Celebrate Transgender Day of Visibility in the Bay Area 

Rachel Crandall-Crocker, executive director and co-founder of the nonprofit Transgender Michigan, created International Transgender Day of Visibility in 2010. Each March 31, TDOV acknowledges trans and gender nonconforming individuals’ authenticity, societal contributions, diversity, resilience and, simply, their lives. 

“Visibility is important. Without visibility it becomes easier for people to deny our humanity and, subsequently, deny us our rights. At a time when trans people are under attack across this country, trans kids are being bullied and denied access to basic dignity as well as health care, and violence against trans people is on the rise, celebrating trans visibility, our right to be seen and heard and the many roles we hold in society, is even more important,” said Honey Mahogany, chair of the San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee.