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

submitted 4 months ago by alphanerd4 to c/[email protected]

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/13932170

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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[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Shitty in the interim for sure, but it's nice knowing how disruptive it's getting. I outright tell work places I will not go. I also have brought up the embarrassing but truthful act of needing to look up bathroom laws for places I travel to. A lot of coworkers after meeting me realize just how absurd it's gotten; and how transphobia affects them even.

I hate having to be the trans representative for so many people, but the fact it's had a noticeable affect on people's viewpoints is nice at least.

I have some friends in Florida; one moved there recently in part against his better judgement. He told me I'm welcome to stay with him if I ever were in the area. I had to tell him it's not only dangerous but outright illegal for me to. I'm not risking a fraud charge for having changed my gender marker.

So yeah. Their loss, and they're starting to feel it.