Christine Lemmer-WebberMay 5, 2025
If you are going to read one and ONLY one article about the state of the US, why trans people in particular are under threat, with historical and contemporary analysis, please PLEASE read and share this article about a historian who is trans and has neurodivergent children, and why she is painfully packing up and exiting the US: https://www.damemagazine.com/2025/04/29/why-i-am-leaving-the-usa/
Why I Am Leaving the USA - Dame Magazine

My family is fleeing the country. We are not doing this in a panic; this is an orderly retreat from an unwinnable situation. We are slowly but surely packing up and emptying out our house. Instead of planning summer vacation and planting flowers, we're tackling a mountain of overdue home repairs, painting, carpeting, and deep

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Show threadChristine Lemmer-WebberMay 5, 2025

If you are in a threatened category and ESPECIALLY if you are trans and you are thinking about leaving, it's at least important that you start planning your exit. I highly recommend the community collection of resources on https://transworldexpress.org/

Let me say it plainly: we are facing a trans genocide on the present path. Start helping yourself, your loved ones, get a passport, look at options out. Don't wait.

Trans World Express

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@cwebber Don't wait! Finding a way out that's both legal (you really don't want to get deported back!) and has at most a moderate drop in quality of life (this includes selling possessions to have money in the destination, rather than arriving with empty pockets) will realistically take 6-12 months of hard work.
May 5, 2025 at 9:29amWeb