Survey finds LGBTQ+ people "deeply hurting" after a year of Donald Trumphttps://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/survey-finds-lgbtq-people-deeply-hurting-after-a-year-of-donald/ 🔗Molly Sprayregen (15 Jan 2026)
LGBTQ+ individuals are increasingly hiding their identities as a result of Donald Trump's crusade against their rights, new research has found.
Nearly half of LGBTQ+ respondents to the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Annual LGBTQ+ Community Survey reported "being less out somewhere in their lives" due to Trump's return to office, according to MS Now.
"LGBTQ+ Americans are deeply hurting," Human Rights Campaign President Kelley Robinson told MS NOW. "Still, for all the pain Trump has caused, the LGBTQ+ community's resilience drives our power. Together, we continue to fight for a future in which everyone has the freedom to be who they are."
The organization polled over 14,000 Americans, two-thirds of whom were LGBTQ+. Of those two-thirds, 30% said social acceptance has decreased since the new administration took over.
57% of LGBTQ+ adults also reported being victims of bias and stigma at work this last year, and 40% said their workplace made a DEI-related change over the last year due to the president's executive orders seeking to eliminate DEI programs.
Two-thirds of trans and nonbinary adults said Trump administration policies have made it more difficult for them to access health care.
LGBTQ+ adults are also hurting financially. The survey found this group was almost twice as likely as non-LGBTQ+ adults to say their financial situation has gotten worse over the last year.
