Several events and protests are planned across the country's bluest cities ahead of Trans Visibility Day on March 31. (Getty Images)
Trans Fest – which will open in an indigenous prayer led by activist Angel C. Fabian, who goes by he/she/they pronouns and is known "in ceremonial spaces" as Tlahuizpapalotl, or "Butterfly of Light" – will offer people legal assistance, workshops about their rights, a political education class, and a self-defense session.
"Art & Creative Resistance" is also one of the events, where people can do stencil making, printmaking and "hands-on altar making."
Skillsharing & Practical Survival will include self defense, "DIY hormones," and "community-led safety and de-escalation," according to the festival's Instagram post.
A transgender rights supporter takes part in a rally outside of the U.S. Supreme Court as the justices hear arguments in a case on transgender health rights on December 04, 2024 in Washington, DC (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
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"Communities are coming together to celebrate and show solidarity for transgender people at a critical moment in history – in blue states and red states, purple states and worldwide," GLAAD president and CEO, Sarah Kate Ellis said in a statement. "Equal treatment is not a partisan issue, it’s a value that unites all of us. Transgender Day of Visibility is a chance to show up and speak out for everyone’s right to be themselves and be safe, and rally around values of acceptance and equality that make every community stronger, safer, and kinder."
The events this year come on the heels of President Trump's series of executive orders aimed at limiting gender ideology influence in federal policies and education. In February, Trump signed an executive order titled "Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports," banning biological males from participating in female-designated athletic competitions. Trump also signed the "Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government" executive order establishing a binary definition of sex as male and female, determined at conception.
Several cases dealing with gender ideology, particulalry involving minors, are currently pending in the U.S. Supreme Court.
Jamie Joseph is a U.S. Politics reporter for Fox News Digital covering transgender and culture issues, the Departments of Education and Health and Human Services, and stateside legislative developments.
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