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Trans day of visibility 20212/19/2023 Transgender, gender-nonconforming and nonbinary people have a higher rate of HIV than the population as a whole. Regarding HIV rates among transgender people in the United States, a POZ Basics section explains: #TransDayOfVisibility #TransIsBeautiful #TransRightsAreHumanRights nKOEyoqy2s - United Nations March 31, 2021įor more global perspectives on transgender news, see the UNAIDS articles “ Fighting Transphobia and Violence One Social Media Post at a Time,” “ T ransgender Communities in Asia and the Pacific Respond to COVID-19 Through Activism” and “ Solidarity Fund Helping Transgender People During the COVID-19 Pandemic.” On #TransDayOfVisibility, join in calling for the rights of transgender children to be protected. No child should suffer because of who they are.Īll children deserve love, protection & equal rights, including the right to an education free of discrimination & bullying. To counter these statistics, she said, parents must see their children as who they really are and how they want to be in the world. As a result, many of them don’t have an education or money and end up living on the street and relying on sex work. ![]() Its message, producer Swati Bhattacharya tells UNAIDS, is “we have to accept children as they are and, in this case, build up their confidence.” In the UNAIDS article, “ (Wo)man in the Mirror: Seeing Your True Self,” Bhattacharya notes that 98% of transgender people in India leave their homes or are thrown out. The heartwarming video was filmed during COVID-19 and is set during the Indian Kite festival. Produced by the Joint United Nations Programme on AIDS (UNAIDS), the video promotes the #SeeMeAsIAm campaign and hopes to start conversations among families about breaking the taboo of gender diversity among children. Just one example (and others are embedded throughout this article): RuPaul’s Drag Race contestant Gottmik joins LGBTQ suicide prevention group The Trevor Project for a live conversation at 3pm EST, March 31, viewable on the organization’s Instagram account this post on InstagramĪ post shared by Human Rights Campaign for one of the most unique and uplifting messages you’ll find this #TDOV 2021, watch a short video titled “ The Mirror.” It’s at the top of this article as well as on YouTube. To celebrate #TransDayofVisibility, join us for an Instagram Live conversation with on 3/31 at 3pm ET/12pm PT on how we can all support the mental health of transgender and nonbinary youth ?įollow on Instagram to be notified when we go live ? #TDOV /WMZDQUIw7C - The Trevor Project March 30, 2021 It’s a chance to celebrate the transgender community, to show support for and solidarity with them and to raise awareness of the discrimination and challenges they face, including elevated rates of HIV/AIDS.Ī quick search on social media for the hashtags #TransDayofVisibility and #TDOV2021 shows countless events, articles and messages, including posts from transgender, gender-nonconforming and nonbinary (TGNCNB ) people showing pictures of themselves, proud to take up space in the world. ![]() Wednesday, March 31, marks International Transgender Day of Visibility (TDoV) 2021.
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