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Tommy Dorfmanis empowering trans people and cis allies alike this week forInternational Transgender Day of Visibility.The13 Reasons Whyalum, 29, tells PEOPLE she hopes to “just inspire one person, one cis person who reads this, to take action in their community” every day of the year as she participates in avirtual conversationforVisible’sTDOV campaign.She points to thenearly 250 pieces of anti-LGBTQ legislationbeing considered across the country in 2022 alone as a need for support. “I think it’s very much the sentiment of, if one person’s under attack, we’re all under attack,” Dorfman says, recommendingTrans-Week.comas a valuable resource.“I think it’s really important that we can come together, not just on one day, not just on Trans Day of Visibility,” she adds. “But as you can see, these pieces of legislation that are targeting trans children primarily right now, and LGBTQ people nationwide, people are fighting to dismiss us, to endanger us, to kill us every single day of the year.“Dorfman, whoreintroduced herself as a trans womanlast July in an interview withTIME, also emphasizes the importance of visibility when it came to her own journey with gender identity.“I think the more trans people I came in contact with, the safer I felt acknowledging that part of myself and making some choices to come home to my truest, most authentic self,” she explains. “I think we don’t know what we don’t know.RELATED VIDEO: How Mj Rodriguez, First Trans Woman to Receive Historic Emmy Nomination, Bonded with a Homeless Fan"We’ve all had different types of awakenings and different types of transitions in our lives,” says Dorfman. “And the more I saw people comfortable in their bodies, specifically trans-feminine people, the more content I saw around the trans-feminine experience, the safer I felt to come out and to live my life authentically, and that there would be space for me too.“Dorfman is one of several influential trans voices participating in Visible’s TDOV campaign, sharing aconversationwithMatt Bernstein. Visible has utilized funds to supportTrans Lifelinethrough their virtual accelerator programVisible Connect, and this TDOV, they’re making a donation to theIt Gets Better Project.
Tommy Dorfmanis empowering trans people and cis allies alike this week forInternational Transgender Day of Visibility.
The13 Reasons Whyalum, 29, tells PEOPLE she hopes to “just inspire one person, one cis person who reads this, to take action in their community” every day of the year as she participates in avirtual conversationforVisible’sTDOV campaign.
She points to thenearly 250 pieces of anti-LGBTQ legislationbeing considered across the country in 2022 alone as a need for support. “I think it’s very much the sentiment of, if one person’s under attack, we’re all under attack,” Dorfman says, recommendingTrans-Week.comas a valuable resource.
“I think it’s really important that we can come together, not just on one day, not just on Trans Day of Visibility,” she adds. “But as you can see, these pieces of legislation that are targeting trans children primarily right now, and LGBTQ people nationwide, people are fighting to dismiss us, to endanger us, to kill us every single day of the year.”
Dorfman, whoreintroduced herself as a trans womanlast July in an interview withTIME, also emphasizes the importance of visibility when it came to her own journey with gender identity.
“I think the more trans people I came in contact with, the safer I felt acknowledging that part of myself and making some choices to come home to my truest, most authentic self,” she explains. “I think we don’t know what we don’t know.
RELATED VIDEO: How Mj Rodriguez, First Trans Woman to Receive Historic Emmy Nomination, Bonded with a Homeless Fan
“We’ve all had different types of awakenings and different types of transitions in our lives,” says Dorfman. “And the more I saw people comfortable in their bodies, specifically trans-feminine people, the more content I saw around the trans-feminine experience, the safer I felt to come out and to live my life authentically, and that there would be space for me too.”
Dorfman is one of several influential trans voices participating in Visible’s TDOV campaign, sharing aconversationwithMatt Bernstein. Visible has utilized funds to supportTrans Lifelinethrough their virtual accelerator programVisible Connect, and this TDOV, they’re making a donation to theIt Gets Better Project.
source: people.com
