The White House, under the command of Donald Trump since January 20 ,. The new president of the United States, through, has prohibited the treatments to change sex and gender transition surgeries to those under 19 years of age when considering them, in their words, “a mutilation and sexual sterilization.” Faced with these measures, and has openly criticized the latest orders issued and approved by the president. “It is very sad to see our new government slowly dismantling all the freedoms for which we have been fighting and winning over the years,”. In the message, accompanied by a photograph of his face, he added the flag of pride, a broken heart and a call to resistance: “Do not abandon the fight!”
The order issued by Trump criticizes that, currently, many doctors “are mutilating and sterilizing an increasing number of children under the radical and false statement that adults can change sex through a series of irreversible medical interventions.” The Republican adds in his decree: “This dangerous trend will be a stain in the history of our country and must end.” In the United States they represent about 0.5% of the population.
It’s so sad to watch our new Government slowly dismantling all the Freedoms we have been fighting for and WON over the years. 🏳️🌈💔
Don’t give up the Fight!– Madonna (@madonna)
Since the 1980s, when he began to be known, he has used his platform to defend the LGTBIQ+ community and fight for equal rights – Madonna is also one of the icons queer most important in history. In 2010, due to the increase in suicides of adolescents related to bullying and focusing their speech on homosexual young people who had removed their lives. On that occasion, Madonna drew a parallel between the persecution of people LGTBIQ+ and historical injustices, emphasizing the seriousness of the problem and the need for social transformation.
In, the iconic singer was fined for promoting homosexuality because she, in full concert in St. Petersburg, claimed more rights for the collective in that country and raised the gay flag: “We have to fight to be free. The gay community and gay people, here and worldwide, have the same rights. ” The reason for his defense was a law that punished “the propaganda of homosexuality and pedophilia among minors.”
In addition, Madonna has collaborated with beneficial organizations and has donated millions of dollars to related causes against HIV/AIDS, the prevention of suicide within the collective and the promotion of gender equality and diversity. On his fight against AIDS, he highlights the two concerts in Barcelona, where he took advantage of the stage to honor several celebrities affected by the disease such as Marin Burgoyne, Keith Haring, Freddie Mercury and Robert Mapplethorpe. At that time, when Madonna performed, the screens showed images of her friends and artists.
On the musical plane, the most prominent aspect of its support – and its impact – on the LGTBIQ+ community are their songs and their video clips. From until, many of the letters address issues of personal empowerment, sexuality and liberation. And the entire imaginary that surrounds Madonna often presents queer characters and situations that challenge gender stereotypes and sexuality. For example, (1989) presents a narrative that faces religious discrimination and, at the same time, defies gender norms and celebrates authenticity.
This is not the first order issued by Trump that violates the rights of trans people. Since the presidency assumed, the Republican has taken several measures that attack the collective and violate the rights of transsexual persons, through executive orders. On January 21, it established that passports, social security records or other official identification documents must. In the order you can read: “These sexes are not interchangeable and are based on a fundamental and incontrovertible reality.” The text also describes gender self -determination as a “false statement” and dictates: “Gender ideology replaces the biological sex category with a changing concept of self -evaluated gender identity.”
And on Thursday 28 the president. In his defense, the president alleged the following: “The adoption of an inconsistent gender identity with the sex of an individual collides with the commitment of a soldier with an honorable, sincere and disciplined lifestyle, even in personal life. The statement of a man that he is a woman, and his requirement that others respect that falsehood is not consistent with the humility and altruism that are demanded by a member of the Armed Forces. ”
