Donald Trump is scaring the children of trans people: My kid is worried I'll be "taken away"https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/04/donald-is-scaring-the-children-of-trans-people-my-kid-is-worried-ill-be-taken-away/ 🔗Greg Owen (10 April 2026)
A new survey by UCLA's Williams Institute examines the impact that the Trump administration has had on the families of transgender parents.
While the responses are as varied as the trans community itself, a couple of statistics stand out: among transgender parents whose children are old enough to understand current events, 66% reported their kids have grown more anxious or fearful under the Trump administration.
More than half (56%) said their children had expressed new worries, including concerns about parental safety, discrimination, relocation, or family separation.
"My older child has started asking why some people hate families like ours and whether I'll 'get taken away,'" said one parent.
It's anecdotal evidence that the Trump administration's anti-trans crusade is having a cascading effect on trans people and those closest to them.
Trump's campaign to erase trans and nonbinary identity has affected non-discrimination protections, state and federal IDs, gender-affirming healthcare, transgender inmates' housing, equal access to sports and restrooms, and the books kids can check out at libraries.
While trans parents report that younger children have been spared for the most part, kids old enough to have a phone are suffering a lot of Trump's contempt aimed at their parents.
