As the holiday season approaches, many individuals find themselves grappling with complex emotions stemming from the recent presidential election results, particularly among communities disproportionately affected by the current political climate.

LGBTQ+ people have no obligation to engage with family members who voted for Donald Trump, according to one psychiatrist. Yale University child psychiatrist Dr. Amanda Calhoun spoke with MSNBC host Joy Reid on Friday about what will inevitably be a fraught holiday season for many people.

The chief psychiatry resident at the Yale School of Medicine recently said progressives/Democrats should avoid their Trump-voting relatives over the holiday season.

A psychiatrist urged MSNBC viewers whose family members voted for Donald Trump to shun relatives over the upcoming holidays. Yale University child psychiatry Doctor Amanda Calhoun shared her thoughts on the US election result when she appeared on MSNBC's Joy Reid on Friday night (8 November).

A psychiatrist has appeared on MSNBC and encouraged LGBTQ+ viewers to shun family members who voted for Donald Trump.

A Yale-affiliated psychiatrist encouraged LGBTQ+ people whose family members voted for Donald Trump to cut ties and shun their relatives over the upcoming holidays — as fallout from the election reached a crescendo on left-leaning MSNBC.