A new *TIME* magazine feature—dripping with predictable left-wing melodrama—claims that transgender individuals are “fleeing” the United States in record numbers because they feel “unsafe” under President Trump’s second term. In reality, these departures say far more about progressive fear-mongering than about America itself.
One such case involves Lizette Trujillo, an American of Mexican heritage, who uprooted her family from Tucson, Arizona, and moved 5,000 miles away because she claims her transgender-identifying child “wasn’t safe” in the U.S. The supposed trigger? Trump’s executive order protecting minors from irreversible “gender-affirming” medical interventions—procedures that even many European nations have now sharply restricted.
The order, signed just a week into Trump’s second term, bars taxpayer-funded hormones, puberty blockers, and surgeries for anyone under 19—a policy firmly supported by the majority of Americans. But according to *TIME*, this commonsense protection was the “last straw” for Trujillo.
Meanwhile, a nonprofit called Rainbow Railroad—better known for assisting LGBT people fleeing oppressive regimes—claims it is now fielding unprecedented requests from U.S. citizens. Its head of engagement, Latoya Nugent, insists that America is suddenly the “number one country” seeking help to escape “state-sponsored violence”—a claim that would be laughable if it weren’t being pushed by the media with a straight face.
A deeper look shows the truth: two-thirds of the so-called “escape” requests come from transgender individuals who fear losing access to experimental treatments for their children. They’re not running from violence—they’re running from accountability and from the reality that minors shouldn’t be subjected to life-altering surgeries.
Before Trump’s return, activists praised the U.S. as a “safe haven.” Now, because the administration rejects radical gender ideology, they’re packing their bags. The irony couldn’t be more glaring.
The article complains about Trump’s order restoring basic biological reality—recognizing only male and female in federal documents and ending the practice of altering official records to match self-declared identities. This is not “erasure”; it’s common sense. Medical professionals, law enforcement, and federal agencies depend on accurate documentation. Biology matters—especially in emergencies.
Predictably, *TIME* paints state-level legislation protecting women’s spaces and restricting child gender surgeries as “anti-trans extremism,” lamenting that more than 600 bills have been introduced nationwide. But in June 2025, even the Supreme Court upheld Tennessee’s ban on child gender procedures—a sign that the country is rejecting ideological experimentation on minors.
Arizona—Trujillo’s home state—passed eight bills reinforcing biological standards before the left-wing governor vetoed most of them. Activists fear a conservative replacement in 2027, which is telling: they know these policies reflect the will of voters.
The White House isn’t budging. Assistant Press Secretary Liz Huston responded bluntly to *TIME*’s narrative:
> “President Trump is making our country safer, wealthier, and greater than ever before for all Americans. If any person chooses to leave the best country on Earth because of their Trump Derangement Syndrome—that’s their own problem.”
For most Americans, protecting children, restoring biological truth, and ensuring public safety isn’t “persecution.” It’s leadership—something this administration is finally delivering after years of activist overreach.
