Whereas International Transgender Day of Visibility was founded in 2009 to honor the achievements and contributions of the transgender community; Whereas International Transgender Day of Visibility is designed to be encompassing of a large community of diverse individuals; Whereas International Transgender Day of Visibility is a time to celebrate the lives and achievements of transgender individuals around the world, and to recognize the bravery it takes to live openly and authentically; Whereas International Transgender Day of Visibility is also a time to raise awareness of the discrimination and violence that the transgender community still faces, which make it difficult and even unsafe or fatal for many transgender individuals to be visible; Whereas the transgender community has suffered oppression disproportionately in many ways, including— (1) discrimination in employment and in the workplace; (2) discrimination in health care and housing; (3) discrimination in access to public services; (4) discrimination in educational institutions; and (5) violence; Whereas forms of anti-transgender oppression are exacerbated for transgender individuals of color, individuals with limited resources, immigrants, individuals living with disabilities, justice-involved individuals, and transgender youth; Whereas a record number of anti-transgender State bills have been introduced in recent years, including more than 700 bills in 2021, 2022, and 2023 combined, targeting areas such as— (1) education, including by prohibiting school staff from acknowledging or respecting transgender pupils, colleagues, and family members, and barring transgender students from accessing gender-appropriate programs and facilities; (2) health care, including both medically necessary transition-related medical care and general health care services; (3) public accommodations, such as safe access to public restrooms