To mark Trans Day of Visibility (31 March 2025), we would like to share a poem written by a member of the LGBT+ Staff Network. Whilst the author has chosen to remain anonymous, their writing provides a glimpse into their lived experience, offering readers time to reflect and resonate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What do you see
When you look at me?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The polarising \u2018epiphany\u2019
Of leaders and tyrants
Sowing seeds of uncertainty?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They say I\u2019m confused
How long is a phase?
They say I\u2019m deluded
My truth is a lie<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Touch down in a country
I thought I was stealth
They invited me here.
Now I\u2019m \u2018misrepresenting\u2019 myself?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We see the distraction
Of course, we can see
The scandal and chaos
Like pirates at sea<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Still, does what they say
Shape what you think about me?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019m buying a coffee
Brush past on the train
Hold the door open
As you rush through the rain<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So when we\u2019re invisible
Why shouldn\u2019t we be visible?
And when we are visible
Why should we hide?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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