Dear Mr. Trump,

First and foremost I want to congratulate you on being elected our new President. You pulled out a victory that many of us weren't expecting in the slightest bit. Quite frankly, it's amazing that you pulled it off. However, the election is not my concern at this time. My concern is the relationship between you, me, and anyone who is similar to me in the slightest bit because let's face it, these next four years could be hell for both of us or we can make the best of it. The choice is yours.

Here's the thing, I didn't support you throughout this election in the slightest bit. I thought your policies held little weight and the way you treated women and other minorities disgusted me to the point where I would lose sleep over it. While as a person I cannot understand half of the things you say, as President I will respect you. I will respect you and try to work with you the best that I can until my and others' rights are infringed upon. Then, I will ensure that all hell breaks loose because I am a survivor and I refuse to let you take that from me.

I'm a freshman in college and quite honestly, I've been through more than I wish upon anyone in their lifetime. Specifically, I am a survivor of domestic violence and sexual assault, which is something that has made me very wary of your presidency. At a young age I had to feel like I was an object to someone who I was supposed to trust and believe in. I suffered for many years through the varying thoughts and feelings I was having, until one day it stopped. From that point on I made it my mission to not only survive, but also to thrive and I'm proud to say that I'm doing damn well. From that point on I gained a true passion for women's rights and a real understanding of all that we are capable of. I've heard the things you've said about women and they completely go against everything I have ever stood for and believed in. Try to talk to a woman who has been sexually assaulted about "grabbing them by the pussy" and let me know how well that goes over. I assure you, it won't get you far. Which may be why you are so unpopular in a community I have become very familiar with.

Because at the end of the day, it really isn't about me. I'm simply a piece of the bigger picture that is the community of women and the community of women who have been violated in such heinous ways. Ways that you seem to be perfectly okay with. But again, it isn't just about these communities. It is about all communities who feel threatened by your reign and all you can do to us instead of for us. The LBGT community, minority races, and so many others...they fear you. We fear you. I fear you.

Through this fear, Mr. Trump, I invite you to reconsider how you have approached these communities throughout this election. I encourage you to think about the type of people you are affecting. Do you want me to tell my six year old sister that she's an object and she can only hope she's pretty enough to be sexually assaulted at some point? Or would you rather me encourage my four year old brother to look at women the way you do and to treat all inferior races with the same intolerance you have shown us time and time again? This isn't just about the here and now. It's about the future and what we are teaching these children. I don't want to stand against you, Mr. Trump, I would love to stand beside you and say that I have faith in my president and our future. I truly would love to "make America great again," but not in the ways you wish to.

I wish and pray for tolerance. For acceptance. For all of us to stand together just as Martin Luther King, Jr. once dreamed. I wish for us to continue making the progress we have begun to make in recent years instead of taking ten steps backwards. There are many people who believe the same as me, Mr. Trump, and I hope that you can see that.

In due time, I sincerely hope that I can believe in you and all you may be able to do for our country. More importantly, what you can do for me and so many people that feel as endangered as I do. I will continue to hope and pray for this, Mr. Trump, but I assure you that if my progress as a survivor and a woman is infringed upon, I will be one disappointed American who will continue to question just what the American Dream was all about.

You can do better than this. We can do better than this. Believe me.

Sincerely,

A Survivor