attacks and discrimination. pic.twitter.com/5LkDge7FOX
— Beto O'Rourke (@BetoORourke) March 31, 2022
Can @GregAbbott_TX answer this question? Beto did
“Hi! I’m a non-binary youth in the education system in Texas. I was wondering what you were going to do to protect my rights and my parents rights to be able to put me on testosterone and all of that?”(2/8/22 – Tyler, Texas – 6) pic.twitter.com/wSztj76der
— BetoMedia (@BetoMedia) February 9, 2022
