International Trans Visibility Day: what is it and …

This Wednesday, like every March 31, the International Trans Visibility Day. The date, set in 2009 by Rachel Crandall, co-founder of the Michigan Transgender organization, was meant to celebrate diversity and make contributions visible that transgender people have brought to society around the world. Also for reflect on and raise awareness of the discrimination and violence that weigh on this group.

Transgender people are those whose gender identity does not match the sex assigned to them at birth. Although our country is at the forefront of the world after the sanction of the Gender Identity Act 26743, promulgated on May 24, 2012, discriminatory barriers persist against this group, particularly in terms of access to health and rights at work.

Over the years, trans people have been vulnerable, stigmatized, discriminated against and raped on a daily basis because of their gender identity. In the first two months of 2021, According to a report published by the Mumalá National Observatory, 69 women, transvestites or trans, were murdered with one violent death every 21 hours.

On this path, references such as Lohana Berkins, who was the first trans person to land a job in the state and run for national parliament. He also founded the first working school for transvestites / trans people.

To commemorate Trans Visibility Day, a summons on social networks to share a photo with a reflection on the importance of the date. In Latin America, the hashtag accompanying the initiative is #VisibilidadTrans.