(Washington Post illustration) Celebrating Trans Day of Visibility is about contending with contradictions. As a trans femme person of color, I know all too well the simultaneous importance of visibility and the imminent danger of it. The first time I met someone who I knew was trans was in my freshman year of college, a Filipina woman whom I regarded with curiosity. Perhaps I felt some kinship with her, as a fellow queer Asian person, that I did not yet fully understand.
