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Donald Trump’s Policies Benefit Me
I’m a cis/het/white woman, just on the right side of grab-her-by-the-pussyable
Donald Trump’s policies have benefited me. They were designed to. I’m a cis/het/white/business owner, probably just on the right (wrong?) side of “grab her by the pussyable.” That financial gain has come at incredible cost.
After the Trump inauguration I was compelled into action as I listened to my friends and beloved companions who were experiencing fear, tension, loss, and grief.
In four years I have:
Seen the necessary importance of Affordable Care — which enabled my parents to seek world-class medical care for two types of cancer, a stroke, a pacemaker surgery, and an emergency appendectomy.
Marched alongside Indigenous and Black community members in insistence that their lives matter. Advocated and donated to BIPOC funds and businesses, to legal aid and to #landback
Sat around the table with Law Enforcement officers and POCs to talk about funding, mental health care, implicit bias, deweaponization, and historic trauma.
Joined the local Center for Equality and worked with school administrators and community leaders to honor students’ authentic selves, pronouns, and safety as they educate LGBTQ+ young people. Advocated for anti-discrimination wording…
