‘I don’t feel safe’: Trans people are planning to flee the US

22-year-old Hazel has lived in the US her whole life, but since Trump’s election she’s been considering leaving her native Texas. “I don’t feel safe being myself in the United States,” she says.

Hazel, who is trans, has witnessed transphobia permeate mainstream US politics for years. But with Trump back in the White House, it seems unlikely that the situation will improve. “I can’t get my gender marker changed to reflect my true self,” she says, referring to the State Department’s refusal to issue new US passports with “X” gender markers and the ongoing suspension of processing all applications from citizens seeking to update their passport’s gender marker. “I’m at a loss for what to do right now,” she says. “All I want is to feel safe and not live in constant fear.”

When I was on vacation last summer, I saw an older male parading around as a female at the hotel swimming pool, probably in his late 50’s. Had to wear a wig to cover the bald spot on his head. It was just so obvious, and as usual, he was trying wayyyy too hard to pretend he was a woman. I felt sorry for his kids and grandkids, who weren’t there, but who he was talking about very loudly. Fake boobs but still had his man parts. So gross. I just stay away from people like that, as best as I can. They’re insane.

You are a nice person to feel sorry for their children and grandchildren. I am convinced, as you are, that they are NUTS/insane.
I believe that their children will go their own way, be ashamed of him and make SURE that their own children stay close to God.

They decided that God didn't know what He was doing when He made them a male or female. They IGNORE God's plan for them and go the way THEY want to go. How stupid, foolish and blasphemous that is.

As I wrote before, those men WILL age like men. NOTHING trumps DNA. I can only imagine their anger when they age like the males they were born.

Serves them right.

Try Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan. They’re welcome there.

I don't know about Afghanistan but the "trans" population would NOT be welcome in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

One needs a entry visa to get INTO the country and one needs an exit visa to leave.

They are picky about tourists. They can forbid ANYONE from entering or exiting with the proper visa.

During their holy month of Ramadan Muslims have to have MUSLIM printed on their passport to get into Mecca.

They don't fool around and from what I've heard Saudi prisons are NOT nice.

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