28 times trans and non-binary people made history and did truly incredible things in the last year – PinkNews

Chelsea Manning leaves the district courthouse in Alexandria, Virginia, on March 5, 2019. (Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

On Trans Day of Visibility, we celebrate and honour the trans and non-binary communities around the world.

Visibility is a complex thing. For trans women of colour, visibility can increase the violence aimed at them.

For trans people with a public profile, it can lead to online abuse.

But visibility can be positive. Visibility of our community matters, because we matter.

In the last year, hundreds of positive examples of the power of trans visibility were published.

Here are some of PinkNews favourites.

Catholic college responds to trans man coming out with brilliant show of love and support.

Trans woman raised on boxing and bikes comes out to her bodybuilder dad and is overwhelmed by the support.

Trans woman makes history representing Pakistan at United Nations.

Iconic dating show Blind Date just welcomed its first trans contestant.

Brazilian dancer makes history as first openly trans woman at Carnival to take the prestigious role of godmother of the drummers.

Hungarys first-ever Trans Pride sees hundreds demand the right to change their names and legal gender.

Video game makes history with the first-ever playable transgender character from a major developer.

Pokemon GO just introduced its first-ever non-binary character.

Thousands of trans people take to the streets for first-ever National Trans Visibility March.

A Baptist church is making history with its first transgender pastor.

This astrophysicist could become the first non-binary person to lead a major political party in Canada.

Londons first ever Trans+ Pride march in pictures.

Chanel just hired its first-ever openly transgender model.

Victorias Secret hires first transgender model Valentina Sampaio.

Cuba: first transgender couple get married.

Bre Kidman is the first out non-binary person to run for the US Senate.

Japan elects first transgender assemblywoman.

Dad throws trans son a party to celebrate his transition and its the light we need in this dark, dark world.

Heartwarming video shows a dad cutting his trans sons hair ahead of a job interview.

New York will allow trans kids to change legal gender, after lawsuit from a brave 14-year-old.

This trans person sent 8,000 rainbow cards to LGBT+ people disowned by their families this Christmas.

Theres a record number of trans and non-binary people running for parliament in the UK general election.

Trans whistleblower Chelsea Manning has just been made a free woman.

New York state park to be renamed after trans pioneer Marsha P Johnson.

The long-awaited trans Pride flag emoji is finally coming to phones in 2020.

US linguists select singular they as word of the decade.

A transgender woman just made history in the ultra-conservative Muslim-majority Bangladesh.

Trans man and trans woman marry in beautiful Indian wedding ceremony.

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28 times trans and non-binary people made history and did truly incredible things in the last year - PinkNews