While the Transgender Day of Visibility is not new the event has been held annually by international human rights advocates since 2009 this year March 31 happened to coincide with the Sunday on which many Christians will celebrate Easter, and the timing of Biden’s proclamation was not entirely well received.
Eighteen people were killed and 13 more were injured in shootings at a Lewiston, Maine, bar and a bowling alley on Oct. 25, setting off a multiday search for the gunman, whose body was found two days later.
At least 16 people are dead in shootings in Lewiston, Maine, law enforcement officials told the Associated Press, and authorities identified a Bowdoin man, Robert Card, as a person of interest.