Trans Day of Visibility 2026

CW: Mentions of transphobia and exclusion – there are support links at the bottom of this page if you need them

This blog is slightly different from my others, as this is ahead of Trans Day of Visibility, which is on 31st March.

The battle for trans rights

The increasingly escalating attacks on trans rights have been ongoing for years now. The world is heavy enough as it is, and the fact that trans people are still relentlessly having their rights stripped away is just…exhausting.

If you read my blog from Trans Awareness Week last year, you will have seen the worrying statistics and measures that trans people are facing.

I’m afraid to say, that this has not improved this year…and it’s only March.

Stories from around the world

740 anti-trans bills have currently been introduced across 42 states in America. At the time of writing, 22 of these bills have passed, 31 have failed, and 687 are currently active and are under consideration.

On 26th February, in the state of Kansas, trans residents began to receive letters from the DMV informing them that their licence will be invalid due to a new law (SB 244). This new law states that various forms of ID are now required to ‘reflect sex at birth’.

This new law also bans trans people from using public toilets that match their gender identity. Worse still, people can sue trans people they encounter in toilets for $1,000 in ‘damages’.

On 13th March, a bill has been introduced in India to amend The Transgender Person (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill 2019.

The amendment has narrowed the legal definition of a ‘transgender person’, removes self-identity, erases trans men, non-binary people, as well as others who fall outside of the newly narrowed categories.

Stories at home

Here in the UK, trans rights have been steadily diminishing since the Supreme Court ruling last April.

On 9th March, new prescriptions of gender-affirming hormones are to be paused. This is for those under 18 years old while NHS England run a 90 consultation following a review.

The review in question did not find any evidence of the use of gender-affirming hormones for under-18s to cause significant harm, NHS England has still decided to pause prescriptions. Under-18s that are currently being prescribed hormones will have their prescriptions reviewed by their clinicians.

It also appears that NHS England is also reviewing trans adult access to HRT, with a view of running a consultation on the evidence later in 2026.

Note that these measures do not affect, or have the potential to affect, cisgender people.

Trans people have always existed

The organisation Girlguiding has said that transgender girls must leave the organisation by September.

This decision is in response to the Supreme Court ruling last April.

Girlguides has said the timeframe will allow ‘affected members and their families time to plan, prepare, access support, and decide when – between now and September – they feel ready to leave.’

Girlguides have also stated that trans boys, trans men and non-binary people assigned female at birth can remain or join as members.

This is heartbreaking, and entirely inappropriate. Trans girls and women deserve to be part of women’s spaces.

Good news to end on

On 11th March, Trans Mission – a solidarity concert to raise money for charities Not a Phase and Good Law Project – took place. Although I wasn’t able to go myself, I’ve heard it was an empowering night that was full of trans joy.

It was the first of its kind, and I hope there can be more of these events in the future.

The fight continues

There is so much uncertainty regarding trans people in the UK and around the world, but trans people will always exist, trans lives are not up for ‘debate’, and we will fight this.

L.

Organisations to support

Here are some organisations to consider donating to:

They do amazing work for the trans community, and I highly encourage you to donate if you can.

Support links

  • Shout – available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
  • Samaritans – available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
  • Papyrus UK – Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

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