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The United States of America, but for Trans People (lemmy.world)

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This will have been drawn from the work of Erin Reed Though its worth noting her only firm, DO NOT TRAVEL, so far, is florida. Though the rest are of course still dangerous.

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[–] antidote101 20 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

But lots of states have safe trains and railroads, there aren't that many crashes or derailments of passanger trains.

Joking aside, has anyone heard of The Green Book?

Compiled by Victor Hugo Green (1892–1960), a Black postman who lived in the Harlem section of New York City, the Green Book listed a variety of businesses—from restaurants and hotels to beauty salons and drugstores—that were necessary to make travel comfortable and safe for African Americans in the period before the passage of the 1964 civil rights act.

Maybe something similar could be done for traveling modern America?

[–] eldavi 11 points 3 months ago

i love this idea and i think that the biggest hurdle to overcome is s similar one that martin luther king jr encountered: moderates who don't believe that they're prejudiced.

for example: when gay marriage was a hotly contested issue; i lost track of the number of times straight people would insist it was good enough that gays can have all the rights of marriage in domestic partnerships without actual marriage and call themself an ally in the same breath.

there's also plenty of examples of businesses happily taking money from gays while claiming to be allies and simultaneously spending that money on lobbying for anti-gay laws. eg chik-fil-a, gold's gym, salvation army, etc.

[–] alphanerd4 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

yeah

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

I have.

https://onlysky.media/ccassidy/the-good-old-days-refuted-by-a-single-book/

This article makes a glorious point. If I ever move to the US I'm gonna buy this book and carry it around any time I expect to argue with a certain kind of red-hatted folk.