Trans Day of Visibility

By Daniel
Bookseller, Birdie Books
April 7, 2026

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I’ve seen many boogeymen in the admittedly short time of my political awareness. Since 2012, the role has been embodied by the woke millennial, the “dangerous” immigrant, the big bad public school teacher, and, of course, your local trans woman. It’s an old tool of diversion, one designed to trap us in the pattern of ostracizing our neighbors rather than being united by our humanity. 

It feels like a rather trivial request to be seen. However, we’ve seen a concerted effort over the past few years to push our trans family and friends out of public life. 

Schools and libraries across the nation being forced to remove books like Melissa by Alex Gino and I Am Jazz by Jazz Jennings. U.S. Congress legislating which restrooms are accessible to its own members. Most recently, the Kansas state legislature invalidating the driver’s licenses of hundreds of its citizens overnight. 

I could go on. Between the archaic laws of yesteryear and the recent attacks on the genderqueer community, there is a cursed treasure trove of oppressive efforts. 

So as the powers that be attempt to force Trans people to the periphery of our society, it becomes our responsibility to deliberately illuminate them. It is our duty to hear and read their stories, to learn about their influence on our culture, to join their efforts to resist. 

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