LGBTQ+ Americans consider move to Canada to escape Trump: ‘I’m afraid of living here’
LGBTQ+ people in the US contemplate heading north as they wrestle with the president’s assault on the communityThe number of LGBTQ+ Americans inquiring about moving to Canada has soared since Donald Trump’s re-election, campaigners have said, as people across the US wrestle with the fallout of...
<p>LGBTQ+ people in the US contemplate heading north as they wrestle with the president’s assault on the community</p><p>The number of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/lgbt-rights">LGBTQ+</a> Americans inquiring about moving to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/canada">Canada</a> has soared since Donald Trump’s re-election, campaigners have said, as people across the US wrestle with the fallout of rising anti-gay rhetoric, anti-trans executive orders, and the more than 600 bills targeting LGBTQ+ rights.</p><p>“So much is happening in the US right now and a lot of it is terrifying,” said Latoya Nugent of Rainbow Railroad, a North American charity that helps LGBTQI+ individuals escape violence and persecution in their home countries.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/07/trump-lgbtq-americans-canada">Continue reading...</a>
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