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Summary Thirteen landmarks in New York will be lit Sunday in observance of International Transgender Day of Visibility, which happens to fall on Easter this year.

Content <p>The state of New York will have 13 landmarks lit in celebration of Transgender Day of Visibility Sunday, joining the White House in observation of the day.</p><p>One World Trade Center, the Empire State Plaza and Niagara Falls are just a few of the locations that "will be lit light pink, white and light blue," a press release from the office of Gov. Kathy Hochul states. </p><p>"I am proud of the strength transgender New Yorkers display every day and want to make one thing clear: You are always welcome in New York. You are loved," Hochul said. </p><p>Events scheduled around the world include panels and speakers in Cincinnati and Atlanta, marches in Melbourne and Philadelphia and an inclusive roller derby league game on <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/us-regions/northeast/new-york" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York's Long Island.</a> A picnic is planned in the English town of Hitchin.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-demands-biden-issue-apology-over-blasphemous-trans-visibility-day-easter-sunday-appalling" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>TRUMP DEMANDS BIDEN ISSUE APOLOGY OVER 'BLASPHEMOUS' TRANS VISIBILITY DAY ON EASTER SUNDAY: 'APPALLING'</strong></a></p><p>Perhaps the highest-profile U.S. event is a rally scheduled for Sunday on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/person/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>President Biden</u></a> was slammed on social media Saturday after marking Easter Sunday, the most solemn Christian holiday, "Transgender Day of Visibility."</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-slammed-social-media-announcing-transgender-day-visibility-easter-sunday" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>BIDEN SLAMMED ON SOCIAL MEDIA AFTER ANNOUNCING TRANSGENDER DAY OF VISIBILITY ON EASTER SUNDAY</strong></a></p><p>While March 31 has been designated to honor the transgender movement in the U.S. since Biden took office and internationally since 2009, this year it falls on <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/religion/christianity" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Easter Sunday,</a> one of the most important days for Christians celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ. </p><p>"On Transgender Day of Visibility, we honor the extraordinary courage and contributions of transgender Americans and reaffirm our Nation’s commitment to forming a more perfect Union — where all people are created equal and treated equally throughout their lives," a statement released by <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/politics/executive/white-house" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>the White House</u></a> said. </p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/video/6350039090112" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>HUCKABEE SLAMS BIDEN FOR RECOGNIZING 'TRANS VISIBILITY DAY' ON EASTER SUNDAY: 'GONE TO LA LA LAND'</strong></a></p><p>"Transgender persons deserve to live authentically, safely and with dignity," Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement released Easter Sunday. </p><p>International Transgender Day of Visibility was first organized in 2009 by Rachel Crandall-Crocker, the executive director and co-founder of Transgender Michigan, according to The Associated Press. </p><p>"I think that once a person understands us, it’s hard to discriminate against us," she said in an interview. "I created it because I wanted a time that we don’t have to be so lonely. I wanted a day that we’re all together all over the world as one community. And that’s exactly what we are."</p><p><i>Fox News' Haley Chi-Sing, Anders Hagstrom and the Associated Press contributed to this report. </i></p>

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