A sweeping budget reconciliation package — known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act — was officially approved on July 4 despite months of opposition. The piece of legislation is named for its size and ambition: a multi‑billion‑dollar tool for restructuring the way the government funds a variety of programs under the guise of tax cuts and redistribution. The bill blatantly targets immigrants and undocumented residents by name but also harms disabled people, LGBTQ+ people, and others who have been historically underserved and marginalized — even though its proponents aren’t saying that part out loud.
Many of the bill’s opponents — especially LGBTQ+ people and allies — have continued to express concern about cuts and restrictions to Medicaid as well as changes to adjacent, health-supporting i