to pass the Equality Act. Antony J. Blinken, United States Secretary of State, also issued a statement mourning the loss of trans lives in 2021. As the chief American diplomat, he stated, "Promoting and protecting the human rights of LGBTQI+ persons is a foreign policy priority of this Administration." On November 18, 2021, on the House floor, Representative Ayanna Pressley read the names of 46 trans people murdered that year. Pressley was joined by other members of the Congressional LGBTQ Equality Caucus that included Representatives Marie Newman, David N. Cicilline, Mark Takano, Sara Jacobs, and Al Green. See also Day of Silence Hate crime History of transgender people in the United States International Transgender Day of Visibility List of transgender-rights organizations List of people killed for being transgender Trans bashing Trans Day of Action Transgender rights movement References External links Smith, Gwendolyn Ann. "Transgender Day of Remembrance: Rita Hester and Beyond", Huffington Post'', 2013-11-20. International Transgender Day of Remembrance at GLAAD Transgender Day Of Remembrance – Manchester, UK Violence against LGBT people Civil awareness days Transgender events November observances Recurring events established in 1999 International observances Articles containing video clips LGBT-related observances