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A Boring Dystopia

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[–] [email protected] 117 points 1 month ago (1 children)

As long as children keep dying from measles, this is a wonderful distraction!

[–] [email protected] 73 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The slow removal of my basic human rights and criminalization of my very existence feels like a little more than just a distraction. I'm not upset at you I just really hate these things that in fact are greatly affecting my mental health and overall well-being. I'm afraid to even leave my house presenting as my true self.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 month ago

I don't know how helpful this is, but we'd welcome you with open arms in most of europe on a social level, especially west and northern europe. On a institutional level there are requirements that vary from country to country about work and skills etc.

Since things are getting really bad over there, it might be worth properly researching.

[–] [email protected] 96 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Easy loophole: Just identify as your gender. Trans women are just women now. Trans men are just men now.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Nah, Trump made Women and Men non existent. Everyone who goes by Mr. or Ms. needs to go to jail and become slave labor. Sorry mate, best we can do

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Identify as embryo or slave, no other choice in the free world

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Well, that’s better than socialism where you have no freedom, and you’re forced to have as many genders as there are in reality. /s

[–] [email protected] 66 points 1 month ago (2 children)

kinnda funny the same rednecks running 'dont tread on me' flags are fucking terrified of trans people. cowards.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago

It's all about freedom in Texas. Freedom for me and my kind.

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[–] [email protected] 48 points 1 month ago (3 children)

ThE pArTy of SmAlL GoVeRnMeNt

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 month ago

Small safety net.

Large authoritarianism.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

When they say "small government", what they mean is "consolidated power".

[–] [email protected] 46 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (18 children)

People who support this aren't American anyway. Real Americans believe in human rights

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Have you read black history in the US? :)

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Or read about native Americans? I say read because they are almost extinct

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Or, like, any pre-2008 American history lmao

Recognizing human rights was an anomaly over the last few years, not the norm

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 month ago

Sounds like thought crime to me.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I have trans friends in the US. This bill probably won't pass, but that doesn't mean more will come. They're already putting immigrants in concentration camps. So it looks like the gays and trans people are next. Probably not long before dissidents are after that.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I have a trans sister with a trans wife, I keep trying to get them to move back up to Canada. They're ok where they are right now. But how long will that last?

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 month ago

Texas has already been making lists of trans people.

Fun fact - “detransition activist” Chloe Cole (a seriously mentally ill woman who detransitioned after several bad LSD trips as a teenager, who’s mostly being puppeted around by Do No Harm, an extremely shady anti trans organization) - well, her lawyers want data on all trans people and their care covered by Kaiser.

I think Vanderbilt also outed a bunch of its trans patients to several state’s attorney generals.

HIPPA is toothless right now.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 month ago

Allowing your kids to die of measles: go right ahead

Allowing your kids to be happy: straight to jail

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Love how they can't mind their own business. Even if you think something is weird as long as it doesn't harm you leave them alone.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

To be perfectly honest, I think furries are kinda weird. But hey, they're just doing their thing. Why would I care? Be free, my furry friends.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 month ago (1 children)

A whole gay jail? Sign me up!

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 month ago (4 children)

nope, a mostly straight jail. they won't put us together. specifically, trans women like me are sent to men's prison and assigned to be the prison wives of violent inmates to pacify them and as a "reward" for good behavior. it's called v-coding.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

That sounds worse than jail. That sounds like torture. And now a punishment for a crimeless crime...

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

Which is also unconstitutional, not that anyone should expect the actual laws of this country to be enforceable on anyone other than plebes and the vulnerable.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago

*cocks gun*
"WHAT DO YOU IDENTIFY AS?"

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What can we do for trans people that live in Texas and need to get out?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The question I have is why? Who does this help? What good does it do in the world? All this sort of thing does it hurt people, regardless of whether you agree with their life choices or not.

What religion teaches people to behave this way?

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Well shit, one of my relatives, and a few friends may be in trouble soon...

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Tbf, this bill won't pass. Still wild and horrifying that we live in an environment in which it would be proposed.

Although, give it a couple years to come back around, and maybe it will at this rate :/.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Yeah, I didn't mean this bill would pass but... the sentiment makes it more dangerous for some people I care about.

The politicians push this shit because they think they have the support of the people, at least in the form of votes.

I'm not so worried about the government. Not much most of us can do if the military turns against the people. I'm worried about bigoted neighbors feeling empowered.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Given they don’t understand what pronouns are, I’m pretty sure there’s recursion in this bill and a future where all Texans have to send themselves to jail. Silver linings.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

What will stop them if everyone, literally everyone just said they identify as their gender? And if asked if they are trans all say yes? It's easy solidarity and respect for each other

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