For the millions of LGBTQ Americans and allies, this is the most crucial election of our lifetime. And not just because our community has been disproportionately hit by COVID-19 and an economy in freefall. The Trump Administration has systematically tried to erase the hard-fought progress made toward universal equal rights that so many have struggled for decades to achieve, and this destructive trend will only get worse if Donald Trump and Mike Pence are allowed another four years in office.