The Drogheda LGBTQ Support Group will be marking the 12th annual International Transgender Day of Visibility (TDoV) tonight with a virtual Candle light at 8pm.
The event celebrates the resilience and success of transgender and gender nonconforming people and raises awareness of transgender rights.
TDoV was founded by activist Rachel Crandall in 2009. Crandall was inspired by the fact that there was no holiday in existence dedicated to honoring the achievements and contributions of transgender people.
At the time, the only major transgender-centered commemoration was the Transgender Day of Remembrance, which mourns the victims of hate crimes and violence, according to Queerhombolt.org, an online resource for the LGBTQ community.
International Transgender Day of Visibility is an annual event occuring on the 31st March, dedicated to raising awareness of the discrmination faced by the transgender community, but also to celebrating the achivements and contributions of transgender people across the world.
Started in 2009 as a reaction to the lack of LGBT recognition for trans people (except for November’s Transgender Day of Remembrance), TDOV has become a globally celebrated event, bringing attention to the accomplishments of trans people around the world, and contributing to the ongoing fight against transphobia by spreading knowledge and understanding of the trans community.
For more information, see: www.tdov.org
