A crowd carried signs, carried children on their shoulders and for part of the afternoon carried umbrellas at the Transgender Day of Visibility held on the National Mall the afternoon of March 31. 

A number of Arlington clergy including Rock Spring UCC showed up to support the Transgender Day of Visibility Rally.

Each year on March 31 observers all around the world gather to raise awareness about transgender people. The Transgender Day of Visibility was created in 2010 by trans advocate Rachel Crandall who was the head of Transgender Michigan. Her effort was intended to combat the negative media coverage of transgender people and the lack of understanding about who they are and the disproportionate level of discrimination and poverty faced by this group.

The Washington rally spanned an afternoon of speakers sharing their experiences with siblings, friends and themselves and urging compassion but many combined with anger at the Trump Administration policies restricting care and imposing new discriminatory policies against transgender people as well as the LGBTQ community. The rally was sponsored by the Christopher Street Project along with a number of other local organizations.