Transgender Day of Visibility | |
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![]() Presenters on stage at the 2016 Trans Day of Visibility celebration in San Francisco | |
Observed by | Transgender community and supporters |
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Date | March 31 |
Frequency | Annual |
First time | 2009 |
Related to | Transgender Awareness Week, Transgender Day of Remembrance |
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Transgender topics |
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International Transgender Day of Visibility, often simply Trans Day of Visibility (often shortened online as TDOV), is an annual event dedicated to celebrating transgender people raising awareness of discrimination faced by transgender people, and acknowledging their contributions to society. The first International Transgender Day of Visibility was held on March 31, 2009,[1][2] and has since been spearheaded by the U.S.-based youth advocacy organization Trans Student Educational Resources.[3]