Celebrating Transgender Day: Sister’s love shines through in 1st video to feature transgender Guyanese
“Tarique is my rock,” a tearful but smiling Kaisha Davis recounts in a minute-long testimonial for her younger brother. Tarique Willaims is a transgender man, meaning he was assigned female at birth but now lives his life every day as the man he knows himself to be.
Family provides the basis of love and support for most Guyanese, and for Kaisha, love and acceptance are not just about reciprocity. It is about a caring sibling who has been consistent with their thoughts and actions towards Kaisha, as well as his other siblings.
Tarique Williams
In this third campaign video, Kaisha tells her story of unconditional love for her brother, her “confidante.” Kaisha tells a story of bonding between Tarique and her teen daughter whom Tarique has taken the responsibility to help with her Mathematics studies. This is another act of love that strengthens Kaisha’s bond with her brother Tarique.
The video is timed to mark the International Transgender Day of Visibility, on March 31. It is a day to celebrate the lives and contributions of transgender people, while also raising awareness of the discrimination faced by trans people worldwide.
This third video will be aired both on local television stations and across a wide range of social media platforms. It complements two other videos launched in September and October 2023.
Kaisha Davis
The first video features a young lesbian, Krystal Trim, and her ally Eusebia Liverpool, who has been a mother figure in Trim’s life since her biological mother passed away when she was a teenager. The second video features Guyanese Model and Pageant Queen, Kristal Inshan and her gay friend, fashion designer Avinash Narine had captured support through friendship.
All the videos capture real stories of immeasurable love and support from family and friends for gay and trans-Guyanese.
The videos can be accessed online via the Guyana Together at guyanatogether.gy and the campaign’s social media pages on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube with the handle @GuyanaTogether.
