Biden tells trans Americans he has their back as GOP governors sign more anti-trans bills
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President Joe Biden pledged his support for transgender Americans during his address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, telling members of the community he’s standing by them at a time when they face a barrage of attacks by GOP-led state legislatures.
“I also hope Congress will get to my desk the Equality Act to protect LGBTQ Americans. To all transgender Americans watching at home especially young people, who are so brave I want you to know your president has your back,” Biden said during his address.
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Joe Biden Makes March 31st International Transgender Day of Visibility
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Transgender and nonbinary students in Virginia will soon be able to use their pronouns and name of choice at school, according to new guidelines from the Virginia Department of Education that school districts must adopt come September.
VDOEâs model guidelines were issued in March, a month bookended annually by International Transgender Day of Visibility on March 31, a day to celebrate the transgender community and raise awareness about the discrimination the community faces.
The commemoration was founded in 2009 by Rachel Crandall-Crocker, a psychotherapist and executive director of Transgender Michigan, who said in a Wednesday column for the online LGBTQ magazine âThemâ that she wanted the community to have more than the Transgender Day of Remembrance, observed annually on Nov. 20.