In 2009, transgender activist Rachel Crandall of Michigan, headquartered in the United States, launched the day. As a response to the lack of LGBT recognition of transgender people, picturing frustration that the only well-known transgender-centered day was the Transgender Day of Remembrance, which mourned transgender individuals' murders but did not acknowledge or celebrate living members of the transgender community.
“There isn't a trans moment. It is just a presence where there was an absence. We deserve so much more.” - Hari Nef (Actress)
Gender identity awareness can approach a child by the age of two, they can start associating themselves with and correspond to the sex at birth. However, for some, the sex assigned at birth is not an accurate representation of their true individuality. Education and awareness about the transgender community is a bridge to acceptance. Beyond the myths and st