Each year on March 31, the world observes Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV) to raise awareness about transgender people. It is a day to celebrate the lives and contributions of trans people, while also drawing attention to the disproportionate levels of poverty, discrimination, and violence the community faces compared to cisgender (non-transgender) people.
Eden Seminary joins this movement by lighting the Press Hall Tower with colors of trans solidarity on Monday, March 31st and gathering for a pastoral response of prayer and solidarity on the quadrangle at noon.
“Evident in 2025 is intensifying vitriol and attacks against trans people led by a vocal but loud minority. We are seeing a continued year-over-year increase in anti-LGBTQ bills, including more than 450 anti-LGBTQ bills introduced in state legislatures across the country, according to the American Civil Liberties Union. In addition to these legislative attacks, trans people continue to face direct physical violence, declared an ongoing epidemic by the American Medical Association since 2019, which disproportionately affects Black trans women. That’s why it’s still necessary for trans people to be seen through authentic, diverse, and accurate stories which reflect the actual lived experiences of trans people; both for themselves and for the people who believe they’ve never met a trans person.” (GLAAD, Trans Day of Visibility https://glaad.org/)
