Trump has declared war on the transgender community, leaving Americans to seek asylum -- from America

[Eugene]

Source: The Independent

Trump has declared war on the transgender community, leaving Americans to seek asylum — from America

Four trans Americans claiming refuge abroad tell Io Dodds why they no longer feel safe in their home country, from fears of martial law to being arrested in changing rooms

Monday 22 September 2025 05:41 BST

Early in the morning after Donald Trump’s second inauguration, a large and chaotic family of Americans — six adults, four children, and a 115lb service dog named Luka — spilled out of a plane at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport and told puzzled border guards that they had come to claim asylum.

Some 48 hours later, they were in a Dutch refugee center, joining a growing number of transgender Americans seeking refuge in other developed countries for fear of persecution under the Trump administration.

“We truly believed that if we did not get out before it started... our children were going to lose at least one parent, if not more,” Jey Poston, a 32-year-old transgender man and paralegal claiming refugee status in the Netherlands with his polyamorous blended family, told The Independent.

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Poston was one of four trans Americans seeking asylum abroad who shared their stories with The Independent. And they are not alone.

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Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/trump-transgender-laws-asylum-persecution-canada-b2827951.html

Alternate link: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-declared-war-transgender-community-105636071.html

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1. Wow! A powerfully written article!

I felt really moved, reading about these people's plight. I feel determined to do my part, to be more vocal in defending this community.
Thanks for bringing this to our attention, Eugene.