I personally am not one to get too involved with politics. For me, any sort of political discussion is usually long, heated, rant-filled, and about as successful as arguing with a Packers/Brewers fan when I say that I—a born and raised Wisconsinite—am a Cowboys/Cubs fan. After the results of the election, though, I’m afraid I can’t stay silent. Even though we had a few historic firsts for women in politics when it came to Senate, House, and state government elections, I have a lot of problems with what went down with the presidential election. My issues are not what I want to talk about in this article though because, frankly, they are the least of my worries. Yes, I am concerned as a woman about what this will mean for me in the future, but I know that there are much greater struggles out there than mine. For you see, I am aware that because of who I am and how I identify that I have been granted a lot more privilege than most others. And while I may not have to worry about being attacked or having rights taken away from me because of my race, religion, class, education level, physical/mental abilities, or sexuality, there are millions of people in this country that do. Those are the people that I am most concerned for, because if Trump’s behavior and actions as president are anything like they were during his campaign, they have every right to be scared of what the future holds.

Throughout his campaign, Trump attacked and made offensive, disrespectful comments about women, immigrants, African Americans, Latino/Hispanic/Mexican Americans, Muslims, people with disabilities, people in the LGBTTQQIAAP community, soldiers and veterans, people struggling with weight/obesity, sexual assault victims, people in lower classes, people with lower education levels, our current (awesome and highly-respectable) president, his opponents, supporters of his opponents, and several other minority groups. And these are only the comments that I am aware of. If I had paid more attention to the entire campaign (it didn’t help that I spent four months out of the country, but then again, maybe it did) and politics in general, I am sure I could find even more outrageous comments.

I mean, one of the first actions this man wants to do as president is to build a wall between our country and Mexico to keep out immigrants, under the condition that Mexico pays for it. He has threatened to deport millions of immigrants, ban all Muslims from entering our country, and refuse to accept Syrian refugees. He wants to overturn Roe v. Wade, a landmark decision made over 40 years ago that gave women the right to choose what is right for their bodies and their lives, and at one point declared that women who have abortions should be punished or criminalized. He claims that he respects women, but at the same time has been accused of sexually assaulting several of them. Not to mention, his chosen vice president, Mike Pence, has made it clear that he would like to (further) decrease Planned Parenthood funds, abolish birth control mandates and Obama’s transgender bathroom policy, appoint a new Supreme Court Justice who would want to overturn marriage equality, and back laws that permit forms of anti-LGBT discrimination on religious grounds. Whether these changes will actually be made or not, they are still very scary for many people in our country. And although he may not like it, he and his campaign have been enthusiastically supported by the Ku Klux Klan and other white supremacist and hate groups. If that doesn’t scream that’s something wrong, then I don’t know what will.

This, of course, is (an abridged version of) what we know so far. He changed his policies and beliefs so many times throughout his campaign that it’s hard for us to know what to even believe about him. One thing that is for sure though, is that women, immigrants, minorities, people of color, and members of the LGBTTQQIAAP community in this country have every right to be afraid of what a Trump presidency holds in store. And I, for one, would just like to let you all know that I support you and will be doing whatever I can to help you and allow you to feel more safe in these dangerous times.