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WTFFF LMAO I thought this was some weird shit in the 19th century or whatever lol. Imagine being the penis laws lawmaker. "Land of the free" my ass lmao.
It's shocking how recent acceptance of LGBT folk is. Check the 20th century for countries' legalization of homosexuality, it's fucking terrifying.
And it feels like we're on a razor's edge that could tip us back in that direction at a moment's notice.
No it’s all really recent. For reference, my country, Sweden, commonly referred to as being super progressive and whatever overturned a law requiring trans people to undergo sterilisation if they wanted their gender legally recognised in 2013. Mere eleven years ago.
We were super horny for eugenics and the shit the Nazis did. Sure most of Europe was, but we aren’t the saints we like to portray ourselves as.