Partisan Controversy Over Easter and Transgender Day of Visibility

Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take Both Easter and the Transgender Day of Visibility happened to fall on March 31 this year. President Joe Biden recognized both& occasions,& as he has done every year in office.& But some& social media posts and& conservative politicians characterized his& acknowledgement of Transgender Day of Visibility as& “mocking” Easter and declaring “war” on Christianity. Full Story Every year since President Joe Biden took office in 2021, he has issued a proclamation recognizing March 31 as the Transgender Day of Visibility. Rachel Crandall Crocker, executive director and co-founder of Transgender Michigan, started the day of recognition in 2009. She chose March 31 as the date because it was far enough away from Pride Month in June and the more somber Transgender Day of Remembrance — held every year in November to commemorate those in the community who have been killed out of hate — to have its own presence. This year, Easter also fell on March 31. Biden issued Easter wishes that day, and the White House held its traditional Easter festivities for children on April 1. The date for Easter shifts each year, but is always held between...