Seek out stories by transgender creators. Here are a few ways to support the transgender community today: Because of this, GLAAD says, it is imperative that entertainment media gets it right when talking about transgender stories. Here’s why it matters: Recent polls show that one-quarter of people in the US say they personally know someone who is transgender, meaning that the majority of Americans learn about the transgender community from what they see in entertainment media. For the third year in a row, GLAAD’s Studio Responsibility Index also reported no transgender characters in a major movie.Įlliot Page becomes first trans man to appear on Time magazine cover According to a recent Gallup poll, 11.3 percent of LGBT adults identify as transgender, yet when it comes to representation in the media, there are only 29 transgender characters across prime-time broadcast, cable, and streaming originals, according to media advocacy organization GLAAD. Today illustrates the importance of transgender representation worldwide, especially as transgender and gender-nonconforming people face risks every day. The importance of transgender representation While the Transgender Day of Remembrance (or TDOR) is held every year on November 20 to memorialize the transgender people who have lost their lives as a result of anti-transgender violence, TDOV is a day dedicated to honor and empower the lives of transgender and nonbinary people. It was started as a day of awareness to celebrate the successes of transgender and gender-nonconforming people and is an important day for the LGBTQ community. Transgender Day of Visibility (or TDOV) was founded in 2009 by Rachel Crandall, a Michigan-based transgender activist and the Executive Director of Transgender Michigan. With transgender visibility in the US at an all-time high in politics, media and sports, today is a day for allies and advocates to show up and show support. Today, transgender and nonbinary people around the world will recognize International Transgender Day of Visibility.
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