40 NATIONAL LGBTQ ORGANIZATIONS JOIN TOGETHER IN CALL FOR “IMMEDIATE AND UNEQUIVOCAL REMOVAL OF DONALD TRUMP AS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES”

President Trump’s repeated violations of his sworn oath to defend the Constitution, most recently by  fomenting deadly, destructive, racist and anti-semitic violence against the U.S. government inside the U.S. Capitol, threatens the safety of all Americans

New York, NY – Monday, January 11th, 2020 – GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, along with leading LGBTQ legal, health, youth, justice and equality organizations, is calling for the immediate removal of Donald Trump as President effective immediately.

40 national LGBTQ organizations have signed the following statement. An updated list of organizations is available here.

“As LGBTQ organizations and movement leaders, we call for the immediate and unequivocal removal of Donald Trump as President of the United States via the invoking of the 25th Amendment or by impeachment if necessary. Our nation’s security and the personal security of every American is in grave danger, and we cannot afford to sustain even another day with this destructive and seditious man in the White House.”

The following LGBTQ organizations signed the statement:

Ariadne Getty Foundation
Athlete Ally
California Democratic Party LGBTQ Caucus
Comité Amplio para la Búsqueda de Equidad – CABE Puerto Rico
Campus Pride
Coalición Orgullo Arcoiris | Puerto Rico
COLAGE
Deaf Queer Resource Center
Equality Federation
Equality Indiana
Family Equality
Gender Justice
Gender Justice League
GLAAD
GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD)
GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ Equality
GLSEN
Hetrick-Martin Institute
Los Angeles Blade
Lambda Legal
National Black Justice Coalition
National Center for Lesbian Rights
National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund
NMAC
PFLAG National
Pride in Running
Pride Sports USA
PRISM
Puerto Rico Para Tod@s
Qwear
RUSA LGBT
SAGE
STARR — Strategic Trans Alliance for Radical Reform
Stonewall Democratic Club of NYC
The National Center for Transgender Equality
Transgender Law Center
Transgender Legal Defense And Education Fund
Trans Youth Equality Foundation
Troy Masters/Los Angeles Blade Publisher
Waves Ahead

Additional LGBTQ organizations can sign up at this link, which will be updated with new organizations in real time.