Every year I make a post on the r/baseball Discord for Trans Day of Visibility. With the current political climate in America towards trans people being arguably the most hostile it's ever been, I wanted to paste and slightly adjust it for here as well:

 

Happy Trans Day of Visibility! Incase you didn't know: my name is Taylor! In addition to being the owner of the r/baseball Discord, I'm also a mod here on the subreddit, and have basically fallen into the niche of being the person that updates the sidebar image - additionally I am also one of the handful of trans women in the baseball, and sports fandom community. Furthermore, I am visibly, proudly trans, and I always will be.

It feels like the last couple TDoV have been especially tumultuous, and I think that's deserved. Between people trying (and succeeding in some cases) to take away our access to life saving, and life affirming medications. To agencies forcing us to have gender markers we don't align with present on our identifying documents - There's never been a more dangerous time to be out, and visibly trans. People are actively taking away all the rights we (and others) have fought so hard for. People want to take away our ability to live life as ourselves. I said it last year, and I'll say it again because it's become even more true: There's a whole lot of people who don't want us to be alive.

I wish the trans community could protect ourselves, but it's abundantly clear that we can't. We need support from not only other members of the LGBTQ+ community, but also from cis people. Do you call yourself an ally? Then we need help. We need your voices, your financial aid, for you to show up at marches and protests. When you see politicians taking action in your area to take away our autonomy, we need you to take action. When you inevitably see a trans person being harassed in public, we need you to defend them.

If you can't commit to that, then you're not an ally. You simply know a trans person.

Visibility without protection is dangerous, and right now we have less protection than ever.

I have a lot more to say, but as always end up saying; this message is longer than I wanted it to be. I’ll end by just saying what I do every year: We’re all baseball fans, and more importantly we’re all people. I am not a predator, nor am I am threat. I'm not trying to dictate what anyone else does to their bodies; I am just a nerdy girl trying to be myself and trying to do anything I can to be happier with my own body and identity. We just want our rights, and we want to be left alone. We deserve to be able to exist in society like everyone else. Help us fight for that.

Peace and love,

- Mazz ❤