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I feel like I figured out my fate. (midwest.social)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by ValarieLenin@midwest.social to c/goodoffmychest@lemmy.world

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Being a trans woman happily married to a cis woman living in the USA I feel like I am living the timeline of a character in V for Vendetta. I watched this movie innumerable in my youth, and it's always held a special place in my heart as I've aged and watched it every year on the 5th of November. Now that I'm coming up on my 3rd year watching it as a Woman and living a life with joy I didn't know imaginable, I can't help but reflect on the plot. But every time I do I have an immense out of body influence that I am the wife of the women jailed next to V who was rounded up and taken away first.... I have no intention of allowing that to be my fate and if it is my fate I'm oddly at peace with it cause I am finally living and seeing life in full color and at peace with my existence, but I had to get it off my chest, hope you are ok fellow human. :3

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[–] TheCriticalMember@aussie.zone 20 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm sorry it turned out that so many of your fellow Americans are absolute garbage. I hope you and your loved ones come out of this ok.

[–] 0_o7@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 months ago

"turned out"

[–] rowinxavier@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago

Australia is at this point a fairly safe place to be trans. I work with people under our NDIS scheme and support one trans woman. She has had a fairly good overall experience with managing her healthcare and getting markers changed etc. Her friend from the USA on the other hand has had a much worse time of things. Her friend is considering moving over here for the sake of safety and honestly I think it may be wise. Good luck

[–] ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Things are definitely going into that direction. Is there any way you can move somewhere a bit more accepting? I have two trans co-workers here in Bristol, UK, and everyone seems to treat them as well as they treat anyone else. I doubt it'll last, but I'd say we still have a good 15-20 years. 🤷

[–] ValarieLenin@midwest.social 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I fled DC and moved to the Bluest State that I could that is close to Canada (Minnesota) and I don't think we would feel any safer in the UK unfortunately. Been focusing on building community and protecting my peace.

[–] ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

That seems like a wise decision. I wish you the best in these hectic, dangerous times. 🙏

[–] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

I'm across the great pond so fairly isolated from the happenings over there. That said... I would absolutely do the most extreme things possible if push came to shove. They want to grab me and put me in a concentration camp? Maybe, but not without taking at least one of the fuckers with me first.

Easily said, I know, but at that point you'd have nothing left to lose anyway...