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Lucy Dacus Pledges $10,000 in Trans Surgery Donations, Calls Out Lack of Government Protection


Lucy Dacus will donate $10,000 in $500 increments across multiple trans surgery GoFundMe fundraisers and called out the lack of government protection.

During Trump’s inaugural address, he declared: “As of today, it will henceforth be the official policy of the United States government that there are only two genders, male and female.” Part of the executive order he signed prohibits the use of taxpayer funds being used for gender-affirming healthcare. Legislation like this — even if it hasn’t passed — creates an environment where people are incredibly afraid,” Asa Radix, head of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, told Rolling Stone last year. “Gender Liberation Movement is preparing for the numerous threats that are going to be heightened under the second Trump administration,” GLM co-founder Raquel Willis told Rolling Stone.

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