Today is a beautiful trans day of visibility and as an out trans guy I'm wearing my colors loud and proud for others who can't.

I've seen a few posts and comments of people planning to come out today and that's great! I'm so happy for those who get to be seen by their loved ones on this day.

But I remember my first trans day of visibility when I was out only to myself, and the second. I felt so much guilt for not coming out, shame when I saw others who had the courage to come out. The second year was the worst.

It's okay if you can't come out, if it's unsafe to do so or if you're just not ready yet. Today can be the push you need, but it doesn't have to be. Absolutely do it if you want and can, but there's no shame in not doing so or waiting for a better time. You can be proud here with us, proud of yourself for every step you had to take to even be here. We're all in this together, out or not.

So good luck to people coming out today, and good trans day of visibility to everyone! 💙🩷🤍🩷💙