Like what with all the fascism going on, Trump teasing a third term, and even now passing a law to be able to deport U.S. Citizens. I can’t imagine people taking these threats lightly. So basically, how are you holding up?
I can’t hear you I’m too high
What?? Sorry I can’t hear you, I’m too high
cis gay dude here.
Poorly.
I don’t know what toilet I’m allowed to use now, or which one won’t get me murdered… so there’s that.
Really fucking stressed and hoping I can escape the country before I get killed.
you’re welcome to move to estonia, just learn the language.
I’m trans, lesbian, and Hispanic. Next week I’m permanently leaving the US with my partner.
This week has had a lot of crying. I cried at my work goodbye party on Tuesday. Yesterday I hosted a going away show for my community at an amazing bar (I’m a performer). Have you ever seen 50 people crying simultaneously at a bar? Today I cried when I said my last goodbyes to my coworkers, since they are actually great people.
So overall very heavy with mixed feelings. I’m thrilled that I have a ticket out of this mess, I’m terrified for my friends and family who are staying behind, I’m beyond furious that this is all happening, I’m mourning the life I’m leaving behind, and I’m exhausted from everything
Best wishes to you wherever you are headed. I imagine soon the sane countries will offer queer people asylum.
This was a heavy read. I really felt that in my heart.
I’m a cis straight man, and I welcome you to Europe if that is where you are going. Please enjoy your stay. Hopefully it won’t have to be permanent and you can reunite with your family and friends one day. ❤️
I’m wishing you safe travel, good luck, and all the love in the world
I’m holding up well in spite of everything. I lost one of my friends this week. She had moved into what I thought was going to be a safe situation several states away and something clearly went wrong. She was a really smart and inspiring person.
I also just took another friend to the airport so she could permanently relocate to Europe, and two of my other friends are leaving soon too.
It’s been a rough week but I’m not planning on leaving, mostly working on organizing the trans people who stay.
The current administration is treading on thin ice.
It’s not possible to stop the spread of information and resistance in our interconnected world if people want to connect.
And this administration is driving people together.
Hopefully this shit will be over soon, if they keep pushing fascism down our throats they’ll be executed by a mob.
Edit: Even if this gets better I’ll still probably move to Canada. The US is over unless we fully go radical left.
I’ve got two trans friends who are a lot younger than me and they’ve both called me dad at this point, which I’ve been thriving on. I’m teaching one to drive, and I’m helping the other fix her house up. Feels good man.
This has given me the somewhat unique experience of knowing how it feels when your kids are in danger without technically having any kids. I do NOT like this. I’ve cried, screamed, panicked, and lost sleep. I’m getting a lot of relief from protesting and fighting back, but it hurts a lot.
Not so great to be honest. I’ve spent almost 30 years fighting to change all of this, and everything we have gained could all just be gone in the snap of the finger. And much worse.
I’ve been involved for less than half as much time and haven’t been through what the older ones have, but one of them told me something I’ve been thinking about lately.
They said the political and legislative fights are important but the true battles are for hearts and minds. They take longer to win but those victories are final because once people see a world in which we belong they can’t unsee it.
So it’s a fact that hard-won rights now can be taken with the snap of a finger, or simply ignored, but it won’t stand for long because most people won’t accept anything less as just. That is, it’s too late to undo what you fought for. The battles you won are won.
Haven’t killed myself yet so that’s something
It really is, though. It’s not easy to do that every day, but cheers to you for every day you make it through to sleepy times.
My MRI results came back yesterday, indicating that my left lateral ventricle has stopped expanding and won’t rupture in the future, and my first thought was “oh, I get to endure this future now, but at least I have my wife.”
That’s right, I get the best possible news from my doctor and my first thought was mixed emotions because of the state of this fucking country.
I was denied my Gommage.
Edit: 40 year old trans woman, multiple stroke survivor
To all my LGBT friends out here, stay strapped. Armed minorities are harder to oppress
Absolutely Horrible. I was already struggling due to ADHD, but since November I’ve felt completely awful. Some days I feel “I’m in the end of times” and force myself to indulge in games and food, but it never makes me feel better. Other days I run myself into the ground trying to plan some way to fight back. My next “to-do” is getting a pistol, but that’s hard in my state.
The only upside is I have felt less socially anxious about reaching out to new people. Having a real existential crisis does cause those fears of “what if they think I’m annoying” to subside.
Boy do I feel this. Dissociate, panic, dissociate, panic…
Getting out to protests helps a LOT with the doom. And if you print out some flyers for the General Strike to hand out, you can help halt this shit in a clear and tangible way. Keep your internal narrative about your next move, not theirs.
Im desperately trying to leave, I dont know where to go tbh. Germany seems like the best option but the AFD scares me, Britain is also an option but Reform is also scary. The world is a very dark place rn for people like me.
Sydney or Melbourne, Australia are pretty accepting. Not without problems but I reckon they’d be good choices if you can meet the visa requirements and get a job.
As a Brit don’t come here. I used to think people were exaggerating when they called it TERF island but the recent court rulings have made it obvious the country really doesn’t want trans people to exist or be happy.
I’ve been struggling with my gender identity for a while, some may call me an egg, but now I know I’ll just have to put it out of my mind and carry on as I am for my own safety.
Just this morning, the AFD was categorized as a right-wing extremist organization by our Office for Constitutional Protection, which is step one in outlawing the party outright. What scares me is the lack of political will in the new ruling coalition to take that next step. IMO the current frontrunner, CDU, will lose the next election, leaving the door open to the AFD if they aren’t stopped.
The AFD needs to be banned completely, imo the only hope left for Germany lies with Die Linke.
Just this morning, the AFD was categorized as a right-wing extremist organization by our Office for Constitutional Protection
Oh, awesome. Fucking finally!!!
i hear Canada is pretty trans friendly from some friends that live in Montréal they also said Vancouver is pretty chill too.
I dont have much hope, Canadian democracy only bearly survived. What happens if Carney is another inefficient Liberal and the CPC wins? Or even worse if Carney is too efficient and Trump invades? Granted one, both, or neither could happen but thats my point, we live in extremely uncertain times.
oh yeah no the last Canadian election was scary, but that can be true for basically any country. same thing for invasions. but i get what you mean.
i just feel this is one of those things your just going to have to weigh your pros and cons. one good thing about Canada the culture shift won’t be as drastic, of course if your good at adjusting that won’t really matter.
It is something im strongly considering still, I can only hope Canada remains as a country and is willing to accept American immigrants.
Nonbianary AMAB sometimes i feel like i need to be careful if i choose to go out in skirts and makeup at times especially since im in Texas.
I know exactly how you mean. I didn’t feel safe to pursue my transition 'til I got out of that shithole state, and since I’m still presenting masc most folks can’t tell by looking at me anyway.
