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  • ‘Sexile’ in the United States: Hundreds of transgender Americans seek refuge from Trump in Canada

    07/28/2025 6:47:20 AM PDT · by dynachrome · 82 replies
    El Pais ^ | 7-27-25 | Irene Serrano
    The Republican’s transphobic policies are sparking panic among LGBTQ+ people, triggering a 10-fold increase in asylum applications so far this year. “In the first 24 hours after Trump’s re-election, we received 1,177 requests for assistance from the United States. Fifty-one percent of these requests were from trans people: 35% from trans women, 16% from trans men,” says Timothy Chan, spokesperson for Rainbow Railroad, an NGO with offices in Canada and the U.S. that helps LGBTQ+ people experiencing persecution and violence start a life in another country. Panicked by a government that threatens their civil rights, many LGBTQ+ Americans, especially trans...