International Transgender Day of Visibility (often referred to as TDOV or Trans Day of Visibility) is an annual event occurring on March 31 dedicated to celebrating transgender people and raising awareness of discrimination faced by transgender people worldwide, as well as a celebration of their contributions to society.

The event was created by transgender activist Rachel Crandall of Michigan in 2009 as a reaction to the lack of LGBTQ+ recognition of transgender people, citing the frustration that the only well-known transgender-centered day was the Transgender Day of Remembrance, which mourned the murders of transgender people, but did not acknowledge and celebrate living members of the transgender community. The first International Transgender Day of Visibility was held on March 31, 2009. It has since been spearheaded by the U.S.-based youth advocacy organization Trans Student Educational Resources. On February 6, 2025, President Donald Trump issued the executive order “Eradicating Anti-Christian Bias“, citing the previous year’s Transgender Day of Visibility as a reason for the order’s creation.

Links:
Transgender Day of Visibility

Transgender Day of Visibility – GLAAD

Transgender Day of Visibility – GLSEN