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Normativity dictates who and what gets wide mainstream attention. But these "cover stories" are not the real trans experience. There is nothing glamorous about the erasure, poverty, and murder that define our experiences and permeate our communities. This is what annoys trans folks about our much-talked-about visibility, this tipping point—it's so edited.On my way to work today I considered what I want from visibility. I hope that when somebody passes me on the street they don't think, My God that's a man. I want them to think unconsciously, That's a woman , or even better, That's a trans woman. Because I'm proud I'm trans, and I don't care about passing. We can present any way we choose, and a space in public consciousness needs to be made available for all identities of trans individuals.So next time you see a trans woman in the street, at the club, or on a low-resolution JPG of the cover of a magazine on your phone, take another look at us. See us for who we are. Now that would be a milestone.Simona is a DJ, musician and the founder of the label Girls Who Smoke Poke.There is nothing glamorous about the erasure, poverty, and murder that define our experiences.