Why do lgbtq fear trump
Some LGBTQ people race to claim rights, fearing rollbacks under Trump
LOS ANGELES — In the week after Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election, Isla Lima submitted paperwork to alter her gender from male to female in official documents, as some LGBTQ people worry their rights could be cut back.
Trump, who won the Nov. 5 vote and will be inaugurated on Monday, has stated his intention to rescind some LGBTQ rights during his second term in office.
In December, Trump said he will sign an executive command to end “child sexual mutilation,” an apparent reference to gender-affirming care, and “get transgender out of the military and out of our elementary schools and middle schools and high schools.”
Trump wants the law to recognize a person’s gender only at birth, as male or female. As for gender nonconforming athletes, he has told supporters that he will “keep men out of women’s sports.”
While the Biden administration advanced or protected LGBTQ rights at the federal level, several Republican-run states have curtailed access to gender-affirming care.
Many transsexual people say their gender dysphoria began at an early age. The instinct of discrepancy between their gender identity and
In the second installment of the ACLU’s election 2024 memo series, our experts detail the threats a potential second Trump administration poses to the LGBTQ community, particularly transgender people.
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June 13, 2024In the second installment of the ACLU’s election 2024 memo series, our experts detail the threats a potential second Trump administration poses to the LGBTQ community, particularly transgender people.
This piece was published before Joe Biden withdrew from the 2024 presidential election and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to represent the Democratic Party. No significant facts own been changed or added.
Donald Trump’s administration initiated a sustained, years-long effort to erase protections for LGBTQ people. This included an attempt to “define ‘transgender’ out of existence,” erode protections for transgender students and workers, and weaken access to gender-affirming health care that most transgender people already struggled to access.
While President Joe Biden’s administration reversed much of the Trump-era abuses, just last month on the campaign track, Trump vowed to dismantle a recent Biden administration policy that will suggest prote
U.S. President Donald Trump has used his first six months in office to enact multiple policies impacting the lives of LGBTQ+ Americans in areas favor healthcare, legal recognition and education.
On July 17, the government ended the nation's specialised mental health services for Queer youth through the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, with the White Dwelling describing it as a service where "children are encouraged to embrace fundamental gender ideology".
The administration also filed a lawsuit against California this month over state policies that allow transgender female athletes to oppose in girls' categories of school sports.
But rights groups are fighting back. Nine LGBTQ+ and HIV-related organisations have had more than $6 million in funding restored following a lawsuit against three of Trump's executive orders.
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What action has Trump taken on Homosexual rights?
Trump started his second term on Jan. 20 by signing an executive order stating the United States would only recognise two sexes - male and female - before scrapping the use of a gender-neutral "X" marker in passports.
He said federal funds would not be used to "promote gender ident
Some activists and LGBTQ members say they fear for second Trump term
Members of the LGBTQ community are expressing fear about what a second Trump administration could look like for them.
What You Need To Know
- Persephone Harris, who identifies as a queer chick, worries about how much power the community is losing with the election of Donald Trump
- Community activists from various LGBTQ+ organizations warn about policy decisions that go even further than Trump’s first administration
- Trump has made anti-trans issues front and center in his campaign
- A community townhall is planned for Wednesday, Nov. 13 at 6 p.m. at the LGBT Center in the West Village to discuss the fallout from the election
Ever since Tuesday, Persephone Harris, who identifies as a queer woman, has been asking herself a lot of questions.
“How much is my love worth to you? How much value do people like me have if we don’t fit into [the] status quo?” Harris questioned.
“It’s terrifying, I mean, as a people how much control we’re losing,” she added. “It’s disappointing, obviously.”
NY1 caught up with Harris outside of the LGBT Center, a community organization in the West Village.
“This was a ver
LGBTQ+ Triangle families express anxiety over another Trump term
DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- As President-elect Donald Trump moves to carry out his agenda by announcing his cabinet picks, there is growing uncertainty in the LGBTQ+ community.
"I'm very concerned," said Katie Jenifer, an Orange County mom.
She is the mother of Maddie, a 17-year-old transgender teenager. Jenifer has explored the idea of sending her daughter to another nation once Trump takes office.
"One of the things we've considered is to find her out of the country until she turns 18 so she doesn't lose access to healthcare if that is one of the agenda items that gets pushed through right away," she said.
Jenifer was in law university studying to be a lawyer for LGBTQ+ rights during Trump's first word. His actions fueled her passion to get her degree.
"The ban on trans folks in the military happened under last age Trump was president. He also withdrew protections for LGBTQ students in common schools," she said.
According to suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization the Trevor Project, LGBTQ+ people said 90% of those they serve reported that thei