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Anna Livia Arida
Visibility is often held up as a milestone — proof of progress, a sign of growing acceptance, a measure of how far we've come. But for trans and gender-diverse people around the world, the reality is far more complex. To be seen can mean to be celebrated. It can also mean to be targeted.
In this conversation, we bring together voices from across continents to discuss the tensions that visibility creates — and to ask the harder questions that advocacy spaces don't always make room for.
What does it truly mean for LGBTQI+ people, and transgender people in particular, to be visible? Is this the right goal for our movement? How do race, class, disability, and geography shape who gets to be visible — and who doesn't? Is visibility itself a concept rooted in the Global North, one that doesn't travel well across borders and contexts? And when visibility puts someone in danger, what is our collective responsibility to protect them? And, we'll dare to ask - when is invisibility the right choice?
Speakers:
Henry Tse: Executive director of Transgender Equality Hong Kong.
Rikki Nathanson: Trans Advocate from Zimbabwe and Senior Advisor at Global Trans Program at OutRight International.
Pau González: Trans masculine community leader and LGBTQI+ rights advocate from Panama.
Moderator:
Jean Freedberg, Global LGBTQI+ Human Rights Fellow at the Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights
This is a conversation about risk and resilience; about the radiance that trans people bring to the world, even — and especially — under pressure. It is a conversation for those who are visible, for those who cannot afford to be, and for everyone navigating the space in between.
Join us for an honest, cross-continental dialogue on what it means to exist, to be seen, and to survive — and thrive — on your own terms.