Transgender Day of Visibility

As the Trump administration rolls back protections and civil rights for transgender Americans and threatens access to gender-affirming care, military careers, federal recognition, sports and more, the holiday and its mission is "more important this year than ever," said Rachel Crandall-Crocker, the day's founder.

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Trans Up Front, an Illinois-base advocacy organization whose mission is to amplify and center trans voices, honored TDOV on Sunday with 5,000-plus people marching through downtown Chicago, organizers estimated.

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In Atlanta, Game Changing Men — a group that focuses on erasing stigmas and barriers for trans men, particularly Black trans men — capped off a week of TDOV programming with its annual cookout Saturday.

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But visibility can be "a double-edged sword," said Shane Diamond, GLAAD's director of communications and advocacy.

"As we are more visible, and out and open ... we tend to see increased backlash and anti-LGBTQ+ policies, anti-transgender policies being introduced," he said.

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The American Civil Liberties Union was tracking 527 anti-LGBTQ+ bills in the U.S. as of March 14, including legislation redefining sex, blocking trans youth from using facilities corresponding with their gender identity and rolling back DEI initiatives.

Trump's return to the White House has also emboldened GOP lawmakers to further restrict trans rights.

  Axios