• andros_rex@lemmy.world
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      8 months ago

      Just maybe from a more optimistic world.

      Iā€™d love to be there. Iā€™ve been fired from two different jobs for being trans - not even good jobs, day labor shit. My birth name still shows up on the background check.

      Latest one is refusing to pay me, and insisting that I wasnā€™t even hired. Iā€™ve reached out to the Labor department, but red states genuinely donā€™t give a shit. Iā€™m probably just going to have to eat it.

      With medical care, Iā€™ve definitely overheard unpleasant conversations when they were deciding where to room me. The biggest scare is what happens if my current HRT provider is driven out of state - I used to use Planned Parenthood, but would have to wait 3-4 hours to be seen at my appointmentsā€¦.

      This places arenā€™t livable for trans people. Please listen to a trans person, who lives in a red state. They do not give a shit what laws are on the books - OK and FL have already directed their schools to ignore Title IX guidelines. Laws will not protect us.

      https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/erins-2024-anti-trans-legislative