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31 Mar, 12 tweets, 8 min read
Today is #TransDayOfVisibility

In a year of both victories and defeats for trans people around the world, we take a look back at stories from the past 12 months that have covered their fight to be seen and heard.

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"Most people support, encourage and accept me but when I receive negative comments, I try to have a conversation with them"

Noor Hesham Selim, the trans son of a prominent Egyptian actor, hopes his story will help other trans people in Egypt

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"Everybody seems to think trans people don't think about having a family or the future. I want to show that the LGBT+ community are like anybody else."

Dao Minh Khang may be Vietnam's first trans father and wants acceptance for trans parents

#TDOV
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"The LGBT community is a group of millions of people who demand human rights, labour rights, rights to have their lives respected"

Bolivia's first trans news anchor covers LGBT+ issues in her role, drawing on her own transition and life experience

#TDOV
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"A future without division on the basis of race, gender, gender identity or sexual orientation is entirely within our reach"

Science fiction franchise @StarTrek introduced its first trans and non-binary characters last October

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"Petra's appointment is a calling and an inspiration to governments across the world to increase trans representation in senior positions"

Matt Beard of @AllOut on Belgium's deputy prime minister @pdsutter

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"I want to show society that we can stand as equals and prove that we're not limited to begging, that our lives are much bigger than that"

Students gain language, maths and vocational training at the first school for trans Bangladeshis

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"Our dream has come true. We are so happy to have received an official seal on our relationship."

Elvira Angyal after marrying her wife Tamara Csillag in Hungary last November

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"I am proud to have become Pakistan's first transgender lawyer”

Nisha Rao carved a path from the streets to the courtroom and her example is now inspiring other trans people across the country

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"I have come to Miss Universe Nepal to show the diversity of people in society"

Angel Lama made history in December 2020 as the first trans woman to be a finalist in the Nepalese beauty pageant

#TDOV
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"Night falls ... it's time for the big witches to work."

A gothic music video made by trans migrants in Portugal was shortlisted for the best lockdown video at the 2020 Brazilian m-v-f music video awards

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"This could be revolutionary and create a new dimension in people's thinking"

Bangladeshi activist Tashnuva Anan, who previously worked with NGOs supporting trans people and migrants, read her first daily news bulletin on International Women's Day

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