In New York, 13 sites may be lit in honor of Transgender Day of Visibility on Sunday, joining the White House for daytime observation.
One World Trade Center, the Empire State Plaza, and Niagara Falls are just a few of the sites that “will be lit in gentle red, white, and gentle blue,” according to a media release from the governor’s office, stated Kathy Hochul, the state governor.
“Everyone is always encouraged in New York, and I’m proud of the power transgender people show every time. You are loved,” Hochul said.
Activities planned around the world include sections and listeners in Cincinnati and Atlanta, marches in Melbourne and Philadelphia, and an all-inclusive roller derby group game on New York’s Long Island. In the American city of Hitchin, a cookout is planned.
A Republican demands a bright issue apology for “blasphemous” Trans Visibility Day on Easter Sunday: “Appalling.”
Perhaps the highest-profile U.S. celebration is a protest scheduled for Sunday on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
President Biden was slammed on social media Saturday after marking Easter Sunday, the most solemn Christian trip, as “Transgender Day of Visibility.”
Biden slammed on social media after announcing Transgender Day of Visibility on Easter Sunday.
Although March 31 has been designated as a day of celebration for transgender activity in the United States since Biden took office and since 2009, it falls on Easter Sunday, one of the most significant times for Christians to commemorate the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
“We recognize the incredible courage and accomplishments of transgender Americans and reiterate our government’s commitment to creating a more perfect Union, where all people are created equal and treated similarly throughout their life,” according to a statement from the White House.
Huckabee slams Biden for restoring “Trans Visibility Day” on Easter Sunday: “Gone to La La Land.”
“Transgender people deserve dignity,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement released Easter Sunday, “to live authentically, safely, and with dignity.”
According to The Associated Press, Rachel Crandall-Crocker, the executive director and co-founder of Transgender Michigan, held the first International Transgender Day of Visibility in 2009.
“I think that once a person understands us, it’s hard to discriminate against us,” she said in an interview. “I made it because I wanted a moment when we shouldn’t feel so alone. I hoped one day when everyone in the world came together as a single community. And that’s exactly what we are.”
Haley Chi-Sing, Anders Hagstrom, and the Associated Press contributed to this report for Fox News.
