San Francisco, CA
San Francisco promises to protect LGBTQ community from Trump policies
SF Politicians vow to protect LGBTQ from Trump
San Francisco political leaders, attorneys, educators, and community members came together on Friday, vowing to defend the LGBTQ community from President Trump’s executive orders.
SAN FRANCISCO – Political leaders in San Francisco are pushing back against what they believe is a concerted effort to target the LGBTQ community.
San Francisco pushes back
What they’re saying:
Lawmakers, lawyers, educators, and members of the LGBTQ community reacted on Friday saying they feel under attack following a series of executive orders from the Trump administration.
“It is authoritarianism 101, and we are calling it out, and we are not going to let them get away with that,” said Sen. Scott Wiener.
Wiener gathered lawmakers, local political leaders, and community members to announce their fight against Trump and his policies.
Wiener said he has authored legislation to protect California’s LGBTQ communities.
“I am carrying, as Senate budget chair, legislation to provide resources to our Department of Justice to defend Californians from Trump’s attacks,” Wiener said.
Rollback on protections
What’s next:
One of the orders is aimed at cutting federal support for gender transitions for people under age 19.
Families with trans and non-binary children said they feel particularly vulnerable, claiming the president’s policies target gender-affirming care and replace medical advice with government rules on deeply personal matters.
“Let me be clear. If we do not speak up now against hatred, ignorance, and vitriol coming from Donald Trump and his administration, then their voices are going to be the only voices in the room,” said Minda Murphy.
Families pledged to push back against any regulations targeting educators or medical professionals who support trans kids.
“Teachers are not the enemy,” Murphy said. “Health care providers are not the enemy. Trans and non-binary kids are not the enemy.”
Kanoa Wilson, who uses the pronouns they/them, said their teachers supported their self-determination.
“I have been this way all my life, since I was a young child, that I don’t align with just the two genders that have officially been made the only two genders,” Wilson said.
San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu also spoke out on Friday, saying the city will use every legal tool available to ensure everyone receives equal protection under the law and vowed to push back on any executive orders violating that principle.
The Source: Information for this story comes from interviews with activists and local and state leaders.