#Transgender Flag Day

[aubryjoi]

Happy Trans Day of Visibility! 🏳️‍⚧️✨

I couldn’t be more proud to be part of such an amazing community filled with the most wonderful people. My own trans journey has evolved so much over the past year & I am so grateful to be able to be seen today & every day 💙

Once again, I’ve given Egg some (but not all!) flags under the trans umbrella! I hope you can find yours here 🩷

[filaantrocrowdfunding]

Transgender Flag Day: 6 Inspiring Transgender Figures in India

Ever since ancient times, the presence of transgenders has been recorded in India. The record of transgenders can even be seen in Puranas. They gained further recognition during the medieval era when they held positions such as political advisors, administrators, generals as well as guardians of the harems.

The transgender flag, designed by Monica Helms in 1999, was donated by her to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History on 19th August 2014. The day has since been observed as ‘Transgender Flag Day’ all over the world, to celebrate the legacy of transgender people and raise awareness about their plight.

To celebrate transgender flag day, we would like to talk about six people from the transgender community who have made notable strides in their lives and served as an example to everyone in India.

Akkai Padmashali

Akkai Padmashali’s life is one of turmoil and hardship. At the age of twelve, she tried to take her own life, but she eventually didn’t. Her parents used to berate her for dressing up as a girl, they tried to take her to the doctors to get her ‘fixed’. She later joined Sangama, an LGBT rights group based in Bengaluru, Karnataka. She later founded Ondede, a human rights organization to advocate the rights of children, women, and sexual minorities. She was invited to the International Bar Association in Tokyo in 2014 to speak about transgender issues. Akkai has also famously said, “Why should I die? Let me fight for my community members. I have a huge responsibility on my shoulders”.

It was during the ninth grade when K. Prithika Yashini first recorded feelings of being trapped in the wrong body. Her conservative parents weren’t exactly vocal about trans rights, leading Prithika to run away from her hometown in Salem, Tamil Nadu to Chennai, where she found solace in the city’s transgender community.’ She later applied for Tamil Nadu’s sub-inspector of police. However, the Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board (TNUSRB) rejected her application as she did not belong to any specified gender. Eventually, The High Court of Madras ruled in her favor and she cleared the test, becoming the first transgender police officer in India.

Gauri Sawant became a mainstream icon in India when she was featured in the beautiful and heartwarming ad campaign of Vicks. The advertisement showed the relationship between her and her adopted daughter, Gayatri (the biological daughter of a sex worker who died of AIDS). In 2000, Gauri founded Sakhi Char Chowghi, which helps transgender people and people affected by AIDS. Her life was immortalized in JioCinema’s series called Taali, where her role was played by Sushmita Sen.

Manabi Bandyopadhyay earned the title of ‘doctor’ when she completed her Ph.D. in 2006, becoming the first transgender person to complete a PhD in West Bengal. She later went on to become a professor of Bengali Literature at Vivekananda Centenary College and even penned a novel titled Endless Bondage. She made headlines in 2015 when she became the principal of Krishnagar Women’s College.

Rose Venkatesan became aware of her identity crisis when she was five years old. Her family was unsupportive of her, and used violent methods to ‘set her straight’, she was later thrown out of her house. Undergoing gender reassignment surgery in 2010, Rose Venkatesan works in many fields like television and radio.

Zoya always had a passion for photography. However, she was forced to drop out at an early age, making it difficult to pursue her goals. However, a chance stumbling at a used camera shop rekindled her fire for photography. She became a part of the industry after being a part of Hijada Shap Ki Vardan Part 2, at which’s success party she met the editor of a publication. Today, Zoya Lobo is India’s first transgender photojournalist.

Filaantro has worked to uplift the transgender community in the past. We have conducted a ration kit distribution, along with our partner, Child Help Foundation. The distribution drive also shed light on their plight.

Thank you for taking the time to read the article. Please share this article with all your friends and family members.

[didntaskforfrozenyoghurt]

Happy Trans Day Of Visibility, and happy one year to my trans flag scarf!

I didn't quite get in 365 rows, but I wasn't strictly aiming for it. Much like transition itself, knitting is best done by your own choice, at your own pace and for your own joy.

Also much like my own transition, looking back over the incremental progress I've made on this project brings me a deep satisfaction. I don't have many bold and meaningful items to wear, but when this is done I hope I get to wear it often. As the tides of pride turn back from celebration to protest, I trust this scarf will serve me well.

[illustoryart]

Apparently, when you start making pin designs, it's really hard to stop 😳

Today is a perfect day to share this secret collection! 🏳️‍🌈

There will be a tiny experimental first run, preorder starts on April 3rd in my Kofi shop ❤️

And then we'll see, may be these lighthouses collection will grow ✨

Happy Transgender Day of Visibility! 🏳️‍⚧️

[watercolourcritters]

happy trans day of visibility lovelies <3

[ID: watercolour and ink art of a bouquet of hibiscus flowers painted alternate pink, white, and blue, with one flower in the centre with pink, white, and blue petals. Their stamens are painted gold and silver. Text reads "Happy trans day of visibility <3" in handwritten cursive. End ID.]

Instagram | Etsy

[hilskygify]

Martin Hilský Transgender Day of Visibility pride GIF

M.H. o Shakespearově 20. sonetu: „Je to takový... dneska bych řekl až ‚transgenderový‘ sonet, ten dvacátý.“ zdroj: https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=2875&v=7jTwkAK-6-c&feature=youtu.be

[omg-snakes]

Happy Transgender Day of Visibility!

This baby snake doesn't know what gender is, but I do. To all our trans, non-binary, and genderqueer friends: we see you, we value you, we support you unconditionally!

[nabu630]

HAPPY TRANS DAY OF VISIBILITY

And everyone under the trans umbrella which includes:

Nonbinary(me!)

Agender

Bigender

Genderfluid

Genderqueer

Pangender

Demi girl

Demi boy

And so many other identities that fall under this umbrella.

Love and support you all!

[queerism1969]

[neopronouns-in-action]

So can we start calling this the progress trans flag and using this, or is that too radical a concept for people in 2023?

[ID: A version of the progress trans flag with eight horizontal stripes of: purple, black, blue, pink, white, yellow, black, and brown. In the center are concentric circles of black, dark purple, and gold. End ID.]

Explicitly include nonbinary and intersex people in the trans pride flag. Not just “including nonbinary people” as a single single white stripe for people with “neutral” genders that 99% of people don’t even know is for nonbinary people, and instead think is there to represent transitioning.

If you want support nonbinary people, one small step is to explicitly include us in the trans pride flag, and not just by lumping all of us together into a single “neutral” category that seems like it’s only there to separate the pink and blue stripes.

I’m tired of binary people, both cis and trans, promoting exorsexism and erasing and speaking over nonbinary people. If the pride flag can change to explicitly include and support trans people and people of color, then the trans flag can change too.

Being trans is not just for binary men and women. It’s not just for perisex people or white people. It’s 2023. How about we put the most erased parts of our community front and center in the trans community, and how about the rest of the trans community be proud to fight with us?

There are three main versions of this flag, with the most simplified version up top.

Symmetrical version:

[ID: Three versions of the trans progress pride flag, both with symetrical horizontal stripes of purple, black, blue, pink, yellow, white, yellow, pink, blue, black, and purple. The first version includes a brown sideways chevron, followed by a gold triangle of the intersex flag, with the dark purple circle in the center. The second version has a brown diamond in the center, with concentric circles of black, dark purple, and gold inside it. The third version has only the stripes. End ID.]

The white and yellow stripe on this six-striped version are reversed so that the white stripe, like the black, is easy to see against all background colors.

[ID: Two versions of the six-striped version of the trans progress pride flag, with stripes of purple, black, blue, pink, white, and yellow. The first version includes a brown sideways chevron, followed by a gold triangle of the intersex flag, with the purple circle in the center. The second version has a brown diamond in the center, with concentric circles of black, dark purple, and gold inside it. The third version has only the stripes. End ID.]

Here is the web archive link where you can download the HD versions of these flags, including the symbols:

“https://archive.org/details/progress-trans-flag”

Do not add images to this post unless they include a plain text image description in the body of the post directly below the image.

ALT text is not accessible for everyone who needs an image description. Plain text image descriptions are the most accessible option. That’s why I used an image description and not ALT text.

Please also do not suggest replacements or variations of this flag that leave out the black, white, purple, or yellow. They were all chosen for a reason. You can add other colors if you want, but removing the purple, yellow, black, or white is just as egregious as removing the blue or pink would be.

The black, white, yellow, and purple all represent forms of identity outside the binary. Combining the black and white into grey erases so many people and completely misunderstands the purpose of those stripes.

These are the baseline colors for the flag, you can customize them via less saturation, darkness, ect, when making art or using it for your own purposes. You do not need to color pick directly from this flag any time you use it.

Edit 12/10/23: go read this post too.

[aubryjoi]

Happy Trans Day of Visibility! 🏳️‍⚧️✨

Now more than ever, I am proud to be part of a community of such amazing individuals.

I’m trans non-binary! I gave Egg a handful of flags representing a bunch of (but not all!) different trans identities. I hope you can find yours here! 💙💖

[demibutnotlovato]

Happy International Non-Binary People's Day, my dear favorite enbies here on Tumblr. 🤗💜 We are here, we are proud, and we are beautiful. 💪

[tanihanya]

RATING PRIDE FLAGS: DAY 1 2??

Soo... Of Course I set out something to do over pride month and then miss the LITERAL FIRST DAY Buttt... I'm gonna start it now !! at 12am!! wooo DAY 1 (or 2): THE PROGRESS FLAG

BOTH VARIANTS!

1. BOTH FLAGS

Okay--- So, Based on looks alone, these two flags have always historically been my favourites. I guess it's a really simple yet complex design as a whole? It's everything amazing about the Pride Flag: It has way too many colours, and is way too hard to draw to be a good flag design,,, BUT STILL WORKS??

Because of this, The Progress Flags work soo well with what they represent. They do break the rules of flag design, but the fact that they still mean so much and still work so well aesthetically, as flags? beautiful--- 100%, 10/10, Amazing.

2. The Differences

Okay... So, The only thing that seperates them is the representation of Intersex people on the second flag. In the past, I have normally disliked that aesthetically- as I believed it pushed the flag from 'overcomplicated in a good way' to 'overcomplicated in an impossible way'--- However, I've really gotta say, My opinion has changed. While I do love the extra space my identity- the trans colours, get on the Progress Flag... Intersex Representation adds so much to this flag, and I don't know, the extra number of arrows look rad as hell?? OVERALL, Newer Progress Flag just over-all wins for me. (I mean, as a flag, including the meaning, it was always better due to the representation anyways--) Buttt yea !! That's all for today !! That's today's lil Pride Flag Rant over !! hehe

[transcendragon]

My trans art from the past for trans day of visibility!

If you want to support a trans artist, check out my Kofi: Kofi.com/transcendragons

My original art made in Procreate. Image description: five pieces of art themed to the blue, white, and pink colors of the trans flag. The first is a flying dragon, the second a white rat walking at the bottom of a waterfall, the third is a blue wave coming up on a pink shore, the forth a creek themed to the colors of the transfem flag with many pinks, and the final fifth a blue ocean with the outline of a shark themed to the transmasc flag.

[green-tea-crow]

If I see a non-passing t woman in the women's bathroom I feel the need to compliment her, even if I don't love her hair or what she's wearing all that much, because I cried the first time I heard somebody on a show use they/them pronouns and if I can make somebody in real life feel a fraction of that safety and acceptance, I will

[creepincrawl]

Today is my 3 year anniversary of when I got top surgery! Literally the best thing that ever happened to me and I'm forever grateful for those in my life who support me every single day.