57% of LGBTQ+ people have made major life changes since Donald Trump's election: report

"Since the November election, the majority (57 percent) of LGBTQ+ people - including 84 percent of transgender and nonbinary people - have made significant life decisions, according to a new report from the Movement Advancement Project. This includes considering or actually moving to a different state, considering or actually finding a different job, attempting to update legal name or gender markers on identity documents, and crossing state lines to receive medical care."

"Part of what is forcing their hands is the increased discrimination and violence against queer people, as 60 percent of LGBTQ+ people, including 82 percent of trans and nonbinary people, report that they or an immediate family member have had at least one negative experience related to being LGBTQ+ since the November, 2024 election. Trans respondents reported these experiences nearly twice as often as all LGBTQ+ respondents, with 56 percent saying"

Since the November election, 57 percent of LGBTQ+ people, including 84 percent of transgender and nonbinary people, have made significant life decisions. These decisions include considering or actually moving to a different state, changing jobs, updating legal name or gender markers on identity documents, and crossing state lines for medical care. Nearly half of trans people and a quarter of all LGBTQ+ people considered moving, but only small percentages actually moved. Sixty percent of LGBTQ+ people, and 82 percent of trans and nonbinary people, reported at least one negative experience related to being LGBTQ+. Trans respondents reported discrimination and online harassment at higher rates, and worry about anti-LGBTQ+ policies is especially elevated among trans people.

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