--- description: Beyoncé showed support for transgender youth following Donald Trump revoking federal protections for transgender students. title: Beyoncé Responds to Trump's Action Affecting Transgender Youth image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt228f2754e69e0c21/6988bb9e7cdbac0d90d573c3/beyonce-trans-lgbtq-students-support.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Beyoncé Supports LGBTQ Youth After Trump Rolls Back Guidelines Protecting Transgender Students  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 23, 2017 7:19 PM CUT  LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 12: Beyonce poses in the press room at the 59th GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on February 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic) LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 12: Beyonce poses in the press room at the 59th GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on February 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic)Jason LaVeris—FilmMagic  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 23, 2017 7:19 PM CUT [Beyoncé](http://time.com/4658035/beyonce-pregnant-twins-celebrity-reactions/ "undefined") is calling for support of trans and LGBTQ youth, following President Donald Trump’s action that [ended federal protections that allowed transgender students to use bathrooms coinciding with the gender they identify with](http://time.com/4679063/donald-trump-transgender-bathroom/ "undefined"). In a Facebook post written on Thursday after the joint action the Department of Justice and Education, Beyoncé kept her message succinct with a caption that read: “[#LGBTQ](https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/lgbtq?source=feed%5Ftext&story%5Fid=10158418659530601 "undefined") students need to know we support them,” along with a hashtag that read #protecttransyouth. She also included a link to GLSEN, a national education organization that helps ensure safe schools for all children, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. Beyoncé joins [a growing group of celebrities including Janet Mock and Ellen DeGeneres](http://time.com/4679844/donald-trump-transgender-bathroom-reactions/ "undefined") who are speaking out following the Trump administration’s decision to end the protections. See her full post below. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4680826/beyonce-trans-youth-bathroom-laws/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4680826/beyonce-trans-youth-bathroom-laws/"},"headline":"Beyoncé Supports LGBTQ Youth After Trump Rolls Back Guidelines Protecting Transgender Students","datePublished":"2017-02-23T19:19:24.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:41:22.503Z","description":"\"LGBTQ students need to know we support them\"","url":"https://time.com/4680826/beyonce-trans-youth-bathroom-laws/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Entertainment","politics","Beyonce","celebrity","Donald Trump","LGBTQ","Culture"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt228f2754e69e0c21/6988bb9e7cdbac0d90d573c3/beyonce-trans-lgbtq-students-support.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt228f2754e69e0c21/6988bb9e7cdbac0d90d573c3/beyonce-trans-lgbtq-students-support.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"59th GRAMMY Awards - Press Room","caption":"59th GRAMMY Awards - Press Room","creditText":"Jason LaVeris—FilmMagic","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4680826/beyonce-trans-youth-bathroom-laws/","name":"Beyoncé Supports LGBTQ Youth After Trump Rolls Back Guidelines Protecting Transgender Students"}}]}] ```