Opinion: LGBTQ+ families are worried about losing rights
In the wake of Donald Trump’s election, LGBTQ+ families in the U.S. fear that they will lose fundamental legal protections, according to Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Sabra Katz-Wise.
In a Dec. 5 U.S. News and World Report commentary, Katz-Wise, associate professor in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, wrote that workplace anti-discrimination laws, laws that protect LGBTQ+ students, and federal protections for same-sex marriage are all under threat during Trump’s presidency. His victory could also hasten efforts at state and local levels to pass anti-LGBTQ+ legislation.
Katz-Wise noted that Trump’s policy agenda includes anti-LGBTQ+ measures such as cutting federal funding for schools that allow discussions about gender identity and sexual orientation.
“Many of these laws directly impact the ability of kids and families like mine to feel safe in their communities and schools,” Katz-Wise wrote.
She added, “We all have the power—and the responsibility—to ensure that our children grow up in a place where they and their families are valued and included. We cannot let them down now that our national political leaders are trying to make that harder.”
Read the U.S. News and World Report commentary: Why LGBTQ+ Families Like Mine Are Terrified
