Zohran Mamdani’s victory speech pledges to defend trans people against Trump. “Your struggle is ours, too,” he told trans people.

>In his Tuesday night victory speech, New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani promised to stand up for transgender people, echoing his campaign promises to make the city a pro-trans “sanctuary city.”

>“In this moment of political darkness, New York will be the light,” Mamdani said. “Here, we believe in standing up for those we love, whether you are an immigrant, a member of the trans community, one of the many Black women that Donald Trump has fired from a federal job, a single mom still waiting for the cost of groceries to go down, or anyone else with their back against the wall. Your struggle is ours, too.”

>During his campaign, Mamdani [pledged](https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/06/zohran-mamdani-pledged-millions-to-trans-health-care-if-elected-nyc-mayor-he-just-won-a-key-victory/) to spend $57 million on medical centers that provide gender-affirming care and $8 million more to develop new and broader resources. While campaigning, he attended a Trans Day of Visibility rally in March and a trans community town hall in May.

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That’s a profile in courage there. Mamdani needs to be the example other Democrats need to follow. Trans rights are human rights, and any person who turns their back on trans people is a full-blown coward. All love to my trans friends across the world! 🏳️‍⚧️

Fun fact: repeating anti trans rhetoric directly repeats the rhetoric that led to the Holocaust.

https://kettering.org/nazis-burned-trans-books-to-usher-in-fascism/

I’ve been following politics since the 1990s and this is one of the best victory speeches I’ve seen. 2 parts that stood out:

>So hear me, President Trump, when I say this: to get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us.

I noticed he didn’t finish the sentence with “you will have to get through ME!”, which is how most politicians would have ended the sentence, as if to say, “I will be the one to protect you.” Instead, he dropped the ego, and phrased it as if we’ll stand up for each other, which speaks to a community he wants to help build.

>So, Donald Trump, since I know you’re watching, I have four words for you: Turn the volume up.

This works on two levels. One one hand, he’s telling Trump that there are plenty of people who feel voiceless, and want to be heard, and he wants Trump to hear what they have to say. But on another level, it’s an insult to against Trump’s advanced age. It wasn’t direct enough to anger the old people, but the subtext was pretty clear. Not to mention, when he said it, the energy was through the roof! It was a very exciting moment.

Gotta say, the thieves and liars sure do know how to tell liberals what they want to hear.

Hell fucking yes. Solidarity. No one goes under the fascist bus.

No freedom without equality. 

Compared to Newsom, Mamdani is such a fresh perspective from Democrats that feels sorely needed.

But that’s just politician talk

I’m glad someone is finally standing up for them. Jesus Christ 🤦‍♂️

it says a lot that a muslim is saying this