Future with Trump for LGBTQIA+ youth

By: Francis Ali As we know, Trump has officially won the presidential elections and will move into office on January 20, 2025, for the next four years. From whichever perspective one may choose to view this issue, it goes without saying that in the coming four years, there will be changes be they positive or negative. Unfortunately, for the LGBTQIA+ youth, these changes will be negative. The implication of Trump’s rhetoric has created a hostile climate towards LGBTQIA+ youth, which affects young people not just emotionally but potentially physically as well. Policies regarding healthcare access, alterations to anti-discrimination legislation, and queer youth’s well-being are all included in his upcoming mandate.

This fact stresses the need for society to protect LGBTQIA+ youth throughout Trump’s presidency. In such politically charged periods, searching for organizations and allies will be crucial. It allows, among other things, for several successful programs and projects to address issues, and for friends, family, and communities to cope with adversities and foster a sense of community that queer youth will continue to need in the years ahead. These policies could have a devastating effect on queer youth, and it is important to be aware of the potential consequences.

Trump's 2025 campaign against queer youth is most likely to be one of the most extreme in the nation's history. His blueprint for an expected presidential run includes calling for moving against queer rights, including a federal ban on gender-affirming care for minors and changing the way the federal government defines gender. Trump's campaign has backed national "Don't Say Gay" rules for LGBTQ+ students in schools, and promised to "keep men out of women's sports." His running mate, J.D. Vance, authored a bill that will put doctors in jail for treating transgender youth patients. These policies follow four years of attacks by Trump's administration against the LGBTQ+ community, including stopping trans people from serving in the military, removing mentions of LGBTQ+ issues from federal websites, taking away protections for trans students in schools, and being against workplace protections for LGBTQ+ employees. In 2016, his administration has already barred people with HIV from serving in the military, shut down the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS, and greatly cut global funding for HIV prevention and treatment. The damage he has done was already irreparable in his previous campaign, who's to say this time won't be worse?

Christine Quinn Giving A Speech To The L.G.B.T.Q Community In Manhattan.

BIBLIOGRAPHY "After Three Years of Attacking L.G.B.T.Q. Rights, Trump Suddenly Tries Outreach" nytimes.com, Aug. 2020, image.4. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/26/us/politics/trump-lgbtq-rights.html