Doc ImpossibleFeb 24

I think this is one of those things that's stunning, in all the worst ways, and most of them aren't obvious.

Let's start with the basics: there are about 5.5 million trans Americans. This means that *nearly 10% of the entire trans population of the nation* has moved.

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Show threadDoc ImpossibleFeb 24

Really sit with that for a moment.

The only comparable historical mass-movement like it is The Great Migration, in which about 40% of the Black population of America moved north, to safer states.

Over a period of *sixty years*.

And the trans population isn't as concentrated as the Black population was.

According to the 2022 USTS, about 60ish percent of trans Americans lived somewhere in the American south. That means that about 3.3 million trans Americans lived in those high-danger states, of which 400,000 moved.

That's over 12% of the trans population of the region.

Show threadJuniper 🏳️‍⚧️🌲
@Impossible_PhD I see 41% of respondents in the South for USTS 2022. Are you looking at a different set of states?
Feb 24 at 4:05pmWeb
Show threadDoc ImpossibleFeb 24
@eruonna "The South" isn't all the south--its the Civil War South, so it's not inclusive of, like, TX, OK, NV, and a bunch of other states that are high risk. I added The South and the American Non-Pacific Southwest together to try and be a little more accurate.
Show threadJuniper 🏳️‍⚧️🌲Feb 24
@Impossible_PhD okay. I think they are using the census South, which does include Texas, but also is only about 40% of the US population. If that included 60% of the trans people, that would be quite surprising
Show threadEmily 🏳️‍⚧️ (Sad Music Era)Feb 24

@Impossible_PhD @eruonna

Net migration from Texas alone would be staggering, I think. (Edited to add: Because it's big, highly populated, and one of the worst states for trans rights and getting worse FAST)

I'm one of them. And I know several more trans folks that left before me, several that left after me, and several more planning to move within the next year.