In the September issue of Vanity
Fair, transgender actress Indya Moore criticizes President Donald
Trump's attacks on the transgender community.
Moore, who uses the pronouns they/them,
is best known for playing Angel Evangelista on the FX drama Pose.
Moore is among the 22 activists and
visionaries featured in a segment titled “You Said Hope.”
Moore said that they incorporate
activism into their daily life with “every breath I choose to
take.”
They went on to say that Trump's
attacks on the transgender community in the name of religion are a
sign of a fascist state.
“There are several indications that
this nation is moving dangerously fast into a fascist state,” Moore
said. “The first, most alarming indication is the movement for
religious freedom in America. Christians in America are not a
marginalized religion, however the liberty of queer and trans people
to exist without punishment has been widely perceived as a threat to
their religious freedom.”
“There have been so many laws and
executive orders targeting queer and trans folks’ ability to be
employed, to be sheltered, and to have access to medical care in the
name of 'God.' Religious freedom in the 21st century doesn’t seem
to protect any other religions. We see the rise in Islamophobia at
the same time we see the rise in discrimination against queer and
trans people. The religious interests and beliefs of some Christians
are being forced into legislation around human rights, e.g.: abortion
rights, queer and trans rights,” they said.
The second sign of a fascist state,
Moore said, was the Trump administration's rush to label antifa a
terrorist organization.
“I believe America is at a
crossroads, and if the well-intentioned powers across this country do
not focus their attention to fighting racial disparity rather than
protecting racist historical statues, we will continue to implode,”
Moore
said.