I always am thankful for all my Trans friends that are able to be who they are without fear of violence, homelessness, or job security. All my Trans friends are privileged. They have never faced violence or verbal abuse. None of them have been rejected by thier family due to thier Trans identity. I am so grateful and blessed that they are blessed. But Trans Day of Visibility is a about the 40 trans people that have already been murdered this year. It is about the state of emergency that most trans people find themselves in when trying to do everyday things. I read an amazing Dark Matter post about Trans Day of Visibility and what that means to this trans South Asian duo. To sum it up Visibility is not enough. Often visability leads to trans day of rememberance becuase they where murdered for being who they are, or committed suicide for not being able to be who they are. Trans day of visability really needs to be trans day of justice a day where not trans people fight for our fellow trans person's rights. They deserve not to have to fight every day. They deserve the same rights as a cisgender hetero white male. We all do. Trans day of justice would end all these bathrooms laws. There has never been a case of a trans person assaulting a person in the bathroom. But there are plenty of cases of lawmakers committing acts of sexual deviants in the bathroom that lead to legal ramifications. I might not push as far too liberate all bathrooms from the gender binary but binary trans people should be able to go to the bathroom that matches thier gender identity no matter if they "pass", have had surgery, or changed thier identification. Non binary people should have a neutral option in all government buildings, public service buildings, work places, and schools ( for our non binary children) nuetral bathrooms or family bathrooms are easy to use your families and people with disabilities. It really benefits a wide variety of people that should have the right to go to the bathroom. So next year I will tell you what I did for trans day of justice.
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