disaffected electorate that feels crushed by high prices and abandoned by institutions. But for queer people, it’s hard to ignore the proliferation of anti-trans ads that closed out the GOP nominee’s campaign.
The last time Trump was in office, his administration rolled back protections for LGBTQ+ people in various sectors, including healthcare, employment and housing.
He appointed nearly a third of U.S. circuit judges, many of whom are anti-LGBTQ+, and banned out trans people from serving in the military.
This time around, Trump ran on an explicitly anti-trans platform, pledging to ban gender-affirming care for minors and trans athletes from participating in women’s sports.