{"id":25518,"date":"2024-04-01T03:05:40","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T08:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=25518"},"modified":"2024-04-01T03:05:49","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T08:05:49","slug":"the-trump-camp-and-the-white-house-clash-over-bidens-recognition-of-transgender-day-of-visibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=25518","title":{"rendered":"The Trump camp and the White House clash over Biden\u2019s recognition of \u2018Transgender Day of Visibility\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 President Joe Biden<\/u><\/a> is facing criticism from Donald Trump\u2019s campaign and religious conservatives for proclaiming March 31 \u2014 which corresponds with Easter Sunday this year \u2014 as \u201cTransgender Day of Visibility.\u201d<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Democratic president issued the proclamation on Friday, calling on \u201call Americans to join us in lifting up the lives and voices of transgender people throughout our Nation and to work toward eliminating violence and discrimination based on gender identity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But in 2024, the March 31 designation overlaps with Easter, one of Christianity\u2019s holiest celebrations. Trump\u2019s campaign accused Biden, a Roman Catholic, of being insensitive to religion, and fellow Republicans piled on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe call on Joe Biden\u2019s failing campaign and White House to issue an apology to the millions of Catholics and Christians across America who believe tomorrow is for one celebration only \u2014 the resurrection of Jesus Christ,\u201d said Karoline Leavitt, the Trump campaign\u2019s press secretary. She assailed what she called the Biden administration\u2019s \u201cyears-long assault on the Christian faith.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said on social media that the \u201cBiden White House has betrayed the central tenet of Easter\u201d and called the decision \u201coutrageous and abhorrent.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

White House spokesperson Andrew Bates said the Republicans criticizing Biden \u201care seeking to divide and weaken our country with cruel, hateful and dishonest rhetoric.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>\u201cAs a Christian who celebrates Easter with family, President Biden stands for bringing people together and upholding the dignity and freedoms of every American,\u201d Bates said. \u201cPresident Biden will never abuse his faith for political purposes or for profit.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The advocacy group GLAAD said in a statement that people can both celebrate Easter and show their support for the trans community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe date of Easter moves each year, while Trans Day of Visibility is always recognized on March 31, but this year right-wing politicians and talking heads are using the coincidental timing to overshadow the hope and joy that Easter represents,\u201d said Sarah Kate Ellis, GLAAD president and CEO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Biden first issued a proclamation on transgender visibility in 2021<\/u><\/a>. Proclamations are generally statements about public policy by the president. But this year\u2019s overlap with Easter and the heated tensions from the presidential campaign made the latest transgender proclamation a way for many Republicans to question the Democrat\u2019s religious faith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Biden devoutly attends Mass and considers his Catholic upbringing to be a core part of his morality and identity. In 2021, he met with Pope Francis<\/u><\/a> at the Vatican and afterward told reporters that the pontiff said he was a \u201cgood Catholic\u201d who should keep receiving Communion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Biden\u2019s political stances on gay marriage and support for women having the right to abortion have put him at odds with many conservative Christians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apnews<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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