Americans Are Going Back in the Closet Under Trump

Nearly half of LGBTQ+ Americans are going back in the closet.

That's not a metaphor—that's the finding of a new survey from the Human Rights Campaign measuring the real-world impact of one year under Trump 2.0.

Parents are hiding who they are from their kids' schools. Workers are shrinking themselves to keep their jobs. Couples are thinking twice before holding hands on the street.

Republicans want you to believe this is what America wants. Polling says otherwise.

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