Transgender rights advocates from across the nation will gather on the National Mall this month in celebration of Transgender Day of Visibility, an annual commemoration of trans people worldwide. Organizers hope this year’s rally, set to take place about a mile from the White House, will show a united front against the federal government’s recent attempts to roll back their rights.

“The goal of this event is to, first and foremost, be in community with one another. We need to recognize that trans joy is resistance, and we are going to be there with that in mind,” said Tyler Hack, executive director of the Christopher Street Project, a hybrid PAC and nonprofit named for the New York City street on which the historic Stonewall Inn sits.

The Christopher Street Project, launched in January, is leading the March 31 rally with around a dozen other LGBTQ and civil rights groups. Attendance is expected to be upward of a thousand people, Hack said.

More than 15 members of Congress are expected to attend, according to a media release shared first with The Hill, including Democratic Reps. Katherine Clark (Mass.), Jerry Nadler (N.Y.), Rashida Tlaib (Mich.), Sara Jacobs (Calif.), Maxwell Frost (Fla.), Melanie Stansbury (N.M.) and Julie Johnson (Texas).

“We want to show trans folks and allies that there are Democrats in Congress who will fight for us, and we’re going to hear that a little bit from individuals who are speaking,” said Hack. “And we want to show the Republicans, whether that be Donald Trump or Mike Johnson, that we won’t stop being in community with one another or fighting against their attacks on the trans community.”

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