On this trans day of visibility we reaffirm our commitment to the fight for trans liberation. In the wake of notorious transphobe Donald Trump’s election, attacks against transgender people have intensified. For the past few years many states have been in the process of overturning our hard-fought rights through bathroom bills, restrictions on gender affirming care, and making legal recognition more difficult. While we struggle against these measures, Trump and his cronies are trying to extend these policies nationally. They claim to be fighting for cisgender women and children, but this is smoke and mirrors to hide their true intentions: criminalizing trans existence.

It is increasingly important to stand up for our trans and queer colleagues as Trump further jeopardizes the safety of an already unsafe group of people. Trans people face discrimination in housing and healthcare, higher rates of poverty and unemployment, as well as the constant threat of gender-based violence. Reactionary attacks against trans people ultimately hurt everyone as they encourage hatred and violence towards marginalized groups. Trans and queer people have existed for hundreds if not thousands of years and we’re not going anywhere. If Trump wants a fight we’ll bring it.