Rallies around the world honor International Transgender Day

STORY: :: People across the globe gather on the International Transgender Day of Visibility:: March 31, 2025:: Mexico City, Mexico:: Washington, D.C.:: New York:: Prayagraj, IndiaIn Mexico, a sea of transgender flags and banners flowed from the Monument to the Revolution to the Zocalo square, as participants shared their experiences as members of the community.According to a 2021 survey by Mexico's statistics agency, INEGI, there are some 909,000 people in the transgender, transsexual, or other gender identity population that does not match the sex assigned at birth. That represents 0.9% of people in Mexico aged 15 and over.In the U.S., protesters rallied in Washington and New York amid a backdrop of political and legal challenges against transgender rights.Trump on his first day back in the White House directed the federal government to recognize only two, biologically distinct sexes - male and female - and directed federal agencies to ensure grant funds do not promote "gender ideology."In India, where same-sex relationships remain largely taboo, hundreds of participants danced to the beats of drums and chanted slogans demanding representation and equal rights.In 2018, India's Supreme Court decriminalized homosexuality but, in 2023, disappointed the LGBTQ+ community by declining to legalize same-sex marriage, leaving the decision to Parliament.

STORY: :: People across the globe gather on the International Transgender Day of Visibility :: March 31, 2025 :: Mexico City, Mexico :: Washington, D.C. :: New York :: Prayagraj, India In Mexico, a sea of transgender flags and banners flowed from the Monument to the Revolution to the Zocalo square, as participants shared their experiences as members of the community.

According to a 2021 survey by Mexico's statistics agency, INEGI, there are some 909,000 people in the transgender, transsexual, or other gender identity population that does not match the sex assigned at birth. That represents 0.9% of people in Mexico aged 15 and over.

In the U.S., protesters rallied in Washington and New York amid a backdrop of political and legal challenges against transgender rights.

Trump on his first day back in the White House directed the federal government to recognize only two, biologically distinct sexes - male and female - and directed federal agencies to ensure grant funds do not promote "gender ideology." In India, where same-sex relationships remain largely taboo, hundreds of participants danced to the beats of drums and chanted slogans demanding representation and equal rights. In 2018, India's Supreme Court decriminalized homosexuality but, in 2023, disappointed the LGBTQ+ community by declining to legalize same-sex marriage, leaving the decision to Parliament.

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