[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 63 (Friday, April 1, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 19349-19350]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-07135]




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Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 63 / Friday, April 1, 2022 / 
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                Proclamation 10355 of March 30, 2022

                
Transgender Day of Visibility, 2022

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                To everyone celebrating Transgender Day of Visibility, 
                I want you to know that your President sees you. The 
                First Lady, the Vice President, the Second Gentleman, 
                and my entire Administration see you for who you are--
                made in the image of God and deserving of dignity, 
                respect, and support. On this day and every day, we 
                recognize the resilience, strength, and joy of 
                transgender, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming 
                people. We celebrate the activism and determination 
                that have fueled the fight for transgender equality. We 
                acknowledge the adversity and discrimination that the 
                transgender community continues to face across our 
                Nation and around the world.

                Visibility matters, and so many transgender, nonbinary, 
                and gender nonconforming Americans are thriving. Like 
                never before, they are sharing their stories in books 
                and magazines; breaking glass ceilings of 
                representation on television and movie screens; 
                enlisting--once again--to serve proudly and openly in 
                our military; getting elected and making policy at 
                every level of government; and running businesses, 
                curing diseases, and serving our communities in 
                countless other ways.

                Despite this progress, transgender Americans continue 
                to face discrimination, harassment, and barriers to 
                opportunity. Transgender women and girls--especially 
                transgender women and girls of color--continue to face 
                epidemic levels of violence, and 2021 marked the 
                deadliest year on record for transgender Americans. 
                Each of these lives lost was precious. Each of them 
                deserved freedom, justice, and joy. We must honor their 
                lives with action by advancing equity and civil rights 
                for all transgender people.

                In the past year, hundreds of anti-transgender bills in 
                States were proposed across America, most of them 
                targeting transgender kids. The onslaught has continued 
                this year. These bills are wrong. Efforts to 
                criminalize supportive medical care for transgender 
                kids, to ban transgender children from playing sports, 
                and to outlaw discussing LGBTQI+ people in schools 
                undermine their humanity and corrode our Nation's 
                values. Studies have shown that these political attacks 
                are damaging to the mental health and well-being of 
                transgender youth, putting children and their families 
                at greater risk of bullying and discrimination.

                My entire Administration is committed to ensuring that 
                transgender people enjoy the freedom and equality that 
                are promised to everyone in America. That is why I 
                signed an Executive Order Preventing and Combating 
                Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or 
                Sexual Orientation. We are expanding Federal non-
                discrimination protections; promoting strategies to 
                address violence against the transgender community and 
                advance gender equity and equality; and disseminating 
                new resources to enhance inclusion, opportunity, and 
                safety for transgender people. Additionally, Americans 
                will soon be able to select more inclusive gender 
                markers on their passports. I continue to call on the 
                Congress to swiftly pass the bipartisan Equality Act, 
                which will ensure that LGBTQI+ individuals and families 
                cannot be denied housing, employment, education, 
                credit, and more because of who they are or who

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                they love. We will continue to work to help transgender 
                people around the world live free from discrimination 
                and violence.

                On this Transgender Day of Visibility, we honor 
                transgender people who are fighting for freedom, 
                equality, dignity, and respect. We also celebrate the 
                parents, teachers, coaches, doctors, and other allies 
                who affirm the identities of their transgender children 
                and help these young people reach their potential. 
                Transgender people are some of the bravest Americans I 
                know, and our Nation and the world are stronger, more 
                vibrant, and more prosperous because of them. To 
                transgender Americans of all ages, I want you to know 
                that you are so brave. You belong. I have your back.

                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, 
                2022, as Transgender Day of Visibility. I call upon all 
                Americans to join us in lifting up the lives and voices 
                of transgender people throughout our Nation and to work 
                toward eliminating discrimination against all 
                transgender, gender nonconforming, and nonbinary 
                people--and all people.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                thirtieth day of March, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                sixth.
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