President Joe Biden has declared Easter Sunday 2024, which falls on March 31 of each year, as “Transgender Awareness Day.”
White House Posted Friday’s proclamation recognized the “extraordinary courage and contributions of transgender Americans” on the annual Transgender Awareness Day.easter sunday drop down Transgender activist Rachel Crandall said on March 31, 2024, Day In 2010, according to To the LGBTQ advocacy group GLAAD. (Related: Joe Biden, a devout Catholic, won’t mention Ash Wednesday for the first time in his presidency)
“On Transgender Visibility Day, we honor the extraordinary courage and contributions of transgender Americans and our commitment to building a more perfect union in which all people are created equal and treated equally throughout life. We reaffirm our commitment to the United Nations,” the president said in his declaration.
“I am proud that from the beginning, my administration has championed justice and worked to ensure that the LGBTQI+ community can live openly, safely, with dignity and respect,” the declaration continued.
The declaration received backlash online, with social media users criticizing the Catholic president for disrespecting Christians.
“The White House also officially designated Easter Sunday as ‘Transgender Visibility Day,'” says Kayleigh McGee White, editor-in-chief of the Washington Examiner’s Restoring America. Posted On Twitter. “It’s an utter contempt for Christians and their faith.”
The White House also officially designated Easter Sunday as “Transgender Visibility Day.” Utter contempt for Christians and their faith. https://t.co/grIfswYHZq
— Kaylee McGee White (@KayleeDMcGhee) March 30, 2024
“Tomorrow, hundreds of millions of Christians We commemorate Easter Sunday and the resurrection of Jesus. Meanwhile, our “devout Catholic” president will be celebrating different religions, along with a false resurgence of “transgender identity,” said Daily Signal Editor-in-Chief Tyler O’Neill. I have written On Twitter.
The White House responded to the backlash over the declaration in a statement to the Daily Caller.
“As a Christian who celebrates Easter with my family, President Biden stands in a position to unite people and protect the dignity and freedoms of all Americans,” White House Press Secretary Andrew Bates told the Daily Caller in a statement. Stated. “Unfortunately, it is no surprise that politicians seek to divide and weaken our country with cruel, hateful, and dishonest statements. Never abuse your faith.”
Tomorrow, hundreds of millions of Christians ✝️ will commemorate Easter Sunday and the Resurrection of Jesus. Meanwhile, our “devout Catholic” president will be celebrating another religion, along with a false resurgence of “transgender identity.” pic.twitter.com/FturLMVrLp
— Tyler O’Neil (@Tyler2ONeil) March 30, 2024
The White House also faced backlash News has resurfaced that religious Easter eggs have been banned from the annual Easter Egg Roll. Regarding the White House’s “Celebrating National Guard Families” art contest, the government wrote that egg designs cannot include “religious symbols” for Christian holidays.
Instead, children were asked to decorate egg templates with “snapshots of their lives, favorite activities, state scenes, military families, a day in the life, and more,” according to a White House flyer.
Biden not only banned all religious designs from the White House Easter Egg Art Contest, but also declared this Easter Sunday “Transgender Visibility Day.”
Catholic Presidents, ladies and gentlemen. pic.twitter.com/UuktVYIUWz
— Savana Hernandez (@sav_says_) March 30, 2024
The first lady’s office responded to the backlash over the ban on religious symbols in a tweet, writing that the wording of the contest’s criteria was consistent with previous years.
“FYI for all the misleading swirl around the White House and Easter, the artwork calling for standard non-discriminatory language on American Egg Board flyers is a sign that all Democratic and Republican administrators So it’s been used in all WH Easter egg rolls for the past 45 years.”[including] From the previous administration,” Elizabeth Alexander, the first lady’s communications director, tweeted.
*For all the misleading swirl about the White House and Easter: FYI: Standard non-discriminatory language on American Egg Board flyers requires artwork and has been used by all Democratic and Republican administrators for the past 45 years It has been used in all WH Easter egg rolls (including the previous one) between administrations.
— Elizabeth Alexander (@EAlexander46) March 30, 2024
The president’s proclamation states that “transgender Americans are part of the fabric of this country.” “Whether they serve their communities or serve in the military, raise their families or run their businesses, they contribute to America’s prosperity. are entitled to the same rights and freedoms as all Americans.”
