Topline
Despite the fact that Transgender Day of Visibility is celebrated on March 31 every year on Easter Sunday, the Trump camp criticized President Joe Biden for declaring March 31, which is this time Transgender Day of Visibility.
Essential Information
Karoline Leavitt, a spokeswoman for the Trump campaign, called it “appalling and demeaning” that Biden “formally proclaimed Easter Sunday as” Trans Day of Presence.”
March 31 is being referred to as “Transgender Day of Visibility” by the White House, and it is a call to join the movement to “lift up the life and voices of transgender persons throughout our State and work toward ending violence and discrimination based on gender identity” on Friday.
The statement drew common criticism from conservatives on social media—House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., called it “outrageous and awful” that Biden recognized “Transgender Day” on Easter Sunday, while Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., tweeted, “There is no size Biden and the Democrats didn’t come to insult your faith”.
The day of Easter is changed year by year, and since Biden has made the same statement in every year of his administration, Transgender Day of Visibility is observed on March 31 across the globe. This year, Easter Sunday coincides with this holiday.
Tangent
While the White House and America’s Egg Farmers collaborated to invite children from National Guard families to create Easter egg artwork based on the theme “Celebrating our Military Communities,” liberals also interpreted a flyer’s prohibition on “any questionable content, religious icons, overtly religious designs, or partisan political claims.” The guidelines were formulated by Johnson as “Banning spiritual wisdom and tradition.” The limits are in place because America’s chicken producers are subject to “strict rules under the USDA” and cannot be “seen as promoting one political stance or philosophy over the other,” according to Emily Metz, CEO of the American Egg Board, which is why they are focusing solely on “egg advertising and promotion activities.”
Contra
Biden has maintained that he is a sincere Catholic and that he has been open about his beliefs. He also wrote in a statement commemorating Easter last year that he had also issued the following: “We remember Jesus’ sacrifice and recommit ourselves to love our neighbors as ourselves and to love them with all our hearts, embracing His call to treat one another with compassion.”
Key Background
According to the LGBTQ advocacy group GLAAD, the International Transgender Day of Visibility was established in 2010 as a response to a wave of media coverage of transgender people with a focus on violence. Rachel Crandall, the founder of the Day of Visibility, “hoped to create a day where people could celebrate the lives of transgender people, while still acknowledging that due to discrimination, not every trans person can or wants to be visible”.
What To Watch For
The White House says it’s expecting upwards of 40,000 people to attend its annual Easter Monday Easter Egg Roll, with a theme of “EGG-ucation”.
