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[–] ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.zip 127 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Hi I'm trans and living in the US right now, in Seattle one of the best places to be trans in the US. Don't come here if you're trans. Don't travel to anywhere in the US, not Seattle, not anywhere. If for no other reason than to stop giving tourism money to us but if you're trans then yeah it's getting spicy.

All my trans friends who have had to travel are reporting increased pat downs, getting questioned by TSA, and bags being opened regardless of their documents. If you get clocked you may be delayed or searched.

For any trans people looking to get out of the country be careful. So far my best idea is to get to a state with enhanced IDs, use that to hop the border to Canada by land without having to physically hand your passport to a US agent, then fly out from there.

Stay safe everyone

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 32 points 3 months ago (1 children)

For any trans people looking to get out of the country be careful. So far my best idea is to get to a state with enhanced IDs, use that to hop the border to Canada by land without having to physically hand your passport to a US agent, then fly out from there.

Or stay in Canada if you can swing it, and if we don't elect our own Trump-wannabe in our upcoming election

[–] tiefling@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 3 months ago

I really really hope the Cons keep shooting themselves in the foot, for the sake of everyone

[–] popsyking@feddit.nl 81 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Just don't travel to the US at all

[–] PonyOfWar@pawb.social 13 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, as much as I'd love to see some of the national parks, I'll never travel there unless their entry procedures and government change fundamentally. Plenty of other countries to visit.

[–] PlaidBaron@lemmy.world 19 points 3 months ago

Come to Canada instead. We got really nice parks too. And they tend to be less Disneyfied.

[–] CptOblivius@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago

As an American one of the prettiest places I have ever been is Banff, in Canada.

[–] aptlyundecided@lemm.ee 5 points 3 months ago

US citizen here, I agree with this. We should be punished economically for this.

I don’t think it will influence the jackasses who felt that what’s going on right now was a good idea. But maybe some of the people who decided not to vote will no longer abstain when a living underwear streak wants to be king.

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 69 points 3 months ago

Boy, I would read that as a warning for other people as well. Who the hell wants to travel to a place where people are at risk just for being people? Tourism dies with autocracies. Let America become the dull homogeneous wasteland it wants without throwing them any tourism dollars.

[–] 60d@lemmy.ca 66 points 3 months ago (2 children)

"Glory to Aristotska! Papers, please."

[–] SabinStargem@lemmings.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

LYRICS:

Arstotzka, Arstotzka greatest country in the world. If you want to get in you will need to bring your papers and your passport.

If you forge, if you lie, if you cheat you will be detained. You can not, I repeat, you can not fool us here on post. Next.

Arstotzka, Arstotzka better than Kolechia. They are stupid and foolish and silly little rats. Filthy rats. We have tanks, we have bombs, we have guns we have glory too. There is no cowardly enemy that can bother us. Boom.

Arstotzka, Arstotzka medicine is best in world. If you're sick, if you sneeze, or you need another heart. Or a lung. We have doctors who will make you feel almost no pain. If you scream, then they know that you are very much alive. Ouch.

Arstotzka, Arstotzka have best football team in world. They kick balls, they kick arse, they kick everything you see. They are great. They can run, they can jump, they can score so many goals, other teams should despair, there is no true hope to win. Goal!

Arstotzka, Arstotzka have best apartments in the world. They are big, they are grey, they are square and glorious. So great. You can eat, you can sleep, you can even just relax and watch all the other countries be really jealous. Ha-ha.

Arstotzka, Arstotzka economy is best in world. Every man, every month can afford to eat one loaf. Mmm, bread. Our industry is heaviest in world we melt steel, we burn coal, we make air look really cool.

Glory to Arstotzka.

Arstotzkan Anthem (With Lyrics)

[–] 60d@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago

Haha, thanks for this!

[–] nomugisan@lemmy.dbzer0.com 58 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Start accepting American LGBT refugees then.

[–] sockenklaus@sh.itjust.works 45 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Boy never in my life I would have thought about political refugees coming from the US to Germany.

Yesterday someone said to me that we're living in a South Park episode that became reality... I think he's right...

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 33 points 3 months ago

Even South Park isn't this wacky. They had to scrap and remake an episode after the 2016 election because it was completely baffling to them that Trump won.

[–] Realitaetsverlust@lemmy.zip 10 points 3 months ago

You do not want to be a refugee here trust me

[–] ycnz@lemmy.nz 1 points 3 months ago

Yeah, Americans should be lobbying other countries hard right now to improve refugee treatment and quotas.

[–] RymrgandsDaughter@lemmy.world 41 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Something Something passing privilege.

But seriously don't come here, TSA is filled with bootlickers and bystanders. And harassing and detaining foreigners is going to give them good boy points.

[–] Septapus@lemmy.ca 26 points 3 months ago

If they believe it is dangerous to travel there as a person like this what about this same population of people who are stuck living there?! When are they going to allow LBGTQ+ people refugee status from the us?

[–] CastorSulMush@lemmy.world 21 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Just not being white and travelling to the US is now more of a risk too. Risk of getting harassed and detained by ICE. Or being harassed by people pretending to be ICE. Tourism is going to take a hit.

[–] ColdWater@lemmy.ca 16 points 3 months ago

Based Germany

[–] Echolynx@lemmy.zip 12 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Even cis Germans probably should not go, given recent events.

[–] Otakuninja2006@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 months ago

Damn. That's sad that it's come to this. We tried to tell everyone that Trump was gonna pull dumb shit, but everyone wanted to latch on the economy as a excuse.

But yeah, as a US citizen, I wouldn't wanna be here either.