It's Trans Visibility Week and we're thinking back on how a simple idea to signpost location for an LGBTQ+ meetup at one palaeontoogical conference has grown into what Palaeoiris is today. Our pins and buttons are meant to be worn, both to aid in visibility without having to loudly draw attention to queer identity/ies of the wearer, but also to visibly showcase support and signal that the space queer people are finding themselves in is a safe space where they will be cherished and valued as everyone else.
And showcasing allyship to trans people has never been more important, as the moral panic around trans people existing keeps progressing and being pushed forward. So we must push back.
If you are a proud wearer of one of our trans, non-binary, or genderqueer Queerlobites, Queerutili, Queeraminifera, and others, we would love to hear from you. Let us know in the comments if it has resulted in some exchanges, if it made you or someone else happy, and feel free to also share a photo in your story and tag us so we don't miss it. We absolutely LOVE seeing our creations out and about around the world. Seeing them after they leave our HQ really makes their quest real and heart warming. Of course, if you're not in a position to share and out yourself, we completely understand and value you still. 🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵