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Seattle proclaims March 31 International Transgender Day of Visibility; community leaders urge action
Summary
Seattle City Council on March 31 read and signed a proclamation declaring March 31, 2026 International Transgender Day of Visibility and heard testimony from local transgender and allied leaders who urged concrete city support for housing, services and protections.
Seattle City Council on March 31 formally proclaimed March 31, 2026 as International Transgender Day of Visibility and invited local leaders to address the council.
The proclamation was presented by Council member Rink, who said the measure recognizes "transgender, gender nonbinary, and Two-Spirit people by recognizing their societal accomplishments and contributions, and to raise awareness of discrimination faced by transgender people." Rink and other council members framed the resolution against a backdrop of state and federal measures they said are limiting trans rights.
The nut graf: community leaders who accepted the proclamation used the occasion to…
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