Trans-rights under Trump: Brave resistance to the World Pride 2025!
Trans-rights under Trump: Brave resistance to the World Pride 2025!
In the United States, transpers and non-binary people live under growing pressure and uncertainty, especially under Donald Trump's presidency. At the Capitol in Washington D.C. The World Pride is currently celebrated, but the atmosphere is characterized by a feeling of fear. Banner with the inscription "Trans Joy is Power" show the will for visibility and resistance to discrimination. The 55-year-old Transmann Elijah Nicholas, who has a passport that is valid until 2030, expresses concerns that he could no longer receive a passport that shows his gender than male. This is because the US State Department only issues passports based on the gender assigned at birth and is not available to a third gender option. Nicholas criticizes that this regulation "delegitimizes" transpersonen and thus creates a great security risk for you on international trips, since you often do not match your passport.Sharon Horne, a researcher at the University of Massachusetts Boston, warns that the order to restrict gender identities has serious psychological health costs for those affected. Studies have shown that trans people with suitable ID documents experience fewer psychological stress. Nevertheless, the US government has further exacerbated its measures to restrict the rights of transpers, for example due to the exclusion from the military and from women's sports. These developments have led to an increase in depression and fears under LGTBQI+persons, which Nicholas describes as a "space of fear and uncertainty".
resistance and solidarity
The World Pride celebrates the 50th anniversary of the first Pride event, and the National March for Trans Visibility organizes Nicholas, is also characterized by these topics. With the aim of demonstrating the visibility and the rights of trans people, it is expected that several thousand participants from the Lincoln Memorial to the Capitol, past the White House, will march. Security has top priority, especially in a political climate that is shaped by enemy measures.
The discussion about the status of transpersonen in the USA also takes on international dimensions. Helena, a 31-year-old woman, is concerned about the effects of a possible change in her gender entry on her travels to family friends in Belarus and the USA. Sade Framness, 27, plans to have the gender marker X registered on her driver's license, but delays the concerns that it could be criminalized. "I could feel authentic before Trump's presidency," says Sade. But now she sees herself in an enemy environment.
Under the pressure of Trump's presidency, there is a growing fear. On January 20, 2025, Trump issued a decree that only recognized two genders on official documents and took additional measures to dismiss the transpers in the USA. From an exclusion from the military to the deletion of federal funds for gender-accumulating treatments in minors, which many consider many as a test of the limits of trans-rights.
legal resistance
The majority of the LGBTQI+community not only fight against discrimination, but also mobilize to defend their rights. Some states, including Washington and Oregon, have already filed lawsuits against the new regulations and have achieved initial successes. Activists like Erin Reed observe a systematic escalation of the attacks on trans-rights and report on an increase in calls to help from those affected, even from progressive states.
In the current political situation, the voices of transpersonen such as Elijah Nicholas and other activists are of important importance. Your commitment not only aims to create visibility, but also to defend your rights at a time when you are increasingly hindered. The way to equality in the USA remains rocky, but the common resistance remains a source of strength and hope for many.
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