Popularity voting may not have worked, but you can always vote with your money and time.
A second term for Donald Trump will endanger the well-being of LGBTQ+ people, women, immigrants, people of color, and everyone else. It is also likely to increase censorship and roll back climate protection measures. However, the activists and organizations advocating these causes are not working quietly; they are becoming louder. Many resisted President Trump’s first term and are ready to resist again.
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This fight doesn’t end with donations, but it’s still a great way for those who have the means to make their priorities known and affect change. If you are unable to donate, please consider using your time or other skills in the community instead.
For those who can donate, we will introduce 26 organizations whose activities will be important under the second Trump administration. If you are unable to donate money, many people also mention other ways to donate.
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elevated access
The nonprofit Elevated Access is dedicated to helping patients access reproductive health care and provides free flights to patients who must travel for abortion or gender reassignment care.
american people
This national progressive advocacy group focuses on defending the rights of marginalized people in the courts, fighting book bans, and defending democracy and the right to vote.
Transgender Law Center
The Transgender Law Center fights to change laws, policies, and attitudes so that all people, regardless of gender identity or expression, can live safely, authentically, and without discrimination.
human rights campaign
As the largest LGBTQThe HRC group in the US lobbies for gay rights and candidates, and says it wants to ensure that “all LGBTQ+ people, especially transgender people, people of color, and HIV+ people, are treated as full and equal citizens. We are fighting to guarantee that
pen america
PEN America works to ensure that people around the world have the freedom to create literature, convey information and ideas, express their opinions, and have access to the opinions, ideas, and literature of others.
planned parenting
Planned Parenthood is a nonprofit organization that provides reproductive health care and sex education, including abortion and contraception.
gender cool project
The Gender Cool Project is a public advocacy campaign made up of “champions,” young transgender people who work tirelessly to change the narrative around them.
American Civil Liberties Union (and Drug Defense Fund)
The ACLU is a nonprofit organization that supports cases involving civil rights, including abortion care, the right of transgender people to live freely, and people’s right to vote. It also hosts the Drag Defense Fund, which legally defends drag performers’ freedom of speech and self-expression.
Midwest Access Coalition
Midwest Access Coalition (MAC) is a hands-on abortion fund that helps people traveling to, from, and within the Midwest access safe and legal abortions.
Southern Poverty Law Center
SPLC is a nonprofit legal advocacy organization specializing in civil rights, fighting to strengthen democracy, combat white supremacy, end mass incarceration, and eradicate racial inequality in the American South.
NAACP
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People remains the longest-running organization dedicated to the fight for civil rights for people of color.
Sherlock’s Home Foundation
Sherlock’s Home Foundation provides housing, employment opportunities, and a loving support system for homeless LGBTQ+ youth so they can live their authentic lives without fear.
care
For a decade, CAIR has worked to educate the public about the mainstream Islamic faith and prevent legal interference with its rights, including many of the policies proposed and enacted by the first Trump administration.
Sylvia Rivera Law Project
The Sylvia Rivera Law Project aims to guarantee people’s freedom to self-determine and express their gender identity and fights for economic and legal empowerment for all people across gender lines. Masu.
Americans seeking justice for immigrants
Americans for Immigrant Justice (AI Justice) is a nonprofit law firm that fights for justice for immigrants through a combination of direct representation, impact litigation, advocacy, and advocacy.
lambda legal
For more than 40 years, Lambda Legal has been at the forefront of defending the legal rights of people living with HIV and LGBTQ+ people.
Know your IX
Know Your IX is named for its mission to educate college students about their Title IX rights. The group also gives a voice to survivors of sexual assault and provides a channel to report sexual harassment.
Impact on immigration
The organization, a project of the American Immigration Council, will lobby both the White House and Capitol Hill against deportation policies.
emily’s list
Emily’s List is an organization that trains Democratic women (pro-choice) in the basics of running for office, from school board to senator. The group helped elect Kamala Harris, Tammy Duckworth, Catherine Cortez Masto, and Maggie Hassan.
Climate Science Legal Defense Fund
The group fights for the right of scientists to conduct, publish, discuss research, and defend science without threat of political harassment, censorship, or legal intimidation.
Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights
The Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights is an organization focused on protecting immigrant children and combating deportation and family separation.
Keep Gun Safety in Everytown
Everytown for Gun Safety promotes common-sense gun control legislation by lobbying legislators and opposing the NRA’s extreme proposals.
olam
ORAM provides legal assistance, promotes economic inclusion through livelihood programs, defends the rights of LGBTIQ asylum seekers and refugees in the international arena, and provides critical emergency response support to underserved communities. We offer
propublica
ProPublica uses a nonprofit model to produce and distribute investigative reporting, continually fact-checking the Trump administration and dispelling misinformation surrounding the Trump campaign.
amnesty international
The global organization works to “combat human rights abuses, bring torturers to justice, change repressive laws, and free people imprisoned simply for expressing their opinions.”
happy
GLAAD is a media watchdog organization focused on driving cultural change to ensure fair, accurate, and inclusive representation of LGBTQ+ people.
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