Today is Transgender Day of Visibility so we wanted to share this helpful guide to transgender terminology by Schuyler Bailar. We applaud anyone who wants to be an ally and learn the proper language when speaking to/about transgender people. It’s really not hard to learn and there is always room for growth and change. But everyone also understands that humans make mistakes sometimes. So if you say the wrong thing ever, just correct yourself if you catch it, or accept someone else’s correction and move on. As long as you are not deliberately being malicious or refusing to respect people’s pronouns it’s fine.

International Transgender Day of Visibility is an annual event occurring on March 31 dedicated to celebrating transgender people and raising awareness of discrimination faced by transgender people worldwide, as well as a celebration of their contributions to society. The day was founded by US-based transgender activist Rachel Crandall of Michigan in 2009 as a reaction to the lack of LGBT recognition of transgender people, citing the frustration that the only well-known transgender-centered day was the Transgender Day of Remembrance, which mourned the murders of transgender people, but did not acknowledge and celebrate living members of the transgender community. The first International Transgender Day of Visibility was held on March 31, 2009. It has since been spearheaded by the U.S.-based youth advocacy organization Trans Student Educational Resources. (via: Wikipedia)

Here is the full guide to transgender terminology:

Source: Schuyler Bailar

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