Trump camp assails Biden for declaring March 31 Transgender Day of Visibility

Mr Trump’s campaign accused Mr Biden, a Roman Catholic, of being insensitive to religion, and fellow Republicans piled on

US President Joe Biden (Matt Kelley/AP, File)

President Joe Biden is facing criticism from Donald Trump’s campaign and religious conservatives for proclaiming March 31, which corresponds with Easter Sunday this year, as Transgender Day of Visibility.

The Democratic president issued the proclamation on Friday, calling on “all 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”.