Christian NBA star Jonathan Judah Isaac spoke out against a recent statement from the White House, which proclaimed March 31 as Transgender Day of Visibility, the same day that Easter fell on this year.
The statement from the White House encouraged people to lift up “the lives and voices” of transgender people throughout our United States, and to help eliminate discrimination based on gender identity. Isaac, a player for the Orlando Magic, condemned the statement, arguing that it “only promotes division.”
“They want you to hate!” the Orlando Magic power forward posted on X. “This helps no one and only promotes division. They know exactly what they are doing.. we should be angry but shouldn’t lose the spirit of what tomorrow means! Don’t lose focus. Because He is risen there is hope for all.”
International Transgender Day of Visibility was founded by the executive director of Transgender Michigan, Rachel Crandall-Crocker, in 2009, with President Joe Biden issuing a statement recognizing the day last year and in 2022. Isaac issued a second statement on social media clarifying this, though he stressed that his message to remember the true meaning of Easter was unchanged.
“Keep focused on what Resurrection Sunday Is all about,” Isaac posted on X. “Christ defeating sin and death for all people who would believe.”
Biden’s recognition of Transgender Day of Visibility sparked major criticism from Republican lawmakers, with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) writing that the “American people are taking note” of the president’s statement. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) argued that the Biden administration was mocking Christians.
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Last year, Isaac launched his own line of shoes, Judah 1, under his clothing line UNITUS, with the shoes coming in a variety of colors and embroidered with different Bible verses. Prior to this addition, UNITUS was already selling different sports-related clothing, including hoodies and gym shorts.
UNITUS was launched in August 2023, roughly three years after Isaac was the only NBA player not to kneel during the national anthem, a common practice among sports players during the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020. UNITUS has stated that Isaac believes that black lives do matter, but also that he knows that Christ is “the only answer to the world’s pain and division.”
