That’s very true. Also, it is occurred to me that it’s also been years of the Democratic Party, not stepping up in ways that they should have since Obama. We can blame the other side, but we gotta take some responsibility too.
Trump doesn't really hate us. (Elon does.) He just uses us and immigrants because a key component to making fascism work is to rally the people around you by having an "other" to collectively blame and hate for everything, and we are the designated bogeymen.
Agreed. And people support him because of hatred of trans people. The one maga I still sometimes talks to, this is his reason. “You’re giving up your SS because trans people?” I ask him!
One thing I find helps, rather than jumping right to bigot/Nazi talk, is to ask people *what their specific complaint against trans people is.* Most of the time they can't answer and I can fill the void with the truth. If they do, I debunk whatever they say with stats and studies and facts.
For example: "No, I get it - if there were lots of sexual assaults of kids by trans folks in bathrooms, that would be an outrage. So much so that the arrests would be all over the news. So how come we never see any? I bet you can't find 3 if I give you a day on Google. Why do you suppose that is?"
Does it work all the time? No. Less than half. But if we can get 10% in a few key states, it's enough to swing the 2026 and 2028 elections. So I'mma need all my trans sisters in PA, MI, OH, NV, GA, and the like to put on your cutest cat ears, go to the mall and let people see you being 100% awesome.
The best remedy for it is to be visible. Most Americans don't know an out trans person to discover that we're normal people who just want to go to the bathroom and go to work in peace. The more they gin up hatred and violence toward us, the harder that gets, but the bravest of us still have to try.
In fairness, probably 70% of the hate trans folks gets is based solely on the lies told about us in media by those aiding and abetting the fascists. "We're going to force fem your kids and groom them in bathrooms," etc. If that were true, I'd hate us too, and most of them don't realize it's a lie.
You don’t think /any/ of this might have been caused by Elon’s reaction to his daughter publicly joining our world-wide “Fuck crazy-ass Elon Musk” party?
However, by the UK prison service stats:
50% of the incarcerated trans identified males are in for sex offences (often involving children) and only 8% of the general male population are sex offenders.
And lest we not forget that Drumpf packed the NIH with loyalists and commissioned them to do a study on the negatives of transition. We will be made illegal before long.
Being trans is so god damn surreal. My roommate and I are struggling to keep a roof over our heads and wondering if we can eat this month. Meanwhile, the richest people in the country are using their personal media empires to smear us while they destroy the government and rob the country blind. 🙃
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I hate orange people.
It's greed. Full stop.
Trump doesn't really hate us. (Elon does.) He just uses us and immigrants because a key component to making fascism work is to rally the people around you by having an "other" to collectively blame and hate for everything, and we are the designated bogeymen.
Just adding a little brevity to what is otherwise a difficult condition.
50% of the incarcerated trans identified males are in for sex offences (often involving children) and only 8% of the general male population are sex offenders.
Black Monday has arrived.
Will your 401k survive?
Due to his dumb tariff war,
No one can retire anymore.
I'd keep trying if I were you.
We're not taking anything away from you. We don't care about your children. We're not taking over your sports teams. We're just living our lives.
They're using us as a method of controlling you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flSS1tjoxf0.