Transgender Day of Visibility is being celebrated in Kerry today.
This global event aims to celebrate Trans people in society and raise awareness of the many issues still facing them.
Kerry currently has a number of support groups for Trans people of all ages, including Trans Kerry Support Group, set up in 2017.
Albha Foley, a young transgender man from Tralee, says people in Kerry have become more accepting in the last ten years, but there's still some way to go:
Jackie Lander is CEO of the Listowel Family Recource Centre which oversees support groups for the LGBT community.
She says it's important that Trans people in the county are aware that there is lots of support available to them here in Kerry:
Useful contacts for transgender people in Kerry :
