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Transgender Day of Visibility
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As introduced
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First Regular Session
Seventy-fifth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
INTRODUCED
LLS NO. R25-1031.01 Frank Stoner x5498
SR25-008
Senate Committees
SENATE RESOLUTION 25-008
CONCERNING
THE
DESIGNATION
OF MARCH 31, 2025,
AS
101
"TRANSGENDER DAY OF VISIBILITY" IN COLORADO, AND, IN
102
CONNECTION THEREWITH, ACKNOWLEDGING THE COUNTLESS
103
CONTRIBUTIONS THAT TRANSGENDER PEOPLE HAVE MADE IN
104
HISTORY AND TO CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY, AND COMMITTING
105
TO DEFEND THE RIGHTS OF TRANSGENDER PEOPLE.
106
WHEREAS, Transgender Day of Visibility is observed annually
1
on March 31 to celebrate the lives, resilience, and contributions of
2
transgender people and to uplift their ongoing struggle for dignity, safety,
3
and equity; and
4
WHEREAS, The day was founded in 2009 by transgender
5
advocate Rachel Crandall-Crocker to honor living members of the
6
transgender community and create space for celebration, not just
7
remembrance; and
8
WHEREAS, In recent years, transgender people in Colorado and
9
across the country have faced an alarming increase in attacks on their
10
rights, health care, safety, and visibility, including coordinated political
11
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Cutter and Wallace,
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Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law.
efforts that seek to erase transgender existence from public life; and
1
WHEREAS, These attacks have increasingly targeted transgender
2
youth and their families, banned access to life-saving medical care,
3
undermined inclusive education, and incited dangerous levels of
4
misinformation, mob mentalities, and violence; and
5
WHEREAS, The same harmful mentalities and policy tactics are
6
being used to target immigrant communities, reproductive rights, and
7
marginalized groups--fueled by fear, disinformation, and a need to
8
dehumanize others; and
9
WHEREAS, The interconnected struggles of communities under
10
attack reaffirm the solidarity between transgender people and immigrants,
11
who are both being scapegoated and silenced by efforts that attempt to
12
divide us and weaken their shared power; and
13
WHEREAS, Transgender people have existed across cultures and
14
history, including in Indigenous traditions that recognize gender-diverse
15
and Two-Spirit people as integral to the community; and
16
WHEREAS, In Colorado, transgender people serve as educators,
17
caregivers, organizers, artists, entrepreneurs, faith leaders, public
18
servants, and more, contributing to the success, and well-being of our
19
state in every sector; and
20
WHEREAS, Colorado holds a unique place in the history of
21
gender-affirming care in the United States, with the town of Trinidad
22
serving as a critical access point from 1969 to 2010, where Dr. Stanley
23
Biber provided gender-affirming surgeries to thousands of transgender
24
people when few options for this care existed elsewhere; and
25
WHEREAS,
This
legacy--rooted
in
rural
southern
26
Colorado--underscores the long-standing resilience of transgender
27
communities in Colorado and the urgent, ongoing need for
28
compassionate, affirming, and accessible health care; and
29
WHEREAS, Colorado has led the nation in affirming LGBTQ+
30
rights, expanding access to gender-affirming care, and protecting the
31
autonomy and privacy of transgender individuals and their families; and
32
WHEREAS, Visibility alone cannot guarantee safety or freedom,
33
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but it is a powerful tool to affirm humanity, resist erasure, and inspire
1
collective action--and while not all transgender people can or wish to be
2
visible, all deserve safety, dignity, and respect; and
3
WHEREAS, The Colorado General Assembly is committed to
4
ensuring that transgender Coloradans--especially transgender Black,
5
Indigenous, disabled, undocumented, and youth--can live, work, thrive,
6
and lead with joy and without fear; now, therefore,
7
Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Seventy-fifth General Assembly
8
of the State of Colorado:
9
(1) That we, the Colorado Senate, hereby designate March 31 of
10
each year as "Transgender Day of Visibility" in Colorado to honor the
11
strength, brilliance, and contributions of transgender people in our
12
communities;
13
(2) That we stand in active solidarity with transgender people and
14
all communities targeted by efforts to undermine human rights and bodily
15
autonomy, including immigrants, people of color, and those living at the
16
intersections of systemic oppression;
17
(3) That we affirm our commitment to defending the rights of
18
transgender people in all aspects of life, including health care, education,
19
employment, housing, civic participation, and freedom of expression;
20
(4) That we acknowledge Colorado's legacy as a historic leader in
21
access to gender-affirming care and reaffirm our commitment to continue
22
leading the nation in equitable, accessible, and affirming health care for
23
all transgender people; and
24
(5) That we encourage all Coloradans to recognize and uplift
25
transgender people, and to build a state where everyone--no matter their
26
gender identity or expression--can thrive, be visible on their own terms,
27
and be fully free.
28
Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Resolution be sent to
29
Representative Brianna Titone, Representative Lorena Garcia, and Jax
30
Gonzales, political director at One-Colorado.
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As enrolled or final
5,951 characters
First Regular Session
Seventy-fifth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
ENGROSSED
LLS NO. R25-1031.01 Frank Stoner x5498
SR25-008
Senate Committees
SENATE RESOLUTION 25-008
CONCERNING
THE
DESIGNATION
OF MARCH 31, 2025,
AS
101
"TRANSGENDER DAY OF VISIBILITY" IN COLORADO, AND, IN
102
CONNECTION THEREWITH, ACKNOWLEDGING THE COUNTLESS
103
CONTRIBUTIONS THAT TRANSGENDER PEOPLE HAVE MADE IN
104
HISTORY AND TO CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY, AND COMMITTING
105
TO DEFEND THE RIGHTS OF TRANSGENDER PEOPLE.
106
WHEREAS, Transgender Day of Visibility is observed annually
1
on March 31 to celebrate the lives, resilience, and contributions of
2
transgender people and to uplift their ongoing struggle for dignity, safety,
3
and equity; and
4
WHEREAS, The day was founded in 2009 by transgender
5
advocate Rachel Crandall-Crocker to honor living members of the
6
transgender community and create space for celebration, not just
7
remembrance; and
8
WHEREAS, In recent years, transgender people in Colorado and
9
across the country have faced an alarming increase in attacks on their
10
rights, health care, safety, and visibility, including coordinated political
11
SENATE
Amended Final Rdg
March 31, 2025
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Cutter and Wallace, Amabile, Ball, Bridges, Coleman, Danielson, Daugherty, Exum,
Gonzales J., Hinrichsen, Kipp, Kolker, Marchman, Michaelson Jenet, Mullica, Roberts,
Rodriguez, Snyder, Sullivan, Weissman, Winter F.
Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law.
efforts that seek to erase transgender existence from public life; and
1
WHEREAS, These attacks have increasingly targeted transgender
2
youth and their families, banned access to life-saving medical care,
3
undermined inclusive education, and incited dangerous levels of
4
misinformation, mob mentalities, and violence; and
5
WHEREAS, The same harmful mentalities and policy tactics are
6
being used to target immigrant communities, reproductive rights, and
7
marginalized groups--fueled by fear, disinformation, and a need to
8
dehumanize others; and
9
WHEREAS, The interconnected struggles of communities under
10
attack reaffirm the solidarity between transgender people and immigrants,
11
who are both being scapegoated and silenced by efforts that attempt to
12
divide us and weaken their shared power; and
13
WHEREAS, Transgender people have existed across cultures and
14
history, including in Indigenous traditions that recognize gender-diverse
15
and Two-Spirit people as integral to the community; and
16
WHEREAS, In Colorado, transgender people serve as educators,
17
caregivers, organizers, artists, entrepreneurs, faith leaders, public
18
servants, and more, contributing to the success, and well-being of our
19
state in every sector; and
20
WHEREAS, Colorado holds a unique place in the history of
21
gender-affirming care in the United States, with the town of Trinidad
22
serving as a critical access point from 1969 to 2010, where Dr. Stanley
23
Biber provided gender-affirming surgeries to thousands of transgender
24
people when few options for this care existed elsewhere; and
25
WHEREAS,
This
legacy--rooted
in
rural
southern
26
Colorado--underscores the long-standing resilience of transgender
27
communities in Colorado and the urgent, ongoing need for
28
compassionate, affirming, and accessible health care; and
29
WHEREAS, Colorado has led the nation in affirming LGBTQ+
30
rights, expanding access to gender-affirming care, and protecting the
31
autonomy and privacy of transgender individuals and their families; and
32
WHEREAS, Visibility alone cannot guarantee safety or freedom,
33
008
-2-
but it is a powerful tool to affirm humanity, resist erasure, and inspire
1
collective action--and while not all transgender people can or wish to be
2
visible, all deserve safety, dignity, and respect; and
3
WHEREAS, The Colorado General Assembly is committed to
4
ensuring that transgender Coloradans--especially transgender Black,
5
Indigenous, disabled, undocumented, and youth--can live, work, thrive,
6
and lead with joy and without fear; now, therefore,
7
Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Seventy-fifth General Assembly
8
of the State of Colorado:
9
(1) That we, the Colorado Senate, hereby designate March 31 of
10
each year as "Transgender Day of Visibility" in Colorado to honor the
11
strength, brilliance, and contributions of transgender people in our
12
communities;
13
(2) That we stand in active solidarity with transgender people and
14
all communities targeted by efforts to undermine human rights and bodily
15
autonomy, including immigrants, people of color, and those living at the
16
intersections of systemic oppression;
17
(3) That we affirm our commitment to defending the rights of
18
transgender people in all aspects of life, including health care, education,
19
employment, housing, civic participation, and freedom of expression;
20
(4) That we acknowledge Colorado's legacy as a historic leader in
21
access to gender-affirming care and reaffirm our commitment to continue
22
leading the nation in equitable, accessible, and affirming health care for
23
all transgender people; and
24
(5) That we encourage all Coloradans to recognize and uplift
25
transgender people, and to build a state where everyone--no matter their
26
gender identity or expression--can thrive, be visible on their own terms,
27
and be fully free.
28
Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Resolution be sent to
29
Representative Brianna Titone, Representative Lorena Garcia, and Jax
30
Gonzalez, political director at One-Colorado.
31
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