The corresponding statement is published on the website of the White House.

"Transgender Visibility Day marks the joy, strength and absolute courage of some of the bravest people I know... Transgender Americans shape the soul of our nation," he said.

He noted that transgender people in the U.S. serve in the military, work in health care, run thriving businesses, etc.

"We (the administration of the President of the United States. RT) appointed a record number of open leaders of the LGBTQI+ movement, and I proudly lifted the ban on military service of openly transgender people, "Biden emphasized.

Earlier it was reported that 28-year-old Audrey Hale, who identified herself as a man, staged a shooting in the parish school of the American city of Nashville. The victims of her attack were three children and three adults.