{"id":2268,"date":"2023-03-30T13:22:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-30T19:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/?p=2268"},"modified":"2023-06-06T13:35:09","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T19:35:09","slug":"trans-visibility-in-child-welfare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/parent-partner-blog\/trans-visibility-in-child-welfare\/","title":{"rendered":"Trans Visibility In Child Welfare"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"has-arrow-mask-down ani-bottom has-arrow-mask-pad has-arrow-mask wp-block-group has-wider-padding has-sticky-radius has-0-9-background-color has-background has-arrow-mask has-arrow-mask-down ani-bottom has-arrow-mask-pad has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:15px;border-top-right-radius:15px;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<header class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7db9d80f wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-0-9-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0af18515 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\" wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrowed-back\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/blog\">Back to Blogs<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\" class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/category\/parent-partner-blog\/\" rel=\"tag\">Parent Partner Blog<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h1 style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-h-2-font-size\">Trans Visibility In Child Welfare<\/h1><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-first-md is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"ani-bottom has-arrow-mask-down has-arrow-mask wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Trans-Visibility-Day.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"March 31 is the International Transgender Day of Visibility.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Trans-Visibility-Day.png 760w, https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Trans-Visibility-Day-450x258.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-full-width-m has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-704e782a wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-4-font-size\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-small-font-size\"><strong>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/nation\/the-history-behind-international-transgender-day-of-visibility\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">International Transgender Day of Visibility<\/a>\u00a0(TDoV) is celebrated annually on March 31. The holiday was founded by the American transgender activist\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.transgendermichigan.org\/who-we-are\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rachel Crandall<\/a>\u00a0of Michigan in 2009 due to the lack of LGBTQ+ events celebrating transgender people. It is an annual day dedicated to celebrating trans and non-binary people and raising awareness of discrimination faced by transgender people. TDoV is a day to acknowledge and celebrate the living transgender community in addition to the annual\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/events\/transgender-day-of-remembrance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Transgender Day of Remembrance<\/a>, which mourns the murders of transgender people. The first International Transgender Day of Visibility was held on March 31, 2009, and is continued worldwide.<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trans Visibility In Child Welfare<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">By Nicole Drake&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Visibility is the act of holding space for individuals to be seen as their authentic selves, beyond the narrow definitions of their identity. In child welfare, we are charged to not just see but to support individuals with rich identities in creating their own definitions of safety, permanency, and wellbeing. This challenges us to move beyond the narrative of a single story. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie describes how she found her authentic cultural voice in her\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/chimamanda_ngozi_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story\/comments\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TED Talk<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person based on facet(s) of their identity, we risk a critical misunderstanding(*1). Similarly, E.R Green and L. Mauer, authors of Transgender 101, implore us to move beyond a single narrative of gender; \u201cA particularly challenging truth for those who wish to be our allies is that there are hundreds and hundreds of different ways of \u201cbeing\u201d trans, and that even trans people themselves don\u2019t often agree on what the issues are, or ought to be&#8230; Understanding the many ways there are of being trans, in fact, is really just a subset of an education in the many ways there are of being human. It\u2019s not just trans people who are trying to move beyond the binary \u2013 it\u2019s all of us. Each of us is on a journey to find our own truth, a truth that more often than not lies somewhere between the poles of human experience.\u201d(*2)\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">A teacher I had in grade school was adamant the two most important questions we can ask ourselves are, \u201chow big is this picture?\u201d and, \u201chow do I know what I think I know?\u201d For me, asking these questions may just be one answer to how child welfare workers create space for visibility. Through my time in this field, I have been given more glimpses into the stories of trans and non-binary individuals. I now realize what I may have missed during my time as a caseworker; questions I never asked that would have opened the door to stories I never heard, and opportunities to affirm young people as whole, just as they are. I invite you to take a journey with me, through stories of different youth served in our system, compiled into a single story of my what might have been.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Had I asked young people about their pronouns or introduced myself with mine, perhaps I would have heard the story of the young person who identifies as \u201cthey\/them\u201d or \u201cze\/zir\u201d. I might have heard their fear in asking their caregiver to refer to them as they identify and their discomfort in not being seen and embraced as who they are. I might have sought out resources like the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/familyproject.sfsu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Family Acceptance Project<\/a>(*3)\u00a0and understood that a tiny shift in caregiver behavior (such as using pronouns or other affirming behaviors) makes a big difference in decreasing risk for suicide and other serious health concerns.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Had I known the story of the youth who felt their caseworker assumed their needs as a non-binary youth were met but never asked, I might have been more curious during monthly home visits. Perhaps I would have asked how they identify more than once. I may have been relentless in reviewing protections for non-discrimination with every youth, regardless of their identity, highlighting their ability to access undergarments, clothing, and room assignments that align with their gender identity, rather than the sex they were assigned at birth. I would have embraced any discomfort or confusion from gender conforming youth who questioned this review as a learning opportunity. I would have offered to them how important it is to not assume someone\u2019s gender identity. I would have explained that by reviewing all protections with all youth, we create space for a safe disclosure.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Had I flipped the script on the statement by one youth in foster care to \u201ctake this sh*t seriously!\u201d to hear \u201cdon\u2019t assume that I am trying on different gender identities as manipulation or desire for special treatment\u201d, I might have further heard their truth, which was: \u201cthere is a lot of lip service support from professionals and caregivers but very little material support\u201d. I would have been gifted their story that, \u201ceveryone claims their needs are a priority but treat literally anything else as more important, that material support for a youth\u2019s LGBTQ+ identities comes at a glacial pace, if at all.\u201d In hearing this, I could have better advocate for their needs. I may have educated myself on gender affirming care, so I understood there is no one-size fits all in achieving gender congruence(*4). I would have known that being trans doesn\u2019t always include seeking surgery to have a body that aligns with gender identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Had I read experiences of trans and non-binary individuals like those presented in the article\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/ywe34x\/six-people-told-us-their-favorite-things-about-being-transgender\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Six people told us their favorite things about being transgender<\/a>\u00a0or cultivated relationships with those who are gender diverse, I would have had many narratives to share. I may have shared a story of resilience not in spite of but because of their identity: \u201cthe best part [of my identity] has been turning features that used to hurt me into tools of resilience&#8230; Embracing your identity feels like liberation: I now know that I am not inherently meant to be ridiculed, that my emotions are as valid as another&#8217;s, that I&#8217;m not off so much as I am on to something.\u201d\u00a0<br><br>Had I known about the time lost, I might have found more connections for the trans and non-binary youth I served, so they could see what self-acceptance looks like. \u201cI started my transition at 36, and I wish I could have found the courage and the self-acceptance to begin earlier. Not that there was something I could have done as a woman in my twenties that I can\u2019t do now, but that I spent so long hating myself. Decades spent self-policing when I could have just been me.\u201d(*5) Most of all, I would have seen the answer to the question, \u201chow big is this picture of gender identity?\u201d is infinite and limitless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><strong>(1)\u00a0Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie \u2022 TEDGlobal 2009.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/chimamanda_ngozi_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story\/comments\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/chimamanda_ngozi_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story\/comments<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><strong>(2)\u00a0Finney Boylan, J. (2015). Transgender \u201c101\u201d: Introduction. In Green, E. R., &amp; Maurer, L., Teaching Transgender Toolkit: A facilitator\u2019s guide to increasing knowledge, decreasing prejudice &amp; building skills (p. 70). Planned Parenthood of Southern Finger Lakes.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.teachingtransgender.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.teachingtransgender.org\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><strong>(3)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/familyproject.sfsu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/familyproject.sfsu.edu\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><strong>(4)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/genderspectrum.org\/articles\/understanding-gender\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/genderspectrum.org\/articles\/understanding-gender<\/a>. Finding congruence is an ongoing process throughout each of our lives as we continue to grow and gain insight into ourselves. It is most often found through exploration. For some, finding congruence is fairly simple; for others, it is a much more complex process. But the fundamental need to find gender congruence is true for us all, and any degree to which we don\u2019t experience it can be distressing.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><strong>(5)Goldfarb, A. (2018, June 4). Six people told us their favorite things about being transgender. Vice.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/ywe34x\/six-people-told-us-their-favorite-things-about-being-transgender\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/ywe34x\/six-people-told-us-their-favorite-things-about-being-transgender<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0884d4d2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\" wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outlined\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/blog\">Back to Blogs<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center blog-single-share is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><div class=\"share\"><div class=\"share__inner\"><div class=\"share__title\">SHARE:<\/div> <!-- Simple Share Buttons Adder (8.5.3) simplesharebuttons.com --><div ><div style=\"text-align:left\"><span >Share this&#8230;<\/span><br\/><a data-site=\"facebook\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?t=Trans Visibility In Child Welfare&#038;u=https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2268\"  target=_blank  style=\"color:; background-color: ; height: 48px; width: 48px; \" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-share-buttons-adder\/buttons\/somacro\/facebook.png\" style=\"width: 35px;\" title=\"facebook\"  alt=\"Share on facebook\" \/><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><use href=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/themes\/co4kids\/dist\/assets\/images\/theme.sprite.svg#share-facebook\"><\/use><\/svg><\/a><a data-site=\"pinterest\"  href=\"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?description=Trans Visibility In Child Welfare&#038;media=&#038;url=https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2268\"  target=_blank  style=\"color:; background-color: ; height: 48px; width: 48px; \" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-share-buttons-adder\/buttons\/somacro\/pinterest.png\" style=\"width: 35px;\" title=\"pinterest\"  alt=\"Share on pinterest\" \/><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><use href=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/themes\/co4kids\/dist\/assets\/images\/theme.sprite.svg#share-pinterest\"><\/use><\/svg><\/a><a data-site=\"twitter\"  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Trans Visibility In Child Welfare&#038;url=https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2268&#038;via=\"  target=_blank  style=\"color:; background-color: ; height: 48px; width: 48px; \" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-share-buttons-adder\/buttons\/somacro\/twitter.png\" style=\"width: 35px;\" title=\"twitter\"  alt=\"Share on twitter\" \/><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><use href=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/themes\/co4kids\/dist\/assets\/images\/theme.sprite.svg#share-twitter\"><\/use><\/svg><\/a><a data-site=\"linkedin\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?title=Trans Visibility In Child Welfare&#038;url=https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2268\"  target=_blank  style=\"color:; background-color: ; height: 48px; width: 48px; \" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-share-buttons-adder\/buttons\/somacro\/linkedin.png\" style=\"width: 35px;\" title=\"linkedin\"  alt=\"Share on linkedin\" \/><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><use href=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/themes\/co4kids\/dist\/assets\/images\/theme.sprite.svg#share-linkedin\"><\/use><\/svg><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More Posts<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"post-feed post-feed--col-4 wp-block-aquamin-post-feed\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-feed__list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"post-feed__item has-pseudo-background-1 post-feed__item--type-post has-4-5-term-color post-363181 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-parent-partner-blog\">\n\t<div class=\"post-feed__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/category\/parent-partner-blog\/\" class=\"post-feed__term\">\n\t\t\t\tParent Partner Blog\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"post-feed__torso\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"post-feed__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/parent-partner-blog\/april-and-eric\/\">\n\t\t\t\tThe Power of &#8216;Never Giving Up&#8217;: April and Eric&#8217;s Journey as Foster and Adoptive Parents\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"post-feed__media has-arrow-mask has-arrow-mask-left ani-bottom\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/LangeFamilyPhotos-7-3-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"An outdoor family portrait features eight people, including two young boys and six adults, posing and smiling on a dirt path with a large, jagged reddish-brown mountain in the background.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/LangeFamilyPhotos-7-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/LangeFamilyPhotos-7-3-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/LangeFamilyPhotos-7-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/LangeFamilyPhotos-7-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/LangeFamilyPhotos-7-3.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"post-feed__footer\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/parent-partner-blog\/april-and-eric\/\" class=\"post-feed__more button--arrowed\">\n\t\t\tLeer el Art\u00edculo\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"post-feed__item has-pseudo-background-1 post-feed__item--type-post has-4-5-term-color post-355510 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-parent-partner-blog\">\n\t<div class=\"post-feed__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/category\/parent-partner-blog\/\" class=\"post-feed__term\">\n\t\t\t\tParent Partner Blog\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"post-feed__torso\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"post-feed__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/parent-partner-blog\/careportal-and-beautiful-redemption\/\">\n\t\t\t\tDiscover How CarePortal and Beautiful Redemption are Supporting Colorado&#8217;s Families\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"post-feed__media has-arrow-mask has-arrow-mask-left ani-bottom\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CarePortal-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Two men, one with a clipboard, delivering furniture out of a truck to a woman.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CarePortal-1.jpg 760w, https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CarePortal-1-450x258.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/>\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"post-feed__footer\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/parent-partner-blog\/careportal-and-beautiful-redemption\/\" class=\"post-feed__more button--arrowed\">\n\t\t\tLeer el Art\u00edculo\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"post-feed__item has-pseudo-background-1 post-feed__item--type-post has-4-5-term-color post-305482 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-parent-partner-blog\">\n\t<div class=\"post-feed__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/category\/parent-partner-blog\/\" class=\"post-feed__term\">\n\t\t\t\tParent Partner Blog\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"post-feed__torso\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"post-feed__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/parent-partner-blog\/deandreas-kinship-journey\/\">\n\t\t\t\tDeAndrea\u2019s Kinship Journey: A Commitment to Family Connection\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"post-feed__media has-arrow-mask has-arrow-mask-left ani-bottom\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"711\" src=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Oct13-172025-369-1024x711.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"A smiling woman with dark hair wearing a denim jacket is holding a young boy wearing a burgundy shirt and blue glasses in an outdoor setting with a fall-colored background.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Oct13-172025-369-1024x711.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Oct13-172025-369-450x313.jpg 450w, https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Oct13-172025-369-768x534.jpg 768w, https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Oct13-172025-369-1536x1067.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Oct13-172025-369.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"post-feed__footer\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/parent-partner-blog\/deandreas-kinship-journey\/\" class=\"post-feed__more button--arrowed\">\n\t\t\tLeer el Art\u00edculo\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"post-feed__item has-pseudo-background-1 post-feed__item--type-post has-4-5-term-color post-233229 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-parent-partner-blog\">\n\t<div class=\"post-feed__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/category\/parent-partner-blog\/\" class=\"post-feed__term\">\n\t\t\t\tParent Partner Blog\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"post-feed__torso\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"post-feed__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/parent-partner-blog\/529-plans\/\">\n\t\t\t\tSecure A Full $2,500 CollegeInvest Match: Key Deadlines and Enrollment Details for CO Families\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"post-feed__media has-arrow-mask has-arrow-mask-left ani-bottom\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/529-Plans.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Toddler siting on a carpet playing with wooden blocks.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/529-Plans.jpg 500w, https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/529-Plans-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/529-Plans-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"post-feed__footer\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/parent-partner-blog\/529-plans\/\" class=\"post-feed__more button--arrowed\">\n\t\t\tLeer el Art\u00edculo\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0International Transgender Day of Visibility\u00a0(TDoV) is celebrated annually on March 31. The holiday was founded by the American transgender activist\u00a0Rachel Crandall\u00a0of Michigan in 2009 due to the lack of LGBTQ+&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":2271,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_aquamin_featured_video":"","_aquamin_featured_post":false,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"faux-post-tag":[],"class_list":["post-2268","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-parent-partner-blog"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Trans Visibility In Child Welfare - CO4Kids<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/parent-partner-blog\/trans-visibility-in-child-welfare\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_ES\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Trans Visibility In Child Welfare\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The\u00a0International Transgender Day of Visibility\u00a0(TDoV) is celebrated annually on March 31. The holiday was founded by the American transgender activist\u00a0Rachel Crandall\u00a0of Michigan in 2009 due to the lack of LGBTQ+...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/parent-partner-blog\/trans-visibility-in-child-welfare\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"CO4Kids\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-03-30T19:22:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-06-06T19:35:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Trans-Visibility-Day.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"760\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"435\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Carla Rodriguez\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Escrito por\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Carla Rodriguez\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Tiempo de lectura\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"6 minutos\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":[\"Article\",\"BlogPosting\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/co4kids.org\\\/es\\\/parent-partner-blog\\\/trans-visibility-in-child-welfare\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/co4kids.org\\\/es\\\/parent-partner-blog\\\/trans-visibility-in-child-welfare\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Carla Rodriguez\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/co4kids.org\\\/es\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/68c2b04bb67a8ba10c51d4f041f1fa1f\"},\"headline\":\"Trans Visibility In Child Welfare\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-03-30T19:22:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-06-06T19:35:09+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/co4kids.org\\\/es\\\/parent-partner-blog\\\/trans-visibility-in-child-welfare\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":1305,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/co4kids.org\\\/es\\\/parent-partner-blog\\\/trans-visibility-in-child-welfare\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/co4kids.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/06\\\/Trans-Visibility-Day.png\",\"articleSection\":[\"Parent Partner Blog\"],\"inLanguage\":\"es\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/co4kids.org\\\/es\\\/parent-partner-blog\\\/trans-visibility-in-child-welfare\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/co4kids.org\\\/es\\\/parent-partner-blog\\\/trans-visibility-in-child-welfare\\\/\",\"name\":\"Trans Visibility In Child Welfare - CO4Kids\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/co4kids.org\\\/es\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/co4kids.org\\\/es\\\/parent-partner-blog\\\/trans-visibility-in-child-welfare\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/co4kids.org\\\/es\\\/parent-partner-blog\\\/trans-visibility-in-child-welfare\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/co4kids.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/06\\\/Trans-Visibility-Day.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-03-30T19:22:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-06-06T19:35:09+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/co4kids.org\\\/es\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/68c2b04bb67a8ba10c51d4f041f1fa1f\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/co4kids.org\\\/es\\\/parent-partner-blog\\\/trans-visibility-in-child-welfare\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"es\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/co4kids.org\\\/es\\\/parent-partner-blog\\\/trans-visibility-in-child-welfare\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"es\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/co4kids.org\\\/es\\\/parent-partner-blog\\\/trans-visibility-in-child-welfare\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/co4kids.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/06\\\/Trans-Visibility-Day.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/co4kids.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/06\\\/Trans-Visibility-Day.png\",\"width\":760,\"height\":435,\"caption\":\"March 31 is the International Transgender Day of Visibility.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/co4kids.org\\\/es\\\/parent-partner-blog\\\/trans-visibility-in-child-welfare\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/co4kids.org\\\/es\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Trans Visibility In Child Welfare\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/co4kids.org\\\/es\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/co4kids.org\\\/es\\\/\",\"name\":\"CO4Kids\",\"description\":\"If not you, then who?\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/co4kids.org\\\/es\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"es\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/co4kids.org\\\/es\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/68c2b04bb67a8ba10c51d4f041f1fa1f\",\"name\":\"Carla Rodriguez\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"es\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/ee5be51254b1a524a606dbcc132353f78daae917ad5303220cb7401e467550e1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/ee5be51254b1a524a606dbcc132353f78daae917ad5303220cb7401e467550e1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/ee5be51254b1a524a606dbcc132353f78daae917ad5303220cb7401e467550e1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Carla Rodriguez\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/co4kids.org\\\/es\\\/author\\\/carla-a-rodriguezstate-co-us\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Trans Visibility In Child Welfare - CO4Kids","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/parent-partner-blog\/trans-visibility-in-child-welfare\/","og_locale":"es_ES","og_type":"article","og_title":"Trans Visibility In Child Welfare","og_description":"The\u00a0International Transgender Day of Visibility\u00a0(TDoV) is celebrated annually on March 31. The holiday was founded by the American transgender activist\u00a0Rachel Crandall\u00a0of Michigan in 2009 due to the lack of LGBTQ+...","og_url":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/parent-partner-blog\/trans-visibility-in-child-welfare\/","og_site_name":"CO4Kids","article_published_time":"2023-03-30T19:22:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-06-06T19:35:09+00:00","og_image":[{"width":760,"height":435,"url":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Trans-Visibility-Day.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Carla Rodriguez","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Escrito por":"Carla Rodriguez","Tiempo de lectura":"6 minutos"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":["Article","BlogPosting"],"@id":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/parent-partner-blog\/trans-visibility-in-child-welfare\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/parent-partner-blog\/trans-visibility-in-child-welfare\/"},"author":{"name":"Carla Rodriguez","@id":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/#\/schema\/person\/68c2b04bb67a8ba10c51d4f041f1fa1f"},"headline":"Trans Visibility In Child Welfare","datePublished":"2023-03-30T19:22:00+00:00","dateModified":"2023-06-06T19:35:09+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/parent-partner-blog\/trans-visibility-in-child-welfare\/"},"wordCount":1305,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/parent-partner-blog\/trans-visibility-in-child-welfare\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Trans-Visibility-Day.png","articleSection":["Parent Partner Blog"],"inLanguage":"es"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/parent-partner-blog\/trans-visibility-in-child-welfare\/","url":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/parent-partner-blog\/trans-visibility-in-child-welfare\/","name":"Trans Visibility In Child Welfare - CO4Kids","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/parent-partner-blog\/trans-visibility-in-child-welfare\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/parent-partner-blog\/trans-visibility-in-child-welfare\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Trans-Visibility-Day.png","datePublished":"2023-03-30T19:22:00+00:00","dateModified":"2023-06-06T19:35:09+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/#\/schema\/person\/68c2b04bb67a8ba10c51d4f041f1fa1f"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/parent-partner-blog\/trans-visibility-in-child-welfare\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"es","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/parent-partner-blog\/trans-visibility-in-child-welfare\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"es","@id":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/parent-partner-blog\/trans-visibility-in-child-welfare\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Trans-Visibility-Day.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Trans-Visibility-Day.png","width":760,"height":435,"caption":"March 31 is the International Transgender Day of Visibility."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/parent-partner-blog\/trans-visibility-in-child-welfare\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Trans Visibility In Child Welfare"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/#website","url":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/","name":"CO4Kids","description":"If not you, then who?","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"es"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/#\/schema\/person\/68c2b04bb67a8ba10c51d4f041f1fa1f","name":"Carla Rodriguez","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"es","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ee5be51254b1a524a606dbcc132353f78daae917ad5303220cb7401e467550e1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ee5be51254b1a524a606dbcc132353f78daae917ad5303220cb7401e467550e1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ee5be51254b1a524a606dbcc132353f78daae917ad5303220cb7401e467550e1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Carla Rodriguez"},"url":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/author\/carla-a-rodriguezstate-co-us\/"}]}},"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-07 12:27:10","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2268","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2268"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2268\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2271"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2268"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2268"},{"taxonomy":"faux-post-tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faux-post-tag?post=2268"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}