The state of New York will have 13 landmarks lit in celebration of Transgender Day of Visibility Sunday, joining the White House in observation of the day.
One World Trade Center, the Empire State Plaza and Niagara Falls are just a few of the locations that “will be lit light pink, white and light blue,” a press release from the office of Gov. Kathy Hochul states.
“I am proud of the strength transgender New Yorkers display every day and want to make one thing clear: You are always welcome in New York. You are loved,” Hochul said.
Events scheduled around the world include panels and speakers in Cincinnati and Atlanta, marches in Melbourne and Philadelphia and an inclusive roller derby league game on New York’s Long Island. A picnic is planned in the English town of Hitchin.
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Perhaps the highest-profile U.S. event is a rally scheduled for Sunday on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
President Biden was slammed on social media Saturday after marking Easter Sunday, the most solemn Christian holiday, “Transgender Day of Visibility.”
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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…
