It’s Trans Day of Visibility today, a day to celebrate trans people’s lives and raise awareness of discrimination. And like any other day, it’s a day when trans people continue to be invisible and powerless.

There are no trans people elected to any of the UK’s parliaments; no trans columnists with regular gigs on national newspapers; no trans newsreaders or TV presenters or radio hosts in mainstream media.

There are no trans people involved in decisions about trans healthcare on the NHS; no trans representation in courts deciding on our human rights; no trans judges in courts or tribunals; no trans voices in the endless obsessive coverage that is always about us, without us.