Today, March 31, is International Transgender Day of Visibility — a day when “we celebrate the joy and resilience of trans and non-binary people everywhere by elevating voices and experiences from these communities,” as described by the Human Rights Campaign.
Earlier this week, the Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Youth held a gathering for the community on the steps of the State House on Beacon Hill.
Reports National Public Radio’s GBH:
The rally came ahead of Trans Day of Visibility on March 31, which, in Washington, D.C., will culminate with the March for Queer & Trans Youth Autonomy. It will be the first major queer and trans-led demonstration in the nation’s capital.
“We’re just here to say that we deserve gathering not just on hot June parades, but also on wet March mornings,” said North American Indian Center of Boston civic engagement coördinator Reggi Alkiewicz during their address to the crowd.
It was evident that the damp chill of early spring did not temper the enthusiasm radiating from Beacon Street. Commission executive director Shaplaie Brooks emphasized the commonwealth’s legacy of pioneering social initiatives and the necessity that it remain at the vanguard of progressivism: Massachusetts is the first state to have such a commission centered on the wellbeing of LGBTQ youth.
Read the complete GBH report here.
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