RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia leaders have been sharing their thoughts about President Joe Biden (D) recognizing Sunday, March 31, as Transgender Day of Visibility, when it shares that date with Easter Sunday this year.
“The only thing to declare on Easter Sunday is Alleluia, He Is Risen,” Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Saturday.
Attorney General Jason Miyares shared a similar sentiment, wondering at how the president “could find the time to get the @whitehouse to make tomorrow, Easter Sunday, a ‘national transgender day’ because he’s too afraid to offend his left wing backers.”
This year, Easter Sunday has fallen on March 31. Easter Sunday is never on the same Sunday year to year, as the holiday fully depends on when the first full moon after the vernal equinox occurs. The Sunday following that is Easter.
The International Transgender Day of Visibility has fallen annually on March 31 for many years, according to Reuters, since its creation in 2010. Since the day of visibility’s conception, Easter has previously shared the date of March 31 once before in 2013, according to U.S. Census Data.
Easter will not share March 31 with the day of visibility again until 2086 — over 60 years from now.
The White House is hosting its 2024 Easter Egg Roll and other Easter celebrations throughout the day. Biden also released a statement wishing America a happy and blessed Easter.
