After years of making remarkable progress in winning public support and securing policy changes, the LGBTQ+ community is now on defense. The Trump administration is slashing spending on research into LGBTQ+ health care and seeking to cut resources for an LGBTQ+ youth suicide hotline. With the White House actively opposing diversity initiatives of any kind, corporations are backing away from supporting annual Pride events. Courts are chipping away at LGBTQ+ protections. And while New York remains a bastion of support and safety, elected officials in many other states – even California – are advancing measures that strip safeguards and services for transgender people.
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