This article examines experiences of rural LGBTQ2S+ communities resisting anti-LGBTQ2S+ policies during Trump’s second term, highlighting implications for safety and well-being.
Trump's second administration highlights the limitations of existing metronormative framings of queer people's safety and well-being; are LGBTQ2S+ people safe anywhere in the United States under Trump's second term, be it urban, rural, or somewhere in-between? What lessons can we learn from queer communities in rural environments who have been at the front lines of resisting anti-LGBTQ2S+ policy? This article explores the perspectives of rural LGBTQ2S+ people during Trump's first ninety days, and explores the implications of the anti-LGBTQ2S+ policy that has been sweeping conservative states well before Trump's second rise to power.
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