TDOV: When Visibility Stops Feeling Safe

When visibility brings risk instead of safety, holding the rope matters more than ever

By Joanne Lockwood (she/her) FIEDP FRSA FPSA – Written from lived experience, not from the sidelines.

There was a time when Trans Day of Visibility felt simpler.

Not easy. Not safe for everyone. Not universally accepted. But simpler.

It felt like a day to stand tall. To be seen. To say, without apology: I am here. For many of us, visibility meant progress.…