"The government will never be the source of our validation or protection, we have to do it ourselves," the musician shared

In an executive order issued on his first day back in office, President Donald Trump rolled back protections for the transgender community and declared that the United States would no longer provide any federal funds to "promote gender ideology.

Lucy Dacus is giving away $10,000 for trans people to use toward gender-affirming surgery. The “Night Shift” singer posted to X on Wednesday morning asking people to respond with links to crowdfunding campaigns for gender-affirming surgery, and promising to “give away 10k in $500 increments until it’s gone.”

Dacus has historically been a strong proponent of trans rights, with she and her boygenius bandmates having taken a stand against anti-2SLGBTQQIA+ legislation that banned drag in the state of Tennessee back in 2023.

LGBTQ+ legislation from President Donald Trump, singer-songwriter Lucy Dacus, one third of the Grammy Award-winning group Boygenius, is showing her support for the transgender community with a new pledge.