The National Trans Visibility March is an annual march and rally that first took place in

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, on September 28, 2019, to call for federal recognition of

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people and

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. Activists called for Congress to pass the Equality Act, which would add

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to the

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. The first annual march was led by Marissa Miller and Luckie Alexander. Featured speakers included trans rights activist and actress

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, trans rights activist

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and

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president

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. Over 5,600 people attended the march. The 2020 march was held mostly online due to the

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. The 2021 march took place on October 9, 2021, in

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. The 2022 march took place on November 5, 2022, in

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