«Don't give up the fight!«: Madonna's message to the LGTBIQ+ community in the face of Trump's policies
Donald Trump has once again lashed out against trans children. The new president of the United States, through an executive order, has Prohibited sex change treatments and transition surgeries gender to those under 19 years of age by considering them, in their words, “a sexual mutilation and sterilization"Faced with these measures, Madonna has come to the defense of the community LGTBIQ + and has openly criticized the latest orders issued and approved by the president.
"It is very sad to see our new government slowly dismantling all the freedoms we have been fighting for and WINNING over the years.", the singer wrote on her account X. In the message, accompanied by a photograph of her face, she added the pride flag, a broken heart and a call for resistance: “Don't give up the fight!"
The order issued by Trump criticizes that, currently, many doctors “They are mutilating and sterilizing an increasing number of children under the radical and false claim that adults can change sex through a series of irreversible medical interventions.”. The Republican adds in his decree: “This dangerous trend will be a stain on the history of our country and must end.”. Transgender people in the United States make up about 0,5% of the population.
Queer Icon
Since the 1980s, when she first became famous, the pop diva has used her platform to defend the community LGTBIQ + and fight for equal rights. Madonna He is also one of the most important queer icons in history. In 2010, Madonna and the presenter Ellen DeGeneres, took a stand against bullying due to the increase in teenage suicides related to bullying and focusing their speech on homosexual youth who had taken their own lives.
In its passage through Russia during MDNA Tour in 2012, the singer was fined for promoting homosexuality because she, in the middle of a concert in San Petersburgo, demanded more rights for the collective in that country and raised the gay flag: “We have to fight to be free. The gay community and gay people, here and around the world, have the same rights.”. The reason for his defense was a law that punished “thethe propaganda of homosexuality and pedophilia among minors".
Furthermore, Madonna has collaborated with charities and has donated millions of dollars to causes related to the fight against VIH / PAGE, the prevention of suicide within the community and the promotion of gender equality and diversity.
On the musical level, the most notable aspect of his support in the community LGTBIQ + are their songs and their music videos. Many of the lyrics address themes of personal empowerment, sexuality and liberation. And all the imagery that surrounds Madonna often features queer characters and situations that challenge gender stereotypes and sexuality. It has always challenged gender norms and celebrated authenticity.
