Dear Donald Trump,
Congrats on your election win.
I wish I could be more excited, but everything you stand for puts my life and the lives of others that I care for in danger. I know that the opinions of one random student from the University of Maine will mean very little to you but there is a question that you need to answer before taking the presidency.
You've stated that you will be a president for the people but since it was announced that you had won the election, myself and others have held fear in our hearts with this result. Some have even taken their lives in the wake of Hillary Clinton's defeat. Yes, there have been protesters and think of that as you will, if you recall you even protested when Obama was elected. Birth certificate, ring a bell? But I digress, your campaign has been filled with the disrespect for woman, LGBT citizens, the disabled, racism, and xenophobic messages.
How on Earth can you tell America you will be a president of the people?
As a citizen of this country, I can tell you I fall under the umbrella of people that your campaign has gone against. The hashtag #NotMyPresident may seem harsh but it speaks true, the people protesting will not be citizens that you care about. I, myself, am a black bisexual woman and I don't feel like anything you will bring to this country will help me. If anything, I am afraid that I will be discriminated against by you fans, as a fair few have decided to throw things at minorities or LGBT community members or simply jump in front of them and harass these people. Or that you will tip the scales of the economy and I may not be able to continue my education. Before you even ask, no, it was not affirmative action. I got here on my own merit. Is this the America you worked so hard to be in charge of? One filled with hate?
While different news medias have been reporting you will leave certain systems in place such as the Affordable Care Act with amendments and the legalization of Gay Marriage, that does not make me like you. It doesn't stop the fact that you still have Mike Pence, a well known homophobe and misogynist as your Vice President. That you have disrespected female mediators or that horrendous audio tape where you say you've sexually assaulted a woman. (I strongly suggest you also pick up a book on abortions and how the female body works before you try to take down Roe v. Wade because clearly you need to fact check.) Doesn't change that you have mocked war heroes, like John McCain, and disabled people. Sometimes I sit and think how can someone be so deluded that they think these actions are acceptable? Or how so many can follow you?
Despite this outcome and the pain I feel every time I see your name as President-elect Donald Trump, I will push myself through these next four years. But I warn you that if you try to take my rights away, as a woman, a African-American, or an LGBT community member I and those who fall in this group will fight everything you through at us. We will not stop because we have worked too hard over the centuries to be recognized as people in this country and I will NOT go back.
Good Luck, Donald J. Trump, and may this presidency not bring a second Civil War.
Sincerely,
M
