{"id":49454,"date":"2017-01-21T10:25:44","date_gmt":"2017-01-21T15:25:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/upset-about-the-trump-presidency-here-are-5-ways-to-deal\/"},"modified":"2017-01-21T10:25:44","modified_gmt":"2017-01-21T15:25:44","slug":"upset-about-the-trump-presidency-here-are-5-ways-to-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/upset-about-the-trump-presidency-here-are-5-ways-to-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Upset about the Trump Presidency? Here are 5 ways to deal."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Upset about the Trump Presidency? Here are 5 ways to deal.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/content\/docs\/2017\/01\/20162636\/Trump-White-House.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/content\/docs\/2017\/01\/20162636\/Trump-White-House.jpg 600w, https:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/content\/docs\/2017\/01\/20162636\/Trump-White-House-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><\/p>\n<p>The world changed on the morning of January 20th, and if you\u2019re like us, you\u2019re still dealing with it. It\u2019s easy to become disillusioned or angry or burrow into your own tribe to avoid interacting with those who are different from you. But you\u2019re smarter than that, right?<\/p>\n<p>We thought so.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here are five ways to deal with the 45th president while maintaining your sanity\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/content\/docs\/2017\/01\/20085627\/o-VOTE-facebook-670x335.jpg\" width=\"670\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/content\/docs\/2017\/01\/20085627\/o-VOTE-facebook-670x335.jpg 670w, https:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/content\/docs\/2017\/01\/20085627\/o-VOTE-facebook-400x200.jpg 400w, https:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/content\/docs\/2017\/01\/20085627\/o-VOTE-facebook-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\"><\/p>\n<p><b>1. Pay attention to local politics<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>All politics are local, which is why the fact that pro-LGBT Democrats have <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2016\/03\/04\/469052020\/the-democratic-party-got-crushed-during-the-obama-presidency-heres-why\"><span>lost hundreds of seats<\/span><\/a><span> in <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/2016\/12\/27\/democrats-lost-over-1000-seats-under-obama.html?refresh=true\"><span>local and state races<\/span><\/a><span> should give you more pause than anyone entering the White House. Does HB2 ring a bell? That was an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.queerty.com\/so-north-carolina-just-became-the-most-homophobic-state-in-the-nation-20160324\"><span>act of discrimination<\/span><\/a><span> that played out nearly entirely on the local level, and it looks like we\u2019re gearing up to fight multiple copycats that are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fayobserver.com\/opinion\/editorials\/our-view-costly-controversial-hb-inspires-copycat-bills\/article_8e228159-98a8-51a2-90e3-45f98b323a0c.html\">in the works<\/a> as we speak. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s easy to get caught up in the drama and intrigue of Presidential politics when it seems like so much is at stake (and believe us, it is), but the actions of your mayor, governor, state rep. or even school board member are far more likely to impact the political\u00a0bottom line than anything else. This is the reason why why people who <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">live<\/a> in the bluest cities in the bluest states are freaking out just a bit less than our LGBTQ brothers and sisters toughing it out in red states represented by local politicians hostile to our cause.<\/p>\n<p>Know what\u2019s going on in your backyard. If you don\u2019t like it\u2026<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/content\/docs\/2017\/01\/20085959\/c528b79e-a5e9-400b-8aa5-16eef06a5164.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/content\/docs\/2017\/01\/20085959\/c528b79e-a5e9-400b-8aa5-16eef06a5164.jpg 500w, https:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/content\/docs\/2017\/01\/20085959\/c528b79e-a5e9-400b-8aa5-16eef06a5164-400x250.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\"><\/p>\n<p><b>2. Get involved<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Multiple organizations that are pro <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">women<\/a>\/POC\/LGBTQ <a href=\"http:\/\/time.com\/4570796\/aclu-planned-parenthood-donation-increase-donald-trump\/\">reported record breaking donations<\/a> right after the election results. What does this mean? Turn your aching into action. Organizations like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aliforneycenter.org\/\">The Ali Forney Center<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetrevorproject.org\/\">The Trevor Project<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.glwd.org\/\">God\u2019s Love We Deliver<\/a> will need your time and money more than ever heading into at least four years of an administration likely to be indifferent if not downright hostile to causes that benefit our community.<\/p>\n<p><span>The world may seem dark and hopeless on multiple levels right now, and trust that we <\/span><i><span>get<\/span><\/i><span> it, but there\u2019s something to be said for being the change you\u2019d like to see in the world. Sharing anti-Trump memes and doomsday articles on social media only goes so far. The people we\u2019re trying to protect and keep safe during this scary and uncertain time need <\/span><i><span>you<\/span><\/i><span> to step up and help out. It also may be a good idea to\u2026<\/span><br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/content\/docs\/2017\/01\/20090224\/quieting-monkey-mind-960x342-670x239.jpg\" width=\"670\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/content\/docs\/2017\/01\/20090224\/quieting-monkey-mind-960x342-670x239.jpg 670w, https:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/content\/docs\/2017\/01\/20090224\/quieting-monkey-mind-960x342-400x143.jpg 400w, https:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/content\/docs\/2017\/01\/20090224\/quieting-monkey-mind-960x342.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\"><\/p>\n<p><b>3. Avoid hyper-partisan echo chambers<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Your favorite pro LGBT\/POC\/etc. sites are great, but they can\u2019t be your <\/span><i><span>only<\/span><\/i><span> source of news. (Yes, that even includes Queerty.) You want deep reporting? Go to <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.politico.com\/\">Politico<\/a><\/em>. Or <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/\">The Washington Post<\/a><\/em>. Subscribe to the <em>NY Times<\/em>. Or any one of dozens of other \u201creal\u201d news organizations that employ skilled journalists to do long, tedious work with the endgame of educating the public about things that matter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Educate yourself as much as possible about the issues that matter to our community, but try to move beyond even the LGBTQ stuff. If you\u2019re trying to suss out your news sources, here\u2019s a tip: if any site shares an article titled \u201c(insert celebrity\/pundit\/comedian here) Just DESTROYED Donald Trump,\u201d chances are it\u2019s more of a click-bait factory than news organization that can be counted on to provide detailed analysis and facts about the issues that matter. Besides, if you stay in the safe cocoon of hyper-partisan news sources, there\u2019s no way you\u2019ll be able to\u2026 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/content\/docs\/2017\/01\/20090442\/slack-imgs.com_-670x503.jpeg\" width=\"670\" height=\"503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/content\/docs\/2017\/01\/20090442\/slack-imgs.com_-670x503.jpeg 670w, https:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/content\/docs\/2017\/01\/20090442\/slack-imgs.com_-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/content\/docs\/2017\/01\/20090442\/slack-imgs.com_.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\"><\/p>\n<p><b>4. Attempt\u00a0to understand the other side<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Do you <\/span><i><span>truly<\/span><\/i><span> believe that every one of the 60+ million Americans who voted for Donald Trump are confederate flag wearing racists who want to take your right to get married away and round you up in a <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> concentration camp? If you do, there\u2019s nothing I can say to get through to you. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>If you think there\u2019s a chance that some of these Trump voters are decent human beings, then making an attempt to understand the complex economic and cultural reasons that some people voted for the <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">man<\/a> is\u00a0the first step. If not, well then we\u2019re as bad as those\u00a0who<\/span><span>\u00a0judge and smear us without knowing the truth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you put your heart and soul into helping Obama get elected and you wanted to see the same for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.queerty.com\/tag\/hillary-clinton\">Hillary Clinton<\/a>, we\u00a0understand. But remember what Michelle Obama said at the Democratic National Convention: \u201cWhen they go low, we go high.\u201d Truer words were never spoken, regardless of who takes the White House now or four years from now. But until then\u2026<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/content\/docs\/2017\/01\/20090733\/ed-aq552_sabato_g_20130318144343.jpg\" width=\"553\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/content\/docs\/2017\/01\/20090733\/ed-aq552_sabato_g_20130318144343.jpg 553w, https:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/content\/docs\/2017\/01\/20090733\/ed-aq552_sabato_g_20130318144343-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\"><\/p>\n<p><b>5. Remember the midterms are only 22 months away<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Remember how the Democrats got completely walloped in the 2010 midterms once the Obama Hate Machine went to work? The beauty of politics is that Democrats have the opportunity to do the EXACT SAME THING to the Republicans in the 2018 midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p><span>There is nothing to mobilize voters like a deeply unpopular president, and calling Donald Trump deeply unpopular is like calling the decade-long J. Lo\/Mariah Carey shadefest a \u201cminor disagreement.\u201d \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you have any tips or coping mechanisms to\u00a0add, feel free to share below.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robsmithonline.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rob Smith<\/a> is a multimedia journalist and author of\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Closets-Combat-Coming-Out-Dont-ebook\/dp\/B00HRK20IQ\" target=\"_blank\">Closets, Combat and Coming Out: Coming of Age as a Gay Man in the \u2018Don\u2019t Ask, Don\u2019t Tell\u2019 Army<\/a><em>. \u00a0Follow him on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/robsmithonline\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/robsmithonline\/\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/queerty2?a=arn5lnyJ6z8:Pj6lx7IDbrY:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/queerty2?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/queerty2?a=arn5lnyJ6z8:Pj6lx7IDbrY:dnMXMwOfBR0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/queerty2?d=dnMXMwOfBR0\" border=\"0\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.queerty.com\/upset-trump-presidency-5-ways-deal-20170121?utm_source=feedburner&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+queerty2+%28Queerty%29\" class=\"autohyperlink\">www.queerty.com\/upset-trump-presidency-5-ways-deal-20170121?utm_source=feedburner&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+queerty2+%28Queerty%29<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Upset about the Trump Presidency? 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