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Proc 10355ProclamationBiden · DCeremonial

Proclamation 10355

Transgender Day of Visibility, 2022

This proclamation designates March 31, 2022, as Transgender Day of Visibility, celebrating transgender Americans while condemning anti-transgender state legislation and violence against the community. It references existing Biden administration policies including an executive order on gender identity discrimination, expanded passport gender markers, and calls for passage of the Equality Act, but establishes no new binding policy directives or deadlines.

Federal Register Open PDF 87 FR 19349

Impact dates

  1. Transgender Day of Visibility proclaimed

Key directives

  • Proclaim March 31, 2022 as Transgender Day of Visibility
  • Call upon all Americans to lift up transgender lives and voices
  • Call upon Congress to pass the bipartisan Equality Act

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation of March 31, 2022 as Transgender Day of Visibility

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Proclamation condemns state-level anti-transgender bills but has no enforcement mechanism
  • Reference to 'soon' for inclusive passport gender markers is vague; no specific deadline given
  • Political polarization around transgender rights may amplify or diminish perceived impact
  • Call for Equality Act passage is hortatory; no legislative deadline or procedural mechanism specified
Proclamation 10355: Transgender Day of Visibility, 2022 · Executive Orders