“It is an affront to the very core of what this nation should stand for: respect, equality, and humanity.”
In response to President Trump’s several anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-diversity statements during his Address to the Joint Session of Congress, Lambda Legal CEO, Kevin Jennings said:
“President Trump’s remarks were, frankly, pathetic and ignorant. His rhetoric attacked the identities and lives of the LGBTQ+ community, particularly trans and nonbinary people and youth, by falsely insinuating they don’t even exist. It is an affront to the very core of what this nation should stand for: respect, equality, and humanity.
The president’s words, designed to stir fear and amplify misinformation, serve only to marginalize and harm those who already face immense barriers and discrimination. Let’s be clear: Trump’s words and policies are an assault on decades of civil rights progress and anti-discrimination protections.
Lambda Legal is committed to fearlessly fighting back against these harmful and discriminatory policies, and we will continue to defeat them in the courts. We have already sued this administration four times, challenging unlawful executive orders banning gender affirming care for trans people and youth, banning transgender people from serving in the military, imposing a definition of gender that attempts to erase trans, intersex, and nonbinary people, as well as banning diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs or discussion.
We won’t stand by while this administration tries to turn this country backwards. Lambda Legal has been the last line of defense for equality for more than fifty years, and we will not stop now. We stand ready and will continue the fight to defend the hard-won rights of our community.”