Today in my Econ class, my teacher had the class watch Trump and Pence take the oath, and it was truly awful. The official site for the White House, which allows the people to see what the current president has on his agenda, has already deleted anything and everything having to do with healthcare, enviromnetal regulations, and queer/trans rights. As the daughter of lesbians, one of who is Latino, this is absolutly terrifying to me. Trump has already signed the executive order to repeal ObamaCare, which will have serious ramifications. Both of my moms are also nurses, and they know how much good ObamaCare did despite its flaws. I just feel lost. Defeated. Like there is nothing anyone can do to stop him from doing whatever he wants. But I don't want to stop fighting, today was just a rough day emotionally.

I am honestly scared of my leaders, in a way I have never been afraid before. I live in an extremly poc filled area of the country, with a large Latino and indigenous community, and I am terrified for them. And I am sick, disgusted. That we did this, that my ing race is responsible for this. The clock has now been set back fifty years on every social issue this country has struggled with. Abortions, gay marriage, healthcare, it's already starting to disappear. And Trump wants nothing to do with the BLM movement or police reform. I finally thought this country was going to make some serious change, but instead we've put yet another priveledged, cishet white man in power who has no qualms when it comes to destroying queer, trans, and poc communites. It's sickening. I don't know how we'll get through his presidency, but I know we will. Despite everything, we are survivors. We will keep fighting the good fight, keep speaking out, keep taking action, until we finally create the change we so desperately need. Good luck to you all.

- Hyler

"It is our duty to fight for freedom. It is our duty to win. We must love each other and support each other. We have nothing to lose but our chains." - Assata Shakur