Transgender Week of Visibility 2025
Our commitment to Lasallian core principles of Respect for All Persons and Inclusive Community compels us to celebrate Transgender Week of Visibility (TWoV) at Saint Mary's College to uplift Trans students and community members.
Through programmatic offerings, our goal is to bring to light the conditions that prevent Trans and gender non-conforming people from being who they are and that which keeps them invisible in our community.
"We as the IC Staff commit to advocating for Trans members within and beyond our SMC community. We ask that you stand with us on Transgender Week of Visibility."
- IC '24-'25 Staff
Special thanks to collaborators that have made programs and events possible: PRIDE, Center for Women and Gender Equity, Mission and Ministry Center, Student Activities and Engagement, Theology and Religious Studies (TRS) and Women's and Gender Studies (WaGS).
What do the students have to say?
Everyone has an identity, identity is what makes people connect with one another. Trans folk should be able to express themselves and show who they are because everyone should be entitled to that right.
Amana Williams (IC Student Staff)
What sets SMC apart from other schools are the inalienable notions of respect for all persons and inclusive community, which are key to our mission statement and Lasallian Core Principles. Celebrating Trans Week of Visibility falls under those principles and is more than dire that our school be celebrating it if those are the principles we truly stand for.
Rebecca Carranza (IC Student Staff)
Transgender Week of Visibility Programs and Events
Please click any of the programs and events below for more information!