Been seeing a lot of content on Lemmy and google that has me feeling sad, y’all have any tips for distracting yourself when this happens?
Been seeing a lot of content on Lemmy and google that has me feeling sad, y’all have any tips for distracting yourself when this happens?
I could add to this, tips for those in states that are actively trying to legislate us out of existence.
I mean, a couple of my backup plans are find somewhere my family has a better chance of safety, but until then 🤷♀️
Yeah, I would also like to see how others have planned now that you mention it. At the moment the only things I have thought about are, “da da da Canada” or “da da da Sweden.”
My current thoughts are
move to. Better state if the election goes one way,
or head for the Canadian border before it’s closed ASAP after the election if it goes the dictator way
Yeah, about that. We’re looking set to elect the Conservative Party in our next federal elections, and provincially (which may be slightly more relevant, as healthcare is under provincial jurisdiction) New Brunswick, Saskatchewan and Alberta have all enacted anti-trans policies or legislation in the past year. Québec is currently “evaluating” trans rights, having put in place a “wisdom committee” (“comité des sages”) compromised of exclusively straight cis people.
Things are still probably better than the States overall (for now), but I don’t think anywhere in Canada would be substantially better than a progressive area in the US.
Well, fuck. The EU seems like a vastly more difficult destination, but I don’t want my family to end up in concentration camps in the next couple of years
This podcast episode of a little bit fruity brought me a lot of comfort around this. It’s about the history of queer panics in the US.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oUu2aM8e87U
Also, from someone who also lives in one of the worst states for trans rights and legislation, I feel ya. It sucks, but you’ll figure things out when the time comes. Try to focus on the present moment and the things you do have. There’s people out there who are fighting for us, and the majority of people don’t believe what the far right talking heads say they do.
Existing out in public as a trans person is your way to contribute to the cause. Support other trans people when you can. Keep living life. It’s gonna be tough sometimes, but you can do this. I believe in you 💜