A demonstrator casts a shadow on a rainbow-colored umbrella during a march to celebrate International Transgender Day of Visibility in Lisbon March 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Armando Franca, file)
While March 31 has been designated to honor the transgender movement in the U.S. since Biden took office and internationally since 2009, this year it falls on Easter Sunday, one of the most important days for Christians celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
"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 said.
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A person holds up a sign that says "Trans People Belong in Alabama" during a rally outside the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Ala., on International Transgender Day of Visibility March 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler, File)
"Transgender persons deserve to live authentically, safely and with dignity," Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement released Easter Sunday.
International Transgender Day of Visibility was first organized in 2009 by Rachel Crandall-Crocker, the executive director and co-founder of Transgender Michigan, according to The Associated Press.
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"I think that once a person understands us, it’s hard to discriminate against us," she said in an interview. "I created it because I wanted a time that we don’t have to be so lonely. I wanted a day that we’re all together all over the world as one community. And that’s exactly what we are."
Fox News' Haley Chi-Sing, Anders Hagstrom and the Associated Press contributed to this report.
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