President Joe Biden is facing criticism from religious conservatives for proclaiming March 31, which corresponds with Easter Sunday this year, as “Transgender Day of Visibility.”
The president issued the proclamation on Friday, calling on “all Americans to join us in lifting up the lives and voices of transgender people throughout our Nation and to work toward eliminating violence and discrimination based on gender identity.”
March 31st has been the date of the Transgender Day of Visibility since it began in 2009. But in 2024, the March 31 designation overlaps with Easter, one of Christianity’s holiest celebrations.
The Trump campaign accused Biden, a Roman Catholic, of being insensitive to religion, and fellow Republicans piled on, making this a political issue as well as a religious one.
Do you think the Biden administration should have chosen a day other than Easter Sunday for the Transgender Day of Visibility this year?
There must have been an option to have the day without interfering with Easter, the Christian holy day which has been celebrated in the U.S. since inception.
Unnecessary..