As a gay, disabled, biracial woman, I feel like there’s no place for me in Trump’s America. I worry that all the hard fought battles for rights like equality and access to the same world that other people enjoy is going to be lost in this administration. All the effort I put into getting myself on even footing and contributing to society may be for nothing when I’m pushed out by a lack of rights, lack of access, and the normalization of bigotry. I don’t know how I exist in this version.

Jade is a retired professional musician and working on her PhD in Biology with a goal of doing science outreach and communication.