A map of the risk for anti-trans laws. For Pride, America feels like it has cleaved into two countries - one which targets transgender people everywhere, and one that has taken huge protective steps.

Sometimes a visual is nice just to help hammer home just how bad things have gotten in parts of the United States. We’ve got a lot of fighting left to do for trans rights.

  • PorkTaco@beehaw.org
    61·
    1 year ago

    I’ve never understood how the “keep the government out of my life” party is also the “I disagree with the way you live your life so I’m going to ban your very existence” party. Do they not see the hypocrisy? What a complete and utter lack of self awareness.

    • Kwakigra@beehaw.org
      49·
      1 year ago

      Conservatism has exactly one position, and understanding it will provide consistency to the entire political philosophy:

      “The government must protect but not bind my group, and it must bind but not protect those not in my group.”

      • Azzu@discuss.tchncs.de
        5·
        1 year ago

        It’s actually even simpler imo, “the government should do only and exactly what is convenient for me personally, everything else is irrelevant”

        “I don’t want to look at those weird trans people, just get them out of my sight”, so whatever achieves that is fine with them.

      • karbotect@vlemmy.net
        5·
        1 year ago

        The more conservatism, the more you go towards feudalism. Where staying poor and obedient for the rich elite is your godgiven duty. Monopolies need to be protected, as they act with god’s mandate. Social rights are being formulated by a religious figurehead.

        If every American exclusively votes for Conservatives for the next 100 years, America will revert to a confederation of Anglican and Catholic kingdoms.

    • magnetosphere @beehaw.org
      3·
      1 year ago

      They can’t see the hypocrisy, because to them, it isn’t hypocrisy. They’re simply enforcing gods law, and gods law is beyond question. There’s no “argument” to be had.

      Faith is maddening to rational thinkers for that reason.

      To them, it’s as fundamental as gravity. If someone won’t accept something as simple and obvious as gravity, then they’re the one with the problem.

  • LucyLastic@beehaw.org
    60·
    1 year ago

    It feels odd to see it laid out graphically, the culture wars really are cutting the US up into bits.

    I feel so bad for trans people living there now, and also worried that the far right here in Europe is relentlessly trying the same tactics too (though with less success over all, they’ve made headway).

    • BurnTheRight@kbin.social
      31·
      1 year ago

      I don’t blame culture wars. I blame conservatism. Conservatism is a plague of oppression, sickness and death. It always has been.

      It should be socially acceptable to call out fascism in public. Smiling politely and turning the other cheek is how we ended up with this infestation of conservative hatred.

      • ArtZuron@beehaw.org
        15·
        1 year ago

        Culture wars are a direct result of conservatism, so it makes sense to target the tap root, not the leaves.

        • Rednovs@kbin.social
          2·
          1 year ago

          Hmm I feel if you replaced conservatism with liberalism you have the same argument but from the right point of view.

          Culture war just sounds like the war on drugs or the war on terror to me. Probably be how we waste the next 10 years with nothing to show for it except maybe being closer to extinction.

          • DrPop@lemmy.one
            3·
            1 year ago

            That may be, but unfortunately things like nuance are never considered when conservative ideology is involved… Unless it affects them personally.

            • bsdGuy0@programming.dev
              1·
              1 year ago

              Nuance is very important. When one speaks, sometimes they ignore the nuance of the other side. Therefore, they never get to truly know the other side, and true harmony can never be achieved. Sometimes, those who claim or imply to be nuanced, are the very ones who are the least nuanced. If one side is pushed into a corner, they will fight back, hard.

    • detectivemittens@beehaw.orgEnglish
      9·
      1 year ago

      I’m really disturbed to see far right parties getting small victories and gaining footholds in parts of Europe. I’m terrified about the increasing possibility that all of the west will be dangerous for queer people again.

  • User Deleted@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    51·
    1 year ago

    Oh, my god. I’m cis-gender but this map looks like some dystopian shithole. It’s so surreal, something you should never have to see outside of tv shows like The Handmaid’s Tale.

  • pastelsquirrel@beehaw.org
    33·
    1 year ago

    this is honestly incredibly heartbreaking. I’m glad MA is safe but holy hell.

    (sidenote: the transphobes have found this post and are trying to stir up their hate. be sure to do your duty and block, report and move on)

  • Nikku772@kbin.social
    27·
    1 year ago

    Moving from FL soon. Fuck this place. Even just as a ally I can’t stand being surrounded by crazy gator fucking bigots. Now I’m born and raised in FL so I like a good gator pussy as much as any FL, but this my point stands.

  • BurnTheRight@kbin.social
    26·
    1 year ago

    Conservatives should be excluded from one’s daily life wherever possible. It is not appropriate to do business with or keep relationships with bigots, racists, misogynists and xenophobes.

    Conservatism is a harmful ideology of hate and oppression. It should be openly discouraged and shunned.

  • Tigbitties@kbin.social
    23·
    1 year ago

    Dark times. Trans was barely a blip on the hate radar a decade ago. Obvious manipulation. When you start asking why the answers get scary.

  • Sooperstition@lemmy.oneEnglish
    18·
    1 year ago

    Any mofo that has had a role in pushing this wave of trans and lavender panic has blood on their hands. In a just world, they would feel the pain that their bullshit has been causing.

    I’m cis, so it’s our duty to call this shit out wherever we see it. Keep in mind that we’re dealing with fascists, and they don’t respond to reason.

    • Callie@kbin.social
      3·
      1 year ago

      we do literally have guns and a second amendment for this very reason. or y’know, we do an ol’ classic french move

  • RiikkaTheIcePrincess@kbin.social
    10·
    1 year ago

    I had the bright idea to go looking for what pro-hate laws Oklahoma has. Didn’t find a list, only found evil and sadness.

    If they’d help us leave most or all of us would probably just go. No, that’s not good enough, they want to torture and kill us. frustrated sadness noises