{"id":1415132,"date":"2022-04-01T14:59:53","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T18:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1415132"},"modified":"2022-04-01T14:59:56","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T18:59:56","slug":"biden-says-transgender-people-are-made-in-the-image-of-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-says-transgender-people-are-made-in-the-image-of-god\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Says Transgender People Are \u2018Made in the Image of God\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-says-transgender-people-are-made-in-the-image-of-god%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1415132&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">President Joe Biden said that transgender people are \u201cmade in the image of God\u201d in an announcement Thursday on \u201ctransgender day of visibility.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo everyone celebrating Transgender Day of Visibility, I want you to know that your president sees you \u2014 Jill, Kamala, Doug, our entire administration sees you \u2014 for who you are: made in the image of God and deserving of dignity, respect and support,\u201d Biden\u00a0<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8wCjz2SIYVo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>\u00a0in a video statement.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Biden, a professed Catholic, seems to be referencing Catholic Church <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usccb.org\/sites\/default\/files\/flipbooks\/catechism\/19\/#zoom=z\">teaching<\/a> that all humans are \u201cmade in the image and likeness of God.\u201d The Church\u2019s faith also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usccb.org\/sites\/default\/files\/flipbooks\/catechism\/93\/#zoom=z\">teaches<\/a> \u201cmale and female he created them,\u201d although the president didn\u2019t mention it in the video.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know it\u2019s hard when there are those out there who don\u2019t see you and don\u2019t respect you,\u201d Biden\u00a0added.<\/p>\n<p>Biden called out \u201canti-transgender state laws\u201d that have passed state legislatures across the country. Biden is likely referring to Florida\u2019s parental rights law, which he\u00a0<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/02\/09\/fact-check-floridas-dont-say-gay-bill-doesnt-mention-gay-would-apply-to-primary-grades\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">calls<\/a>\u00a0the \u201cDon\u2019t Say Gay\u201d bill. However, the law makes no mention of gay or transgender children. Instead, the law <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/03\/29\/ron-desantis-slams-leftists-lying-about-the-parental-rights-bill-they-support-sexualizing-kids-in-kindergarten\/\">prohibits<\/a>\u00a0kindergarten through third-grade school teachers from discussing sexuality with their students.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Biden could also be referencing laws that prevent transgender athletes from competing in women\u2019s sports, which nearly one-fourth of states have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/03\/26\/three-more-gop-states-protect-girls-sports-from-transgender-activists\/\">passed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor example, the onslaught of anti-transgender state laws attacking you and your families is simply wrong,\u201d Biden said. \u201cThis administration is standing up for you against all these hateful bills. And we\u2019re committed to advancing transgender equality in the classroom, on the playing field, at work, in our military, in our housing and health care systems \u2014 everywhere, simply everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden noted that his administration is implementing a plethora of pro-transgender\u00a0<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2022\/03\/31\/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-advances-equality-and-visibility-for-transgender-americans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">initiatives<\/a>\u00a0on Thursday\u2019s \u201cInternational Transgender Day of Visibility.\u201d Some of Biden\u2019s efforts include allowing transgender or nonbinary people to mark \u201cx\u201d as their \u201cgender marker\u201d on passport applications and allowing transgender people to easily change their gender with the Social Security Administration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, we\u2019re announcing even more steps, but there\u2019s always more work to do to end the epidemic of violence against transgender women of color and girls of color,\u201d Biden continued, \u201cto ensure transgender seniors can age with dignity, and to finally pass a bipartisan Equality Act to help transgender persons around the world live free from discrimination and violence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden also called on the parents of transgender children to affirm their children\u2019s gender identity. \u201cTo parents of transgender children, affirming your child\u2019s identity is one of the most powerful things you can do to keep them safe and healthy,\u201d Biden said. \u201cTo any transgender American who\u2019s struggling, please know that you\u2019re not alone. To parents and children alike, please ask for help.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd know this. You\u2019re so brave. You belong. And we have your back. God bless you all. Be brave,\u201d Biden concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden said that transgender people are \u201cmade in the image of God\u201d in an announcement Thursday on \u201ctransgender day of visibility.\u201d \u201cTo everyone celebrating Transgender Day of Visibility,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1415132","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1415132","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/34"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1415132"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1415132\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1415132"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1415132"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1415132"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}