Recently, we hosted a national call to share Lambda Legal’s Four-Point plan to confront what we expect from a second Trump Administration. If you missed it, you can watch the recording here.

In short – Lambda Legal has been preparing for this possibility. We know how to fight this fight and we know how to win. While we may not win every fight, I promise you this: we will fight and we will fight hard.

We have launched an Emergency Response Fund – and we urgently need to raise $1 million in new funds before December 31st to kick-start our efforts. Will you make a gift today?

This fund will bolster the efforts of our Four-Point plan – helping us add more resources to our team so we can:

1. Defend what we’ve gained. Drawing on our past successes, we will execute a policy and litigation strategy to defend the advances made before and during the Biden administration and in many states. We will not give up the ground we have won. 2. Build pro-equality safe zones. Work with pro-equality governors, attorneys general, state agencies, and local government leaders to defend LGBTQ+ rights nationally by helping states challenge federal overreach, expand LGBTQ+ protections within their borders, provide refuge for LGBTQ+ people and people living with HIV from hostile states, and build models of sensible, affirming public policy. 3. Leverage the courts as a last line of defense. With anti-equality forces in control of the executive branch and at least the Senate, federal and state courts are our best remaining hope. We’ve continued to secure civil rights and blocked attacks in the current courts where 57% of serving judges were appointed by Democratic Presidents. Now is the moment to build on this work and use the courts as a lever against hateful laws and policy overreach. 4. Educate America to lay the groundwork for the future.While we address immediate threats, we must keep our eye on long term systemic change and shift culture. We will work to humanize LGBTQ+ people— particularly trans and non-binary Americans — and everyone living with HIV to build support for equality.

When I say that we know how to win, that’s because Lambda Legal filed 14 cases against the first Trump administration and won 12. That’s an 86% win rate.

I started the call with a bit of history, to provide context for where we are in our movement. No two historical moments are the same, but there are some lessons we can learn from history. From our founding in 1973 through the fight to repeal sodomy laws, the AIDS crisis and ultimately winning marriage equality nation-wide, Lambda Legal has met difficult moments before. Despite challenges and set-backs, we have protected and advanced the rights of our communities. We have changed how it is to live as LGBTQ+ or with HIV in this country.

This moment is not exactly like any of those moments. We will face unique and unprecedented challenges. But I want to remind you of this organization’s history as one of resilience, as one of determination, as of one of persistence and perseverance…and as one of ultimate victory.

Join us in persistence and perseverance with a gift to our Emergency Response Fund today.