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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@cwebber I was first doubtful when I read about a potential "genocide" against trans folks in your thread, especially regarding how strongly other minorities have already been targeted and denied constitutional rights but… some evidence given in the article is awfully compelling[1][2]. I've already worried about if I'd ever need to move from France if things kept going where they're headed since Macron arrived but I hadn't realized how critical things already were on your side of the Atlantic. Like you said, you could be wrong, still the disturbing facts are starting to pile up. Thanks for sharing this. Please be safe.

[1] https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25912589/bondi-memo-42225.pdf
[2] https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/HB03817I.pdf#navpanes=0
May 5, 2025 at 12:43pmWeb