Be disruptive! What queer history tells us about confronting Trump

[70sEraVet]

The ascendency of Donald Trump to his second presidency is fraught with anxiety and fear for many Americans, particularly gay Americans. Books with queer themes are already being removed from school and public libraries. Trans people are being denied the right to use bathrooms or be on sports teams that align with their gender. Trans medical care is under attack in many states. Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs that may help LGBTQ+ people as well as others are being eliminated. Justice Clarence Thomas has broached “revisiting” the supreme court decisions that legalized same-sex marriage.
Many queer activists – panicked, tenacious, resolute – are asking what we can do in the face of these attacks that seek to dismantle basic rights and access that were presumed permanent. The enormity and consequentiality of this battle feels like being swept heedlessly into uncharted waters. We are rummaging through US history to find precedents for why Trump won and how to confront the damage he may cause.
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The LGBTQ+ community has been here before.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/nov/26/be-disruptive-what-queer-history-tells-us-about-confronting-trump

[Six117]

1. Act Up 2.0

Act Up for democracy

[JI7]

2. Times are different. The internet and social media play a bigger role

There was A LOT of anti lgbt stuff out there. Especially anti transgender.

I don't think the usual public protests are that effective these days and they are easily infiltrated.

[70sEraVet]

3. I was thinking about it more on a personal level.

I tend to try to get along, not make waves.
I intend to 'be disruptive' in my own everday life.

[JI7]

5. I completely agree with that

We need to be disruptive and doing things at the personal level can also help us feel more empowered.

[Nigrum Cattus]

4. It's the Christian Nationalists !

100% Christian Nationalists