Joe Biden after the president recognized "Transgender Day of Visibility" this weekend.Since 2009, Transgender Day of Visibility has celebrated transgender people worldwide and acknowledged the unique battles they face.
The international awareness day takes place every March 31. This year, the event coincided with Easter Sunday."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," Biden said in a statement released by the White House."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."Jenner, who came out as transgender in 2015, condemned Biden's comments.