“Our nation is facing one of the biggest crises of my lifetime” (via toofab)
Citing 2019 as"the deadliest year on record for transgender Americans," Porter breaks down how Trump's presidency has dismantled and attacked LGBTQ rights.has offered a counterpoint of sorts to President Donald Trump's State of the Union address with his "LGBTQ State of the Union."
He added that while "our nation has survived the first term of Donald Trump, but who's to say what another term would do to this country, to democracy and truly to the entire world." He pointed out that 2019 was "the deadliest year on record for transgender Americans," adding that "this heinous violence against trans people, which disproportionately affects trans women of color is nothing short of an epidemic." He added that according to the FBI, hate crime violence has reached a 16-year high."We must confront it as a community and as a country, and we must elect officials who recognize it for the crisis that it is," Porter emphasized.
And this not only impacts the LGBTQ community, per Porter, who said we live in an era where truth is under attack, white supremacy is being normalized and women's reproductive rights are once again under attack, not to mention ongoing concerns with gun violence and climate change.But it's not all bad, as Porter wrapped up his statement with a look at the ongoing positive changes on the social front.
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