HUFFPOST | As Trump Strips Away Trans Rights In America, This Organization Found A Resilient Way To Fight Back
Shannon Axe, 25, holds up a “Protect Trans Immigrants” sign at the inaugural Walk4Humanity, hosted by The TransLatin@ Coalition, in Los Angeles, California, on Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025. (Photo credit: Alisha Jucevic for HuffPost)
The TransLatin@ Coalition held its inaugural Walk4Humanity to raise funding that the president has cut during his ongoing anti-trans crusade. The result was a community triumph.
When President Donald Trump entered his second term and declared another war on LGBTQ+ rights in America, the blowback was felt almost immediately.
At the top of the year, Trump spent his first 24 hours in office firing off a blitz of executive actions impacting marginalized communities, some orders including direct attacks on immigration, diversity, equity and inclusion practices and trans rights nationwide as part of his promised right-wing 2.0 agenda.
Since then, the Trump administration has followed through on plans to roll back protections of trans and nonbinary people with harmful policies and bans denying both their personhood and identity, reportedly more than any president in American history. The repercussions thus far have been devastating, especially for those at the intersection of the president’s ongoing anti-immigrant, anti-DEI and anti-trans crusade.
For the TransLatin@ Coalition (TLC), one of the nation’s leading trans and immigration rights advocacy organizations, the consequences have been felt most deeply in terms of funding.
