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International Transgender Day of Visibility - Wikipedia

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International Transgender Day of Visibility
Presenters on stage at the 2016 Trans Day of Visibility celebration in San Francisco.
Observed by	Transgender community and supporters
Type	international, cultural
Date	March 31
Frequency	Annual
First time	2009
Related to	Transgender Day of Remembrance, Transgender Awareness Week

"International Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV) is an annual event occurring on March 31^[1][2] dedicated to celebrating transgender people and

• raising awareness of discrimination faced by transgender people worldwide, 
• as well as a celebration of their contributions to society. 

The day was founded by US-based transgender activist^[3] Rachel Crandall of Michigan in 2009^[4] as a reaction to the lack of LGBT recognition of transgender people, citing the frustration that the only well-known transgender-centered day was the Transgender Day of Remembrance which mourned the murders of transgender people, but did not acknowledge and celebrate living members of the transgender community. 
The first International Transgender Day of Visibility was held on March 31, 2009. It has since been spearheaded by the U.S.-based youth advocacy organization Trans Student Educational Resources.^[5]..."

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