During his inauguration speech, US President Donald Trump declared that the United States will officially recognize only two genders: male and female.
“As of today, it will henceforth be the official policy of the United States government that there are only two genders, male and female,” said Trump.
Several celebrities have taken to social media to share their opinion on President Trump's declaration.
Ariana Grande shared a series of posts to her Instagram that highlighted the struggles of the LGBTQIA+ community.
One of the popstar’s reposts read, 'Let’s be very clear: queer and trans people were here before Donald Trump and will continued to be here after he’s dead."
Singer Aurora took to Instagram Stories to tell her followers, "I am in deep sorrow of how you have been failed by your own government."
The band Garbage wrote on Instagram, "We stand with you all. You belong in this world as much as anyone else does."