International Transgender Day of Visibility (TDoV) is a day for celebrating the lives of transgender people, recognizing the contributions we make to society and rallying against the discrimination we face. TDoV also functions as a counterpart to the International Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR)[1]; with TDoR being a somber occasion and TDoV having a more celebratory nature.

For this week, in observation of TDoV, I invite you all, the posters in our community to write a little bit about the celebration of trans lives.

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  1. TDoR is observed on November 20th and memorializes those of us who’s lives were stolen by transphobic violence, particularly trans women of color. TDoR was initially founded in 1999 in remembrance of Rita Hester, Chanelle Pickett, and Monique Thomas, three black trans women who were murdered in the Boston area. ↩︎

  • sodium_nitride [she/her, any]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    25 days ago

    I don’t want to be too negative, but once i start it keeps coming out

    content warning
    suicide

    Still have thoughts such as “I’m such a loser i couldn’t even kill myself” and “why the fuck am I still alive” and “kill me already please”.

    Worst part is that 99% of all my negativity comes from me and inside my brain. I had like, about 10 minutes of calling with my mom. How many hours and days and weeks have I spent since then berating myself? This is my fault, is it not? Am I not just looking for an excuse to give up? Am I not secretly happy that I am hated and a victim? Someone who can attract the pity of people like a parasite. While others who actually deserve help are left behind.

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