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Hi, my name's Maggie. I'm from Trevor City. I'm very much concerned about the rollback of the LGBTQIA-plus rights that has been promised and very much pushed by Trump throughout his candidacy.

My name is Sage Magnus. I live in Baltimore, Maryland, with my wife and our three

children, all of whom are queer. We have been very scared about this Trump presidency with the Red Senate,

the Red House, and the Conservative Supreme Court. We and my partner have been talking about

potentially leaving the country. I'm a dual citizen for Brazil,

and we thought about going over there, which is crazy to me because my whole life, everyone

told me it was a third world country, and here we are trying to go over there for a better life.

After President-elect Donald Trump's win on November 5th, many of you in the LGBTQ community are feeling

anxiety and fear. The Trevor Project's crisis hotline saw a 700% spike in calls following Trump's win,

and the Rainbow Youth Project surpassed its monthly average of calls in just six days following the election.

Couples are also rushing to get married before Trump

takes office, fearing the 2015 Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage in all states

could be threatened. Trump spit millions on anti-trans ads during his campaign. Even the liberal media

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