Now, after Trump’s commentary on his first day’s presidency, the group’s crisis assistance line has again faced a wave of calls. The group tells the Wired 62 percent of this week’s calls for teens and sexually incompatible with gender of 14 to 17 years.
Relatives express varying degrees of emotional and psychological discomfort and often express their feelings of frustration and fear. One of the most common common feelings is “my country doesn’t want me to exist.”
While the Trump administration’s actions cause severe discomfort for the Trance community and their families, a sharp increase in attacks, both online or offline, is increasing by Trump supporters who feel courageous.
“We have already seen an increase in hatred against ourselves,” says Fisher. We had one who came to our house last Tuesday and posted a note in our mailbox: “He is your father now, he is your president.” You will no longer exist. So yes, they are definitely brave. “
The Trans Pride flag hanged in their porch has been stolen twice a week. At his local supermarket, Piggly Wiggly, he heard that people were talking about how happy that Trump was getting rid of the trance.
“He did not get rid of them, they will always exist – but the damn targeted them, especially my teenage son,” Fisher said.
And these attacks also target groups that are trying to help the LGBTQ + community.
“We have seen much more hatred,” says Lens Preston, executive director of the Rainbow Youth Project. We have received a lot of messages. We don’t want you here. We receive contact forms every day and have grown exponentially since the election. It is really sad. “
Some activists are also worried that those who are always standing next to the LGBTQ+ community are too afraid to speak in the new Trump government.
“Every time this happens, we find that their supporters are back and silent,” says Chris Sedberg, who helps transgressors and gender maladaptive people. Not all of them, but many of them do it because they are afraid of what is happening. “They are afraid of what may happen to them or may be hated because of it.”
Sedorburg, a Transpitist man who works as a trucker, communicates with young Trance on social media, saying that this week’s response from the community was severe and urgent.
For Jimmy Anderson, a 40 -year -old teacher living in Texas, his biggest fear is that the Trump administration forces his 15 -year -old daughter Down, which was introduced as Trance last year, forced a painful decision.
“My biggest concern is that he has to live a lie, as if it should be,” says Anderson. She’s happy now, she’s much happier than before. He was extremely depressed. We didn’t know what was going on. “And finally he comes out, and he is a completely new, amazing and lovely child.”
