{"id":2209708,"date":"2024-03-30T13:34:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-30T17:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-proclaims-easter-sunday-as-transgender-day-of-visibility-sparking-outrage-online\/"},"modified":"2024-03-30T13:34:31","modified_gmt":"2024-03-30T17:34:31","slug":"biden-proclaims-easter-sunday-as-transgender-day-of-visibility-sparking-outrage-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-proclaims-easter-sunday-as-transgender-day-of-visibility-sparking-outrage-online\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden&#8217;s declaration of Easter Sunday as Transgender Day of Visibility incites online backlash"},"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\">26<\/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-proclaims-easter-sunday-as-transgender-day-of-visibility-sparking-outrage-online%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=2209708&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--><p>President Joe \u200bBiden\u200b faced backlash for declaring March 31\u2064 as Transgender Day of Visibility, coinciding with Easter\u2062 Sunday. \u2063Though the day wasn&#8217;t chosen by \u2063Biden, critics accused\u2063 him of overshadowing Easter. Prominent figures voiced concerns, with some claiming Biden replaced Easter with the transgender \u200bevent. The controversy stirred\u2064 heated debates \u2064online about\u200c faith, politics, and cultural sensitivity.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> sparked outrage online when he proclaimed March 31 as <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/transgender\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Transgender<\/a> Day of Visibility on Friday. This year, <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/easter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Easter<\/a> Sunday falls on that day.<\/p>\n<p>A number of prominent political figures have voiced their concerns with Biden\u2019s proclamation, claiming the president has \u201ccanceled\u201d or \u201creplaced\u201d the holiest day of the year for Christians with Transgender Day of Visibility.<\/p>\n<p>In reality, Biden did not choose March 31 as Transgender Day of Visibility, as it began in 2009. It was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/03\/30\/1241589753\/transgender-day-of-visibility-rachel-crandall-crocker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>founded<\/a> by the executive director of Transgender Michigan, Rachel Crandall-Crocker. Biden will also continue to celebrate Easter Sunday with an annual Easter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2023\/04\/09\/statement-from-president-joe-biden-on-easter\/\">statement<\/a> and the Easter Egg Roll hosted on the White House\u2019s South Lawn. <\/p>\n<p>Still, that didn\u2019t stop some from expressing their discontent at the proclamation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBiden REPLACES Easter Sunday with Transgender Day of Visibility,\u201d Ex-transgender influencer Oli London <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OliLondonTV\/status\/1774083337977548986\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>posted<\/a> on X. \u201cThe Democrat leader issued a new proclamation on Good Friday to observe a special day for trans people, that falls on Easter Sunday.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>Biden REPLACES Easter Sunday with Transgender Day of Visibility. <\/p>\n<p>The Democrat leader issued a new proclamation on Good Friday to observe a special day for trans people, that falls on Easter Sunday. <\/p>\n<p>Biden said that he \u201chereby proclaim March 31, 2024, as Transgender Day of\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/O8MlCdegms\">pic.twitter.com\/O8MlCdegms<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Oli London (@OliLondonTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OliLondonTV\/status\/1774083337977548986?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Another prominent conservative account <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bubblebathgirl\/status\/1774080296649961831\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>wrote<\/a> that Biden is \u201ccancelling Easter and making it a trans day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBiden declares Easter a \u2018trans day of visibility,\u2019\u201d <em>Cynical Theories<\/em> co-author James Lindsay <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ConceptualJames\/status\/1774086645601484992\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>posted<\/a>. \u201cThis fits perfectly if you actually read the Woke literature and accept that the Democratic Party is completely captured. See Freire explaining that the true Easter is the rebirth into critical consciousness. Woke is a cult.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Biden declares Easter a &#8220;trans day of visibility.&#8221; This fits perfectly if you actually read the Woke literature and accept that the Democratic Party is completely captured. See Freire explaining that the true Easter is the rebirth into critical consciousness. Woke is a cult. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/23RbHVTTXR\">pic.twitter.com\/23RbHVTTXR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 James Lindsay, full varsity (@ConceptualJames) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ConceptualJames\/status\/1774086645601484992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Lindsay further <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/conceptualjames\/status\/1774101584307200270?s=12&#038;t=ob9kypIdDUnueVHCxmow5A\" title>called<\/a> Biden\u2019s proclamation an \u201cintolerable\u201d insult to the Christian faith, a \u201cdeliberate provocation against Christians,\u201d and \u201coverwhelmingly likely aiming to feed into those prevailing active measures (\u2018ops\u2019) meant to drag Christians into a positions of fruitful reaction that the Regime can use to clamp down on them\u201d in a longer post addressing the \u201cdynamic\u201d behind the announcement.<\/p>\n<p>He also claimed the administration is \u201caware that they are making this proclamation specifically about Easter Sunday, even though Easter is not specifically mentioned in the proclamation\u201d because the White House press release page shows \u201can Easter bunny by the White House.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Easter Bunny in question appears on every page, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/\" title>homepage<\/a>, of the official White House website \u2014 not just the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/\" title>Briefing Room<\/a> page.<\/p>\n<p><em>Daily Wire<\/em> reporter Megan Basham <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/megbasham\/status\/1774087781167288638\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a>, \u201cThe Biden White House has declared Easter Sunday \u2018trans visibility day.\u2019 No. It is resurrection day. We will not bow to the new gods of your new religion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Biden proclaimed March 31 as Transgender Day of Visibility in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/presidential-actions\/2021\/03\/31\/a-proclamation-on-transgender-day-of-visibility-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>2021<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/presidential-actions\/2022\/03\/30\/a-proclamation-on-transgender-day-of-visibility-2022\/#:~:text=You%20belong.,as%20Transgender%20Day%20of%20Visibility.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>2022<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/presidential-actions\/2023\/03\/30\/a-proclamation-on-transgender-day-of-visibility\/#:~:text=NOW%2C%20THEREFORE%2C%20I%2C%20JOSEPH,as%20Transgender%20Day%20of%20Visibility.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>2023<\/a> before his controversial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/presidential-actions\/2024\/03\/29\/a-proclamation-on-transgender-day-of-visibility-2024\/#:~:text=NOW%2C%20THEREFORE%2C%20I%2C%20JOSEPH,as%20Transgender%20Day%20of%20Visibility.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>2024<\/a> announcement.<\/p>\n<p>This Easter will mark the third time the holy day will have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/data\/software\/x13as\/genhol\/easter-dates.html#par_textimage_1067001717\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>fallen<\/a> on March 31 since 2000, including in 2002 and 2013. It will fall on March 31 again twice more this century, in 2086 and 2097. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden faced criticism online after declaring March 31 as Transgender Day of Visibility, coinciding with Easter Sunday this year. 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