Some in the trans community are concerned about the future with Trump's second presidency

Some in the trans community are concerned about the consequences of another Trump presidency

She said there is a high suicide rate among the trans community – even without election stress.

DETROIT (FOX 2) – Meet 23-year-old Ardenne Rankin of Dearborn, a senior and trans woman from Wayne State.

Rankin says he is afraid of the future after former President Donald Trump’s election victory.

“I think another Trump presidency is a very risky thing for us,” she said. “It’s not just public ridicule. It’s physical violence. That’s a long-standing threat against the trans community that has been exacerbated by President Trump and his campaign.

“That is a very real fear that many of us have – and have experienced.”

She was very angry about some Trump commercials about trans men playing women’s sports.

FOX 2: “Do you think Trump used that as a weapon?”

“Oh absolutely,” Rankin said. “In this election cycle, it’s been mostly fear mongering from the Trump base, especially towards not just the transgender community, but the LGBT community as a whole.”

She said there is a high suicide rate among the trans community — even without election stress.

FOX 2: “You don’t think Trump’s election will make people think about suicide, do you?”

“I’d like to think (not), but it’s something you don’t want to think about,” Rankin said. “I don’t personally know anyone who has this mindset. But I have absolutely no doubt that some transgender people in this country – when they saw the results – considered it.”

Rankin is hopeful that the trans community will still maintain access to healthcare, remain a protected class and not suffer from hate.

“It’s incredibly difficult to not just go through what we did and try to live our lives,” she said. “But be this: be burdened by hatred, bigotry and physical violence.”

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