Cís friends, I need you to hear this: Putting trans people in camps won't look like putting trans people in camps.
It'll look like banning HRT (just like mifepristone), then criminalizing possession of estradiol or testosterone w/o a prescription (just like marijuana).
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It'll look like banning HRT (just like mifepristone), then criminalizing possession of estradiol or testosterone w/o a prescription (just like marijuana).
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It'll look like banning gender marker changes on ID, then criminalizing the use of ID that has a gender marker different than the one assigned at birth.
It'll look like laws banning public drag, but are overbroad and include me going out in a dress and makeup.
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It'll look like laws banning public drag, but are overbroad and include me going out in a dress and makeup.
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It'll look like increasing acceptance of employment and housing discrimination against trans people, pushing more of us into homelessness and sex work, both of which will also be increasingly criminalized.
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The headlines will be:
"[name] charged with felony drug possession"
"[name] sentenced to 5 years for fraudulent identification"
"[name] convicted of repeated public indecency"
"[name] arrested for prostitution"
"[name] apprehended for trespassing"
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"[name] charged with felony drug possession"
"[name] sentenced to 5 years for fraudulent identification"
"[name] convicted of repeated public indecency"
"[name] arrested for prostitution"
"[name] apprehended for trespassing"
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It will lead to high (but not total) incarceration rates of trans people, just like we have today for black men due to the "war on drugs", and increasingly also have for unhoused people.
It will, as always, affect the more marginalized first.
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It will, as always, affect the more marginalized first.
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Every single one of these lays the groundwork for infringing on *your* rights, too, dear císgender friend.
They are attacks on the freedoms of expression, to make healthcare decisions with your doctor, to have bodily autonomy, to work without discrimination, and more.
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They are attacks on the freedoms of expression, to make healthcare decisions with your doctor, to have bodily autonomy, to work without discrimination, and more.
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And for those who manage to follow the rules, they are effectively submitting to a virtual prison. They won't be truly free, they just will have preserved their freedom to move about, at the cost of all of those other freedoms.
If you value your freedom, value mine.
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If you value your freedom, value mine.
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Adding: lots of folx seeing this, and I just want to say I hope you're staying safe and finding some joy right now. You deserve love, and I hope you have someone in your life who loves you.
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