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tangle of rainbows

@tangleofrainbows / tangleofrainbows.tumblr.com

just an enby in new york . . . agender, 29, it/itself
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Today is Transgender day of Visibility! Which is great, its rlly nice for trans people to share their selfies and experiences and to celebrate that, and hopefully some cis people will see this as something other than inspiration porn, and maybe one or two will learn something.

But for a lot of trans people, visibility, or increased visibility is either impossible, unfeasible, dangerous or deadly. Trans women/transfeminine people especially, are arguably more visible than they’ve ever been in contemporary western society, but it certainly hasn’t helped in many respects, we’re getting murdered more frequently than ever, governments and institutions are still trying to deny basic rights, like the right to use bathrooms, to be included in educational curricula, the right to not be discriminated against in employment, housing and education, and we’re still being sent to prison facilities that don’t match our gender, and having our murderers get excused because of ‘trans panic’ defenses.

So shoutout to trans people who aren’t out in fear of violence and discrimination, shout out to trans people who can’t be out because they depend on their abusive families for food or shelter, and especially shout out to all the young people who are sad and confused and haven’t figured out that they’re trans, or are scared of admitting that they’re trans, even to themselves, because we’re demonised in the media when we do have representation, and because the existence of trans people, and the possibility that kids might be trans is apparently not an appropriate topic for children.

So shoutout to past me, and all the trans kids like past me, to whom trans people existed only as cruel, sick jokes, not as people. Who knew only that there was something deeply wrong about them, that they were deeply uncomfortable with some aspect of who they were, that they were certainly going to hell, and who had absolutely no one to turn to, to talk to. Whose confusion and suffering could have been prevented if they lived in a society were it was safe for trans people to be visible.

#important#mad about it#furious about it#tbh#trans day of visibility#transphobia
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[image: trans flag with the text: Transgender day of visibility * March 31st, 2016 * #morethanvisiblity* TSER * www.transstudent.org/tdov ]

Remember that TDOV isn’t just an excuse to share selfies.

Remember that for some trans people (specifically trans women), visibility is dangerous.  

If you are able, challenge yourself to take action today other than just posting/reblogging selfies.  Donate to or share a fundraiser for trans folks in need.  Tell your friends about safe spaces for trans folks in your community.  Encourage people to buy from trans-run businesses, from trans creators, trans artists. Write to trans prisoners. Get involved in prison abolition movements.   Maybe make some other suggestions now that replies are back!

#all of these are good points#trans day of visibility#important
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I’m bigender and two-spirit No, I won’t do twin selfies where I’m ultra feminine in one and ultra masculine in another No, I don’t “look good both ways”, because dysphoria, not being thin, androgynous, or conventionally masculine or feminine enough to “do both”. But I know in my heart and in how I carry myself in my community with other two-spirits, other Indigenous people, I’m whole and that I embody both sides of my gender with pride and with the support of both ancestors and generations who will follow me.

#trans day of visibility#tpoc#look at this beautiful person
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It’s the Trans Day of Visibility again and once again I feel multiple ways. I still think that making visibility one of the lead goals for the trans community is really short sided and dangerous, especially because for trans women/trans feminine people particularly Black trans women/trans feminine people we’ve always had a lot of hypervisibility placed on us which has done nothing positive for us and only helped make it easier for people to harm us. Having more widespread visibility is only going to get us all hurt.

Now visibility can have its positives, because it allows people to see a variety of trans people, our lives, our struggles, how we survive, how we thrive, and that can be a huge help for someone questioning their gender identity. I know there’s been a lot of snide comments about people coming out as trans like its a fad, but I don’t believe that. People just don’t change their pronouns to fit in with the ~cool trans kids~ (seriously how do y’all come up with this), they do it because they realized that they/she/he/xie/hir/etc pronouns fit them and I think that’s wonderful and something we should foster.

So today, I’m choosing to visible as a Black nonbinary trans woman in the hopes that seeing me actually living and surviving (and in a weird way thriving) will help other Black folks who might be struggling with or not fully comfortable with their identities.

Plus I need to stress the point that even with a 5 o’clock shadow or full blown facial hair I’m still hotter than your fave and will continue to get hotter the older I get.

Tl;dr: Visibility ain’t all that good, I’m fine as hell.

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#trans day of visibility#tpoc#look at this beautiful person
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