What will happen to the lgbtq community if trump wins
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 trans 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 have been changed or added.
Donald Trump’s administration initiated a sustained, years-long effort to erase protections for LGBTQ people. This included an effort 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 footpath, Trump vowed to dismantle a new Biden administration policy that will give 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 prefer 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 Home describing it as a service where "children are encouraged to embrace drastic gender ideology".
The administration also filed a lawsuit against California this month over state policies that allow transgender female athletes to contend 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 Diverse 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
ACLU Releases Legal, Legislative, and Lobbying Roadmap for Defending LGBTQ Freedom Under a Possible Second Trump Term
NEW YORK – Today, the American Civil Liberties Union launched a roadmap for defending LGBTQ people, our rights, and our health care under a possible second administration of former President Donald Trump. Tracking Trump’s inauguration in January 2017, his administration led a sustained, years-long strive to erase protections for LGBTQ people across the entire federal government, including efforts to “define ‘transgender’ out of existence.” While the Biden administration reversed many of those attacks, Trump himself has promised to go even further if re-elected to the White Property. Trump on LGBTQ Rights details expected threats and how the ACLU and its nationwide affiliate network will respond in the courts, Congress, statehouses, and communities across the country. “For four years, President Trump and his administration left no stone unturned in their effort to roll back federal non-discrimination protections for LGBTQ people, including with respect to gender nonconforming people’s access to health care, security for LGBTQ students in our schools, and the right of LGB
UCLA Williams Institute explores the future of LGBTQ+ rights under Trump
According to retreat polls, LGBTQ+ voters, who accounted for 8% of all those who cast ballots, favored Vice President Kamala Harris over President-elect Donald Trump by 86% to 12% in the 2024 presidential election.
To help unpack the election results, the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Regulation, a leading research center on sexual orientation and gender identity, hosted a webinar exploring how laws and policies related to the LGBTQ+ community may fare under the incoming Trump administration.
The Nov. 15 event, “The 2024 Election: The Future of Democracy and LGBTQ Rights,” featured the institute’s federal policy director Elana Redfield, faculty director Cary Franklin and visiting scholar Andrew Flores. They were joined by former Oklahoma state Rep. Mauree Turner, New Hampshire state Rep. Alissandra Rodriguez Murray and former candidate for Wisconsin Senate Andi Rich.
Click the play button above to watch the Williams Institute’s webinar in its entirety.
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ICYMI: Washington Post Article Outlines How a Second Trump Term Would Roll Back LGBTQ+ Rights and Freedoms
by Aneesha Pappy •
As Trump continues to center anti-LGBTQ discrimination as part of his campaign platform, leading civil rights organizations warn that a second Trump presidency could result in the removal of fundamental rights and freedoms for the Diverse community–even for those who live in a “blue” state.
In a newly released Washington Post article, author Hannah Knowles dives into Donald Trump's second-term agenda and the potential impact his reelection would have for the Diverse community. The article highlights that in his command for a second designation as president, Trump has called for numerous restrictions for LGBTQ+ Americans including removing all federal protections based on gender persona and limiting access to medically necessary, potentially life-saving medical care for the transgender community. The impact of a second Trump term would expand far beyond the doctor’s office—given his ties to anti-LGBTQ+ organizations and his potential appointment of extremists judges, the consequences of Trump’s election could result in a wide-reaching rollback of funda