The White House’s decision to declare Easter Sunday as “Trans Day of Visibility” and publicly recognize it as “The Day of the Dead” by former President Donald Trump on Saturday was “appalling and disrespectful,” according to Karoline Leavitt, nationwide press secretary for the former president.
On Friday, President Biden declared Sunday (March 31) Transgender Day of Visibility in a statement.
“I urge all Americans to join us in promoting the rights and voices of trans people throughout our nation and to work toward eradicating violence and discrimination based on gender identity,” he said.
Transgender Day of Visibility was established in 2010 by transgender activist Rachel Crandall and is observed annually on March 31. She was quoted as saying that she “created the day of reputation” as a response to the violent focus of the vast majority of transgender media reports.
This time, the TDOV happened to fall on Easter Sunday, an important holiday for Christians.
“Transgender Americans are part of the fabric of our nation,” said Biden’s statement. “Whether serving their communities or in the military, raising families or running businesses, they help America thrive. They deserve, and are entitled to, the equal rights and freedoms as every other American, including the most important flexibility to become their true self.”
Nevertheless, he noted that anti-transgender rules have been proposed in the United States. In fact, 479 anti-LGBT bills have been introduced across state parliaments this year alone.
“These bills attack our most fundamental American principles: the freedom to be yourself, the freedom to make your own health care choices, and even the right to raise your own child,” said Biden.
The American Medical Association has even declared trans murder an epidemic since 2019.
The statement reads, “It is no wonder that half of transgender youth have considered death in the past year, and the abuse and prejudice that transgender Americans face are worsening our nation’s mental wellness problems.” “An epidemic of violence against transgender women and girls, particularly women and girls of color, is continuing to claim too many lives at the same time. Let me be clear that these issues must stop because they are un-American. No one should have to be courageous just to be themselves.”
Trump’s spokesperson argued that Biden’s statement was part of a “years-long abuse on the Christian faith” by the Biden administration. We request an explanation from Joe Biden’s sluggish strategy and the White House to the thousands of Catholics and Christians who believe that the resurrection of Jesus Christ is the only thing that will happen tomorrow, according to Lake.
Biden is a Catholic and mentioned growing up with Catholic lessons this quarter during a St. Patrick’s Day celebration. But he has disagreed with the church in the past. In February, Biden said he didn’t agree with the church’s position against In Vitro Fertilization.
