A bill that has wide support—even from Democrats—comes from the Project 2025 Playbook that labels gender ideology and discussions around LGBTQ+ issues or people as “pornography.”
Prominent Tucson Family Advocating for Trans and Migrant Rights Flees U.S.
Fearing mass deportations and anti-trans policies under a potential second Trump term, the Trujillo family says the U.S. is no longer safe for their son — or for themselves.
A well-known Tucson family that has spent years on the front lines of transgender and immigrant rights advocacy has fled the United States, saying President Donald Trump’s escalating threats against immigrants — regardless of legal status — and transgender people left them with no other choice.
The Trujillo family — Lizette, her husband Jose, and their son Daniel — said they left Arizona in a preemptive move to protect themselves from what they described as a federal government increasingly hostile to people like them: immigrants, Latinos, and trans youth.
“After a decade of advocating for the rights of our son, we made the difficult and hasty decision to leave the country,” Lizette wrote in a social media post. She cited heightened ICE activity in their Tucson neighborhood and said that even though Jose is a U.S. citizen, “this administration seems not to care about people’s legal status.”
Daniel, who came out as transgender as a child, has been honored by the ACLU, the Gender Liberation Movement, GLSEN, and the Human Rights Campaign for his advocacy and visibility on behalf of trans youth.
Lizette Trujillo (left) with her son Daniel. (Photo by LOOKOUT)
Lizette, a community leader who serves on several Tucson-based boards, has long been a fierce advocate for migrant rights and support systems for trans youth and their families across Southern Arizona.
Jose was featured in the Netflix documentary The Dads, which highlights fathers who stand by their transgender children in the face of growing national hostility.
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