Feeling Disheartened

I'm unsure if this is a good place to post this or not, but I am hoping to find some people who are feeling the same way I am. Given the state of the world, I find myself feeling immense fear and sadness for what may happen during these next four years. A lot of the people I love and care about are in some of the communities that will face hardships during this presidency. My boyfriend believes in the US government and it's failsafes, like checks and balances, to prevent a lot of things from passing or happening. But, I'm not feeling so sure. I don't trust the government to govern in my best interest ad a woman, and I don't trust them to govern in the best interest of the American people.

I'm just not quite sure how I'm going to be able to deal with all of the things to come, or how to be a voice when it feels as if speaking is never heard.