With Donald Trump in power, trans people are preparing for the worst

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/01/with-donald-trump-in-power-trans-people-are-preparing-for-the-worst/

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toomanypancakes@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 1y (2 replies)

I'm so fucking scared and tired, and we're not even a month in. This is going to be a long, painful 4 years or so, depending on whether we get elections again.

FoxyFerengi@lemm.ee · 8 pts · 1y (1 reply)
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dragonfucker@lemmy.world · -2 pts · 1y

There's another way to stop Trump. It starts with G and rhymes with Fun.

wazzupdog@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 15 pts · 1y

Didn't mind me, just filling these bottles with my favorite cocktail to share with my enemies.

PoorYorick@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Step 1.) Get armed

Step 2.) Get trained

Step 3.) Repeat steps 1 and 2 for your entire local community

hildegarde@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 12 pts · 1y

Training includes first aid and other emergency care. Any circumstances requiring armed resistance also requires medical supplies and knowledge.

If you are unwilling or unable to arm yourself, its the best alternative.

dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 8 pts · 1y

the small number of dispersed trans people won't make sufficient numbers for a militia, "community" will need to be much broader

inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y (4 replies)

So even though the State Department has stopped renewing passports with changed gender markers, Imogene is set for 10 years.

What is Imogene? I googled the phrase and it literally just goes back to this article.

stankmut@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Imogene is the name of someone in the article.

inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y

Ah okay, I must've skimmed that. Thank you for clarification.

knightly@pawb.social · 5 pts · 1y

That's a person's name.

toomanypancakes@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y

Imogene, who asked that her real first name and last name not be used in this article,