Transgender activists' National Mall rally to be joined by a dozen members of Congress: organizers

A dozen congressional lawmakers are expected to make an appearance at the rally.

The event, organized by the Christopher Street Project - a nonprofit with a PAC focused on electing "champions for the transgender community" - is also supported by a dozen other organizations.

Trump signed a series of executive orders aimed at limiting gender ideology's influence in federal policies and education since taking back the White House. In February, Trump signed an executive order titled "Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports," banning biological males from participating in female-designated athletic competitions. Trump also signed the "Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government" executive order establishing a binary definition of sex as male and female, determined at conception.

Over the weekend, several blue cities hosted rallies and festivals, including Trans Fest, which featured an indigenous prayer led by activist Angel C. Fabian, who uses he/she/they pronouns and is known in "ceremonial spaces" as Tlahuizpapalotl, or "Butterfly of Light." The event also offered legal assistance, workshops on rights, political education classes, survival skills and self-defense sessions, according to its advertisement on social media.

The National Mall rally is scheduled for 4 to 6 p.m. ET.