President Biden and first lady Jill Biden at the annual Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., April 10, 2023. (Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images, File)
"On Transgender Day of Visibility, we honor the extraordinary courage and contributions of transgender Americans and reaffirm our Nation’s commitment to forming a more perfect Union — where all people are created equal and treated equally throughout their lives," a statement released by the White House Saturday said.
"Today, we send a message to all transgender Americans: You are loved. You are heard. You are understood. You belong. You are America, and my entire Administration and I have your back," it added. "Now, therefore, I, Joseph R. Biden Jr., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim March 31, 2024, as Transgender Day of Visibility."
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in his own statement Sunday that Transgender Day of Visibility was a "celebration" of the "courage and resilience" of trans persons, though he noted it is "clear that there is still much work to do." (Jonathan Ernst/Pool Photo via AP, File)
Fox News' Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Haley Chi-Sing and Anders Hagstrom contributed to this report.
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