Today we at RFF join partners, friends and supporters around the world to recognize the 12th Annual International Day of Trans Visibility.

Today celebrates the resilience, determination and successes of transgender and gender non-conforming persons around the world, while raising awareness of trans rights issues both here at home and abroad.

We celebrate our trans friends and family of all faiths today and commit ourselves to standing with them and supporting them until and beyond the day when equal rights, equal treatment and equal respect have been achieved.

The International Day of Trans Visibility was established in 2009 by US-based trans activist Rachel Crandall to enhance and celebrate worldwide visibility of trans people.