Meeting a Member of The LGBTQ Community May Not Be Possible In The United States

Gender is how society defines if your a boy or a girl. It’s different from being biologically male or female. But in the United States, it might soon mean the same.

On Monday, October 22nd the Trump administration wants to change the definition of gender. Lots of people spoke out to this memo, including Diana Flynn who is one of the leaders at Lambda Legal. Lambda Legal is a group which fights for LGBTQ rights.  "For years, courts across the country have recognized that discriminating against someone because they are transgender is a form of sex discrimination," Flynn says. Many other people also spoke out at a news event. Mara Keisling, a leader of the National Center for Transgender Rights, spoke with many other activists. She says that she feels like she’s in danger because of this memo.

There have been many other attacks on the transgender community. They have been refused from joining the army, donate blood and in some cases buy a cake. The government threw out a guideline that was passed by Obama which let transgender students use the washroom that correctly represented their gender.

I feel that you should be able to decide whom you want to be known as. No one should tell you that you are someone that you are not. I feel like people like Trump don’t know what being part of the LGBTQ community means. He might think it’s wrong or weird to be part of the LGBTQ community. He can’t take the decision for others. If someone is gay or lesbian that shouldn’t be something that he or she can’t express. They should be able to express that and show themselves as who they really are.

I would really recommend that you as a part of a community look more deeply into this issue. You might be able to help someone who is being discriminated as a part of the LGBTQ community.