04/30/2026
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One year into Trump's second term, and the numbers tell a brutal story. New research from the Human Rights Campaign surveyed 15,000 Americans and found that LGBTQ+ people are going back into the closet - at work, in healthcare settings, in public spaces.
Nearly half report being less out somewhere in their lives than they were just 12 months ago.
The survey paints a picture of a community under siege. Three in ten LGBTQ+ adults say acceptance has actively decreased over the past year, while more than half feel less visible than before. Parents with school-aged kids are pulling back the most, with 40% reporting they're less visible at their children's schools.
Meanwhile, q***r Americans are twice as likely as their straight counterparts to say their financial situation has worsened, and those relying on Medicare or Medicaid are facing massive barriers to accessing HIV prevention and treatment.
This is what happens when a president spends his first year in office signing executive orders that erase trans people, ban them from the military, and eliminate diversity programs across the government.
