I don't usually announce mine or talk about it unless it comes up(I'm a man and I want to be accepted as a man; that's what I want to be focused on unless it is relevant to share my history in some way).
But I do empathize with and understand the desire to be visible. If the default wasn't just to simply assume everyone is white, hetero, and either male or female, then people with other identities wouldn't feel erased or ignored. Sometimes it provides a context.
For instance, in the religion I was raised in, my gender and sexual identity were repressed. So, now that I'm atheist, I can see a scenario where it is a badge of pride to state aloud, "I'm bisexual and trans" and not feel ashamed or like I have to apologize or hide. I earned the right to be who I am.
But I do empathize with and understand the desire to be visible. If the default wasn't just to simply assume everyone is white, hetero, and either male or female, then people with other identities wouldn't feel erased or ignored. Sometimes it provides a context.
For instance, in the religion I was raised in, my gender and sexual identity were repressed. So, now that I'm atheist, I can see a scenario where it is a badge of pride to state aloud, "I'm bisexual and trans" and not feel ashamed or like I have to apologize or hide. I earned the right to be who I am.
