Lucy Dacus has pledged $10,000 to gender-affirming care for transgender people, the same day President Trump signed executive orders declaring the U.S. will only recognize two genders. ⁠ ⁠ "the government will never be the source of our validation or protection," Dacus wrote on X. "we have to do it ourselves."⁠ ⁠ Per Dacus, she'll be doling out her donations in $500 increments to people who share GoFundMe or donation pages under her X post. She's also encouraged others with the means to donate to "scroll through and make donations" as well.⁠ ⁠ Hit the link in bio for the full story.⁠ ⁠ 📸 Lorne Thomson/Redferns/Getty Images⁠ ⁠ #LucyDacus