Democratic representatives join rally to mark Transgender Day of Visibility in Washington

Record ID: 1987100

  • Title: Democratic representatives join rally to mark Transgender Day of Visibility in Washington
  • Date: 31st March 2025
  • Summary: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (MARCH 31, 2025)(REUTERS) PROTESTERS SITTING HOLDING SIGNS, READING ”STOP NORMALIZING FASCISM” AND “TWO SPIRIT ARE SACRED” PROTESTER SITTING HOLDING SIGN, READING “TRANS MAGIC IS 4EVER” PROTESTERS HOLDING SIGNS, READING “LEAVE US ALONE” AND TRANS RIGHTS ARE REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, IMMIGRANT RIGHTS” PROTESTERS SITTING IN GRASS PROTESTERS AND CAP
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  • Keywords: LBTQ diversity trans transgender visibility
  • Location: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES
  • City: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES
  • Country: US
  • Topics: North America,Society/Social Issues
  • Reuters ID: LVA001313531032025RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Democratic representatives joined a rally to mark the Transgender Day of Visibility at the National Mall in Washington on Monday (March 31).
    Representative from Pennsylvania, Summer Lee blamed the Trump administration for “purposely targeting some of the most marginalized people in our society.”
    “Today is a day to honor and lift up the lives and the legacies of trans and non-binary people across this country,” Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal told the crowd.
    Trump on his first day back in the White House directed the federal government to recognize only two, biologically distinct sexes - male and female - and directed federal agencies to ensure grant funds do not promote "gender ideology."
    That same executive order directed the State Department to change its policies to only issue passports that "accurately reflect the holder’s sex," a directive the agency swiftly implemented a few days later.
    The event gathered between 650 and 800 attendees.
    (Production: Greg Savoy, Eva Weininger)
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