"I fear every day leaving my home. Trump's attacks on all human decency have been bad enough but the 'acceptance & encouragement' MAGA gives people to harass, threaten, vandalize, and victimize our community is what frightens me most and makes the largest impact upon my life. My husband broke his ankle in November of 2024, and it was a horrendous situation made worse by the discrimination, and frankly, malicious treatment we faced by some healthcare and insurance people,"
"for the very obvious and admitted reason that we were gay and our rights and humanity were being stripped away. He passed away 10/10/25, all stemming from his broken ankle. I am grateful that the attending nurse practitioner who was there with me at the end - who I permitted to take him off life support - was 'family'. It's a term we do not use as much anymore, but it's use immediately wraps us in community and solidarity."
A 63-year-old gay man lives in daily fear as intensified anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric encourages harassment, threats, and violence. A broken ankle in November 2024 led to a medical crisis worsened by discriminatory and malicious treatment from some healthcare and insurance personnel because of the couple's sexuality. The partner died on 10/10/25 from complications stemming from the injury. A nurse practitioner present at the end, treated as 'family,' provided a moment of solidarity when life support was withdrawn. The year triggered severe mental-health emergencies, driven largely by public hostility and overheard threats in medical waiting rooms.
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