We’re the Ones We’ve Been Waiting For
nclrights.orgJanuary 20, 2025 Back in 2016, when Trump first won, I spiraled. I remember tense meetings with other policy advocates, trying to figure out how to navigate the next four years.
I was glued to the news, checking constantly like I used to do growing up in the Midwest during tornado watches, hoping that more information would make me feel safer.
After two years, I was exhausted. That’s when I realized my energy was better spent building something, rather than just fighting against a hostile administration.
In 2019, following the release of the first national LGBTQ anti-poverty agenda, I co-founded The National LGBTQ Anti-Poverty Action Network with Urvashi Vaid and other LGBTQ and allied leaders to build an LGBTQ-inclusive economic justice movement.
