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Recognizing March 31, 2024 as Transgender Day of Visibility in the City of Philadelphia, a day to celebrate and recognize the achievements and contributions of Transgender people, and to lift up the joy, triumphs, and pride that Transgender people experience and bring into our communities.
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WHEREAS, We celebrate Transgender, Non-binary, and gender expansive Philadelphians. We honor their vibrancy, their resilience, and their ability to imagine, to live, and to invite all of us into a world that exists beyond the gender binary; and
WHEREAS, International Transgender Day of Visibility takes place annually on March 31st to celebrate Transgender and Non-binary people and to recognize the myriad contributions that they bring to our communities; and
WHEREAS, Transgender Day of Visibility was created by Rachel Crandall-Crocker, because she was tired of attending funerals and remembrances for Trans lives lost, and wanted a day for Trans people and cis people alike to celebrate existence and be together; and
WHEREAS, Trans people have existed in Philadelphia since before the founding of our City, and Philadelphia is a City that has been and continues to be a haven where Trans people can live and be in community with each other; and
WHEREAS, Tremendous Trans community members and leaders from Philadelphia, and especially Black and Brown Trans women leaders, including Janis Stacy, Jasper Liem, Ebony Ali, Tyrell Brown, Christian Lovehall, Tatyana Woodard, Madelyn Morrison, Celena Morrison, Ovid Amorson, Deej McCoy, Elizabeth Coffey Williams, Lia Thomas, Valentina Rosario, Breighton Golphin, Henry Sias, Dawn Munro, Kathleen Padilla, Sharron Cooks, Naiymah Sanchez, Hazels Edwards, and many other unsung heroes serve as role models and inspiration to every community that intersects with who they are and the experience they have; and
WHEREAS, We celebrate everything Transgender people have accomplished throughout history, and we recognize that Transgender p...
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