To celebrate Transgender Day of Visibility on March 31, Amnesty International and Iranti collaborated on a social media campaign. Trans love letters, focused on promoting shared understanding, respect, love and family through transgender and gender diverse stories.
iranti is an African regional human rights organization based in Johannesburg, using multimedia storytelling, research and advocacy to affirm the human rights of lesbian, trans, non-binary and intersex people.
Iranti and Amnesty International join the rest of the world in celebrating International Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV). It is a day to celebrate trans and gender diverse people while raising awareness and drawing attention to the challenges, discrimination and injustices that trans and gender diverse people continue to face.
under the topic Trans love letters, This is a time for us all to pause and reflect on the importance of promoting greater understanding, inclusion, respect, love and acceptance of trans and gender diverse people. While we celebrate the achievements of transgender and gender diverse people, this is an opportunity to raise awareness about the work that still needs to be done to achieve trans justice around the world.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) recognizes the inherent dignity and equal and inalienable rights of all people as the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world. However, globally, trans and gender diverse people face an attack on their rights driven by increasingly influential anti-rights and anti-gender movements whose goal is to foment hate and exclusion, while promoting a normal society that pressures people to conform to patriarchal norms. , cisnormativity, heteronormativity and stereotypical cisgender gender roles.
Trans or gender diverse people face diverse experiences, their lives are often characterized by deep-rooted structural marginalization and high rates of discrimination, poverty, harassment, violence and exclusion that manifest in their daily lives. The lack of legal recognition of their gender identities and the lack of ability to express themselves and deeply entrenched social norms, harmful gender stereotypes and, in most countries, discriminatory legislation serve to keep trans and transgender people diverse gender invisible and unable to achieve their goals. all its potential. This goes hand in hand with the lack of laws that protect them from multiple and intersectional forms of discrimination in the exercise of their civil, political, social and economic rights, such as access to employment and housing.
Visibility means different things to different people, and we call on governments to listen to the voices and experiences of trans and gender diverse people to better understand what it means to them and how to promote inclusion and respect for their human rights. . States are obliged to promote, protect and fulfill the rights of all people and, for transgender and gender diverse people, this involves efforts by States to combat harmful gender stereotypes that lead to discrimination and inequality , and to ensure that culture and tradition are not used to violate or limit the human rights of trans and gender diverse people.
Trans and gender diverse people are our neighbors, parents, children, friends, family and co-workers. We encourage everyone to join together as advocates for the inclusion and acceptance of trans and gender diverse people, creating a society that represents the beauty and strength of human diversity. Accepting each other's differences with open minds and hearts will not only honor our shared humanity but will also build a more just and equitable world for all of us.
Amnesty International and Iranti hope that this year's Transgender Day of Visibility exemplifies the transformative power of love and acceptance, paving the way for a more inclusive and equitable society where trans and gender diverse people are celebrated, valued and accepted.
Happy International Trans Day of Visibility to all trans and gender diverse people. Love and Solidarity!
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