MINNEAPOLIS — Whereas some are celebrating President-elect Donald Trump’s victory, it is inflicting concern by way of the transgender group in Minnesota.
“I believe for us and my group, I believe it was simply this instantaneous sense of worry,” mentioned Andi Otto, govt director of Twin Cities Satisfaction.
It is the worry of uncertainty, Otto mentioned, as Trump is about to be sworn in because the forty seventh president of the USA.
The Trump marketing campaign has spent greater than $19 million on two anti-transgender TV adverts which have aired 55,000 instances since Oct. 1, in line with information from AdImpact.
“I believe for me, the most important bother comes from the misinformation that is in them,” Otto mentioned in regards to the adverts. “The misinformation simply means we have now to proceed to battle that.”
Following information that Trump received, Twin Cities Satisfaction has been working to lift consciousness of native LGBTQIA+ organizations.
“We have had a number of cellphone calls already this morning. We pushed out some psychological well being disaster strains on our social medias,” Otto mentioned.
The election information has meant a better demand for yard indicators advocating for the safety of trans youth, he mentioned.
Final yr, a legislation established Minnesota as a “trans refuge” state, preserving out-of-state legal guidelines from interfering within the observe of gender-affirming well being care.
“This isn’t the primary time we have confronted a battle and a problem and we all the time come out on prime,” Otto mentioned.
Otto mentioned Trump’s election will not cease Twin Cities Satisfaction from talking the reality and standing up for what’s proper.
“We now have no plans of going anyplace, however getting larger and stronger,” Otto mentioned.
There are a number of free, nameless assist assets for members of the LGBTQIA+ group, together with:
