my survival instincts kicking in) but he ended up being extremely sweet and signaled being supportive and just - I don't go out much, and these kinds of interactions are not what I expect and while yes - kinda uncomfortable due to the situation - it helped remind me not everyone out there hates us 🪿
Was riding the bus home from a St P. Day thing, sat next to an older (than me) gentleman, and we sat in silence for a bit b4 he just straight up was like, "can I ask a question? R U a girl?", then he asked if I was trans, and tbh I don't remember word 4 word how the rest went (mostly due to (1/2)
I've spent my fair share of time dooming, but we can't vent our frustrations onto those actually trying to make a change for the better. Even if we know the SC will shut us down, we have to try, we have to exist in spite of them trying to erase us, we have to fight the false narratives they paint
Getting blocked moments after defending a trans person from another trans person rudely ripping into them for not conceding that all hope is lost is fucking wild. Shit sucks right now, but keep your heads on straight and remember that us even existing in this country rn is resistance
They're literally trans - a bit different than a self-proclaimed ally. Things are definitely bad and no one is denying that, but we have to keep our heads on straight and avoid dog piling on each other like this. They've already won if we concede that it's over. That's what the regime wants
I know you think many of us should vote Democrat purely because Republicans are worse. And most of us will. But some people who are told their rights don’t matter will just not come out to vote at all. And not completely unreasonably, in my opinion.
Hell of a thing to come out after the story about how their decision about there not being enough evidence for trans kids came through blatant data manipulation.
Absolutely BEGGING news organizations to not accept the framing of "we accept them, they just have to be their assigned sex at birth for all purposes" as a win for trans people.
This is some dark, sick shit. Our kids deserve a better country than this. We all deserve a better world than this. We have no choice but to defund and dismantle DHS and ICE, and prosecute every ghoul who brought us to this terrible place.
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Nearly every day I want to indiscriminately scream at the top of my lungs - but I manage to stop myself 95% percent of the time. The 5% of the time I don't, I then regret fucking up my voice and wish I could have found a more productive outlet
This was my 'more productive' outlet for today 🪿
The most predictable thing ever.
Still not a peep on the things Mamdani can do for trans youth after hospital closures.
No activation of H+H to take patients. Trans patients are a rounding error for the $10B program.
No movement on human rights complaints.
No promise to restore care.
Rarely have I been so disappointed.
being trans online is like [posts a silly joke] [sees news abt government trying to exterminate us] [like funny post by trans friend] [more news about gov wanting us dead] [repost funny joke] [trans friend shares horrible news about insurance issues/sexual violence/abusive family] [sees funny post]
This was entirely about trans people, by the way. Trump was screaming about ripping away trans rights, Democrats didn't applaud, and he berated them for it while they sat there. Not a word from the Dems or media today.
Here's the thing I will continue saying every time this came up: Kamala Harris did not mention trans people in her campaign. She went out of her way to avoid it. She dodged every question on trans rights. And then she still lost. So what Newsom wants is *open hostility* to trans rights
love when democrats talk about kitchen table issues as if trans people and immigrants don’t have kitchen tables 🙃
I do have a question that I wish guys like Newsom or Rahm Emanuel would answer: when they say things about how Democrats spend too much time on "pronouns" or whatever, what, exactly, are they talking about? How much time is being spent on this? And what are you *actually* recommending?
I've been having a really hard time lately trying to process the fact I might not be able to meet my transition goals. I've put countless hours into making it happen and having it all just fall apart at the drop of a dime has been my nightmare fuel. Idk if I can hold my breath for another year
do you think new york city and new york state should enforce local and state nondiscrimination laws against healthcare providers refusing to treat a covered class when the class is trans people? i think they probs should but i'm also sympathetic to the argument that it's just trans people who cares
Lmao
Things have gotten so much worse since last we poast
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Nobody is saying the Democrats are exactly the same as Republicans wrt trans rights. What we are saying is their acceptable compromises aren't acceptable to us. I will not share a tent with people who are fine with our segregation and second-class status.
I wish folks would actually find out the issues instead of misconstruing the conversation and acting like trans people are irrational for calling out dems failings on trans rights.
So now there's a poll out that tells the poll-watching Dems they can safely throw trans people under the bus while international organizations warn that the US is in the early stages of a trans genocide. I wonder who they're going to put in the concentration camps when they run out of immigrants.
Oh hey, it's me Wednesday
Show this to the next Democrat that says trans issues aren't critically important "right now"
They're coming for adult care and they're explicit about it.
Hunting trans people for sport
