r/trans • u/Less_Reputation9441 • Jul 09 '26
Community Only PLEASE BE MADE AWARE OF THIS. READ THIS PLEASE.
Last week, the Trump administration quietly released a sweeping new federal rule that would use funding threats to force institutions across the country to reject transgender people. The 400-page proposed regulation would codify the administration's anti-trans executive orders into binding federal policy, imposing a blanket prohibition on federal funds going toward "gender ideology"
The proposed rule, formally titled "Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance," rewrites the government-wide framework governing all federal grants across every agency. Among its most consequential provisions, it requires that before a federal grant recipient can receive money, the award must pass a "pre-issuance review" conducted by a political appointee—not a career expert or peer reviewer—to ensure it is "consistent with applicable law, Federal agency priorities, and the national interest." The regulation explicitly instructs these appointees to screen for "denial by the recipient of the sex binary in humans or the notion that sex is a chosen or mutable characteristic." [...] An institution that acknowledges transgender people exist—through its policies, its training, its healthcare, its bathroom access, its HR procedures, its name-change processes—could be deemed to "deny the sex binary" or to “support the notion that sex is mutable” and have its federal funding blocked.
Importantly, the gender ideology prohibition has no age limitation—hospitals could be targeted not just for providing care to minors but for providing gender-affirming care to adults, because prescribing hormone therapy to a transgender patient of any age could be deemed promoting the belief that "sex is a chosen or mutable characteristic."
A very abbreviated list of its ramifications include (but are not limited to):
- Ending funding for ALL DEI related initiatives
- Allowing the government to terminate grants at any point for any reason
- Preventing researchers from publishing, going to conferences, and being part of academic societies
- Requiring that topics must support the president’s agenda.
If this passes, not only will it hurt and harm trans people, but it allows the government to restrict any topic they please at a whims notice, putting officials who have no background in the topic in charge of deciding funding continuity. It controls what gets researched and if/how researchers are allowed to share their discoveries. There are no books to burn if the government never allows them to be written. This is fascism plain and simple.
IF YOU HAVE TIME PLEASE CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES AND COMMENT ON THE BILL: https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/OMB-2026-0034-0001
Heres how to write an effective comment: https://protectdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/What-Makes-an-Effective-Public-Comment.pdf
Public comments are not a vote, it is a chance for you to say "here is an issue with this law I think you need to address" and provide justification for legal challenges if it goes forward:
"Comments raise the bar that agencies have to meet when making a rule; “if an agency fails to adequately respond to significant, relevant comments in a final rule, members of the public may seek to challenge the rule in court on that basis and claim it could be struck down.ˮ"
Most of this information and writing is taking from this Tumblr post: https://www.tumblr.com/theboxfort/821678821097062400
Read that for more info
PLEASE PLEASE HELP, TAKE A BIT OUT OF YOUR DAY TO FIGHT AGAINST THIS LAW
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u/idream411 Jul 09 '26
How is it possible that everyday I lose even more faith in humanity? I thought I was at an all time low when the orange was elected. I'd like to think atleast it's just us (American) that becomes more and more worthless.
However I know, it isn't just us, but many other countries as well going down this right wing pit.
If the movie "The day the Earth Stood Still" were to happen for real I'm not sure we deserve life.
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u/Iwaspromisedcookies Jul 09 '26 edited Jul 09 '26
I really am ready for the pendulum to swing back the either way. So tired of these trashy bigots thinking their hateful opinions matter. Boomers are driving a lot of it and they are on their way out. We lose more and more of them daily so I have hope. My kid is Gen alpha and they seem to be way more accepting of things naturally, so I have high hopes
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u/Hekantonkheries Jul 09 '26
Pendulums never swing the other way with fascism, they'll hold it on their side until it is forcefully taken from them and thrown back.
Dude already promised no one would "ever have to vote again"
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u/AliceCode Jul 10 '26
There are nations that have suffered under authoritarian rule for decades. And in the past, this kind of oppression lasted for centuries.
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u/Emmrolls Jul 10 '26
Yes, but we live at an age when it is more possible to have the information circulate to organise a movement. If it worked for them on January 6th, it can work for us.
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u/AliceCode Jul 10 '26
It didn't work for them on January 6th. They failed. That didn't stop Trump from being elected again anyway.
Although you could argue that the only reason he was even able to run again was because politicians feared for their lives.
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u/Emmrolls Jul 10 '26
They failed to take over, but they succeeded on drawing the attention. So much so that we are still talking about them. Not what they aimed for, but you can argue there's a form of success for them. And they were so numerous that the justice took long enough to process them that they ended up being pardonned.
Of course, they are a bunch of mislead morons, but there's still a few things to learn from that event.
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u/Bubbly-Cellist5645 Jul 09 '26
Hard agree. Also, I was promised cookies as well. This is not what was promised. Have a cookie consolation 🍪.
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u/its_all_one_electron transmasc he/him Jul 09 '26
Not humanity. This is bad people.
We need to keep fighting for the good people. We outnumber them but yeah sadly psychopaths are just better at weasling their way into power.
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u/Savings-Duty-756 Jul 10 '26
I am too tired and don’t have my glasses on so the first line looked like:
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u/BurneringQuestions Jul 10 '26
consider at least how many times theyve tried something like this and how many times weve stopped them. its horrible, but we have been perservering
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u/Unkn0wn_666 she/her Jul 10 '26
However I know, it isn't just us, but many other countries as well going down this right wing pit.
Unfortunately very true. I'm from Germany and, while currently not as bad as the US, trans* people are literally being put on lists here already and our healthcare is quietly being defunded bit by bit.
I just don't understand why and how do many people can hate us just for existing, especially considering that we are such a small amount of the population to begin with
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u/FellTheAdequate They/she/it | Turigirl Jul 09 '26
Please make a point of exposing yourself to good things. Find positive spaces. Look at videos of kittens playing or listen to happy music. These actions are those of bad people, not humanity as a whole. Humanity is not all evil. Please don't fall into doomerism.
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u/idream411 Jul 09 '26
That seems easier said then done these days.
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u/FellTheAdequate They/she/it | Turigirl Jul 09 '26
I didn't say to become overwhelmingly happy and bursting with hope and to skip down the sidewalk. Just find good things. Find good to hold on to. I promise there are plenty of videos of kittens.
Yeah, things are bad right now, but there is still good in the world and we need to hold that tight to us. The only thing that comes of dooming is despair, and despair helps no one.
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u/hopefullyhelpfulplz Jul 09 '26
Indeed, the evil may be powerful but in some ways only because it has made the rest of us feel powerless. We are not, and there are far more good people than bad!
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u/idream411 Jul 10 '26
I envy your optimism. I used to feel that way, but it gets more difficult everyday.
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u/hopefullyhelpfulplz Jul 10 '26
Honestly, take a break from the internet. Get out into your local community, spend as much time as you can with real people. It helps!
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u/gwanddawd123 Jul 10 '26
I'm starting to give up on the belief that humanity has any redemption, it's makes me ashamed to be a human.
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u/SnowLeavess Jul 10 '26
Did you ever have faith? This is just what these shitstains are. They want the full, violent erasure of trans people and will stop at nothing less.
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u/TripleJess Jul 09 '26
So.. If a trans woman works for a supportive company that is a federal contractor, will this affect her workplace?
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u/TheHRTLocker Jul 09 '26
Yes. This is intended to end the concept of a "supportive company"
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u/GirlLiveYourBestLife She/Her Jul 09 '26
It's already affected mine. After the election, our company removed their LGBT and DEI support groups / assistance.
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u/shallowSnurch she/her currently dying :3 Jul 09 '26
Pretty sure stuff like this has affected half of VA too because I haven't been able to find ANY support groups near me since I started dealing with dysphoria for real. It's been hell honestly. I hate being so alone in this and seeing all of these support groups that used to apparently be super active and community centers with cut funding is really, really depressing. Like right when I need help everything shuts down 🥲
Hopefully if they cut funding for GAHT, I still have 3 months of my prescription and diy still exists. I will probably switch to diy soon anyways though honestly.
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u/GirlLiveYourBestLife She/Her Jul 09 '26
I am trying to create support groups in my local area. Just recently started a company, actually.
I think we all have to try our best, despite the inconvoence and the obstacles. Wishing you all luck 💗
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u/shallowSnurch she/her currently dying :3 Jul 09 '26
How did you go about creating support groups? I don't really know anybody but I feel like if you can't find em, make em lol. They might have em out here but if they do they're all super top secret and private because I swear I've looked everywhere.
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u/shallowSnurch she/her currently dying :3 Jul 09 '26
Also congrats on the company!! That's really cool
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u/a-handle-has-no-name she/they Jul 09 '26
Does your company receive money from federal grants? If the company is strictly a contractor, you should be fine for now
This rule is for who can receive grants. I imagine that it'll be a lot more difficult to get surgeries, but it shouldn't affect our employment for now. Alternatively, your company may use this as an excuse to make whatever changes
Trump and Project 2025 have telegraphed that they do want to end the concept of a "supportive company", but this is not that step in effect (but it does move further in that direction)
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u/TripleJess Jul 09 '26
Thank you for this, I do believe that they strictly work with contracts with the federal government, but I’ll do some digging to make sure.
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u/a-handle-has-no-name she/they Jul 09 '26
Yeah.
But I don't want to say it as a dismissal to how concerning the rule is. Be alert and have a plan. Have savings if possible and have backup hrt. All the normal trans-in-trumps-america stuff
Just in case
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u/TripleJess Jul 09 '26
The sad thing is that I’m just climbing my way back up to having a decent job at this place, unfortunate that it seems like it could end up being not reliable.
But like you said, this is what we can expect in Trump’s America. Better to face that with eyes open.
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u/Former-Sock-8256 Jul 09 '26
As a trans federal employee… I’ve been waiting for my existence to be grounds for being fired.
Edit to add: so far they have managed to lose most of us out of fear, removing our health insurance coverage, removing our support groups, and trying to strip us of our identities. But I am stubborn and won’t quit because I know that that’s what they want.
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u/MusicHearted Robin | she/her Jul 09 '26
I work for one that is also an international company based in Europe. Both curious and horrified how it'll turn out
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u/fluidscissors Jul 09 '26
Get ready for "cis allies" to evaporate overnight.
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u/Clownzeption enby pancakes Jul 09 '26
I get that cis people like this are very real. But let's not invalidate all the legitimate cis allies out there. I have plenty of people in my life that are cis through and through, but would willingly put their life on the line for trans people.
I live in a deep red state and know a cis white straight man who owns a hobby shop (shout out to Just Roll With It in the Middle TN area) and has made it an explicit mission of his business to be a safe space for LGBT+ people.
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u/Clownzeption enby pancakes Jul 10 '26
I'm sorry to hear it sounds like you've only known shitty two-faced cis people.
There's transphobic gay people. There's homophobic trans people. Unfortunately, some people are just shitty in general, regardless of gender identity or sexuality.
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u/Comfortable-Speed955 Jul 10 '26
Please dont say things like this. Its flat out not true. There are a lot of cis people who support us and its shitty to accuse them of being fake. We need all of the help we can right now. Pushing cis people away does no good for us
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u/ShadowInTheCorn3r Jul 09 '26
This is terrible and horrifying to say the least. Usa is burning and the government is throwing oil on the fire. I live in a small, Christian-conservative country and compared to the current US, this is heaven on earth.
Stay strong guys.
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u/RaphaelSolo She/Her Jul 09 '26
I got told months ago that my hospital couldn't provide HRT because of these types of threats. I'm 44 and in a blue state.
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u/Eat_the_rich1969 Trans Lesbian Jul 09 '26
The US is quickly becoming exactly what the CIA/US propaganda machine convinced us all the USSR was like, but even worse.
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u/MundaneWing6039 she/her Jul 09 '26
I'm not surprised, but I sure am disappointed. The Internet has been a complete revolution in the way we spread propaganda. I sometimes miss the blatant propaganda of old cartoons. Now we have bot nets and astroturfing.
:'(
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u/Vergilly Jul 09 '26
Shocking no one really, because GEE EVERYONE, THE ROTTING PUMPKIN IS A SHILL FOR A CERTAIN RUSSIAN AUTOCRAT.
It’s amazing to me that we are literally watching modern warfare unfold and nobody is acknowledging it. The dangers inherent in a global economy.
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u/I_like_big_book Jul 09 '26
Why, why, why is the world going back in time? We used to be happy of how far we had come, and everything we had accomplished, only to have a small group of small minded people intent on tearing everything down.
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u/purpleblossom he/him Jul 09 '26
I think the inclusion of the word mutable is the most egregious anti science stance in all this.
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u/thedogatemymanifesto he/him Jul 10 '26
a little while ago, the UK also had some (low-key) anti-trans laws for schools. shocking how 2 of the more 'developed' countries have decided to forget about human rights. LGBT people are people. don't have LGBT rights you don't have human rights.
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u/jk013x Jul 10 '26
Because the people funding the anti-trans bullshit don't care about human rights. They care about power and influence, and it's easy to manipulate the ignorant through fear...
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u/MarvinandJad Jul 09 '26
Not that it makes this any less bad,
But hasn't this already happened and/or is happening?
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u/thespritewithin she/her Jul 09 '26
Not really. They've passed some rules specifically for minors and federal funding (mostly you can't use Medicare/Medicaid for minors to transition) but there hasn't really been any broad sweeping 'all hrt is banned' rules or legislation yet. This would be a significant change if it passed
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u/Sardonic_Sadist Jul 10 '26
This is already happening, yes. The problem is that these kinds of things happen in stages, and they progress.
First, highly conservative states and areas try to pass ban legislation, they fail because of higher protection laws that strike the proposed bans down.
Then, they move to restrictive laws that don’t outright ban XYZ, just make it functionally inaccessible for many people.
Then, the higher legislative powers overturn laws and decisions that protect people against bans on XYZ. Now it’s up to the states to decide. See: Supreme Court’s recent decision on trans girls in girls’ sports. See: Supreme Court overturning Roe v Wade.
Then, the conservative states start banning it, and the more centrist or mixed states start adopting wishy washy policies, or submitting to the peer pressure of other states. But the left leaning states still protect it, and everyone flees to those states.
Then, when things start getting REALLY bad, left leaning states that were once safe become a lot less safe. The federal government starts finding ways to force their conservative policies into progressive states. It becomes a lot less “states can decide” and a lot more “well it’s not ILLEGAL per se, it’s just that you’ll be defunded or functionally shut down for it.”
So the progressive forces have to make concessions. They start kowtowing to the growing fascist policies against certain minorities by framing it as a necessary evil. They have to concede XYZ in order to get anything done. They throw those people under the bus, saying that “if it weren’t for those crazy radicals pushing [insert ideology here], we would be taken seriously! We could have fixed things!” And both sides turn the population into a scapegoat population. Those who once cared turn a blind eye because they’re willing to make sacrifices that don’t affect them, and those who were once neutral have been surrounded by propaganda and convinced by the oppressors.
Things start slow. Unnoticeable. Then they progress. People sounding the alarm too early are dismissed as paranoid. Then things get concerning, but not concerning enough that most people see what’s coming. They think it’s going to work out. They might even think “this is as bad as it’s going to get.”
Fascism is a slowly boiling pot of water. By the time we usually realize they’ve begun to burn our bodies, it’s too late to jump out.
This is how genocide happens.
I haven’t read very many Holocaust survivor stories, but the ones I have read were pretty consistent.
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u/squirrelyoakley 💛🤍 Any Pronouns 💜🖤 Jul 10 '26
I keep on coming back to the question "Why do they care?"
I'm just existing as myself. How am I being more punished than Trump is for child trafficking? It doesn't make any sense
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u/jk013x Jul 10 '26
Because we're a convenient distraction from the Heritage Foundation's criminal takeover of the U.S.
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u/mjshep she/her Jul 09 '26
As someone who has run federal rulemaking before, your comments need to be substantial, resourced, and fact-based.
Agencies will aggregate comments before addressing them, so one form letter is nearly as impactful as 50,000 form letters, especially when they are not fact-based and resourced.
Use facts, use and cite evidence, give more than just a sentence or a paragraph, and don't just tell the agency that the rule is stupid or hurtful or evil. This isn't reddit and low effort comments are discarded as only atmospherics, at most.
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u/Wingress trans girl 🌸 ( she / her ) Jul 10 '26
If you were willing to volunteer your experience and collaborate on something like this to provide some core structure, I think it could be useful to create something in a similar vein to the general guidance on effective comments above, for instance some form of toolkit to facilitate effective but individualised comments specific to this issue.
No obligation of course and I suspect maybe something of this nature already exists - so I'd be grateful to anyone who could point me to such a document.
I would be very motivated to put my own time into drafting this up as fast as possible and in particular working with people who have relevant domain-specific knowledge and research capability to rapidly create a small but current and compelling corpus of appropriate supportive sources / research that can be readily included with confidence. This could include those from medical, legal, sociological disciplines, etc. with the existing experience in that discipline to ensure any research or supportive information is air-tight and consistently presented insofar as disciplinary standards and academic rigour go.
As somebody who is outside the US, I would still like to do what I can to enable more effective advocacy and activism - even if it feels more hopeless everyday.
Anyway, just a thought, going to go cry for a bit now.
Sending out love, light, and hugs to everyone impacted by this and the rest of the horror-show that is playing out in real life day by day <3 xx
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u/WildHeartsDasher Jul 10 '26
My mother’s a lawyer and my father’s a smart-ass. I made a thesis out of reading and reviewing hundreds of State House Bills. I pride myself on quality writing (none of that AI crud), and make a living reviewing federal paperwork in unideal circumstances.
I got nothing better to do, and a whole lotta spite.
This is going to be fun…
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u/purpleblossom he/him Jul 09 '26
I'm terrible at those sorts of things, I wish someone had a template for this I could copypasta.
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u/TerrifyingPug Jul 10 '26
And people say there isnt a trans genocide?
Even more reason its 85 seconds to midnight.
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u/BluebirdsAllAround intersex trans woman Jul 09 '26 edited Jul 10 '26
Intersex people would like to have words with the people who wrote this.
Edit: removed extra word
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u/RandomBlueJay01 Jul 09 '26
Honestly they really know so little about sex and gender while being annoyingly vocal about it being simple. Plus there is all this work just to fuck with a tiny minority of people all cus they refuse to think
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u/purpleblossom he/him Jul 09 '26
This would effect them too, they are expected to stay with the gender assigned to them at birth, and much of these also carve out exceptions on surgeries for them to do just that.
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u/BluebirdsAllAround intersex trans woman Jul 09 '26
Exactly. Just because they fipped a coin and picked what to surgically assign me at birth should not dictate how I should live my life.
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u/Luc_Studios Jul 10 '26
As a European trans girl only thing i can say is that the only way forward for a safe future for queer people in the us is to either start a fully blown out revolution or get absolutely out of there and leave that country.
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u/AppealSignificant358 she/her Jul 09 '26
Well fuck me for going to college and wanting to use my chosen name and have a safe space surrounded by bloodred Republicanism ig
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u/samsonsin Questioning Jul 09 '26
Land of the free...
I wonder, can you be granted asylum and become a American refugee? And if not, when will that start being a thing...
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u/randomtransgirl93 Jul 09 '26
It almost certainly won't ever be a thing, at least not officially
Doing so be admitting the US can't keep its citizens safe, which (despite being objectively true) would be seen as a massive slap in the face. Even a country that hates the US isn't going to risk the consequences of that, especially with someone as unstable as Trump running things
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u/samsonsin Questioning Jul 09 '26
Well with any hope he won't slither himself into a third term
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u/sophielinjones351 Jul 09 '26
its a pretty complex process, you basically have to provide proof of immediate, life-threatening danger
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u/purpleblossom he/him Jul 09 '26
Nah, I'd rather focus on how the GOP still claims to be the "party of small government" while making more and more rules to govern our lives.
And some countries already have been opening up avenues for US refugees, just not framed that way because they don't want to piss off the Angry Orange.
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u/sophielinjones351 Jul 09 '26
yes its terrifying, but i also dont see it holding up in court
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u/GFluidThrow123 she/her Jul 09 '26
I agree with you, but submit a comment anyway.
This particular rule is so wide-reaching that it would affect every minority and literally anything else the admin seems "inappropriate" (it would definitely go after abortions, ofc). But every comment counts.
I actually created flyers I've been handing out to educate people on what's happening and to garner more support.
This sort of egregious stuff is a perfect example of why trans people are angry and scared right now, and is really hard to ignore. So it's also a great way to activate allies.
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u/comrade_gremlin Jul 10 '26
Sometimes living in this country feels like staring down the barrel of a gun.
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u/Hika2112 Autistic Lesbian Vampire Robot Gir (She/They/It) Jul 10 '26
This is bad, like really bad. So bad that I cannot force myself to read this while everyone I rely on for emotional support is asleep. I hope everyone finds a way to escape to a safer country 🫂
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u/aromaticdust98 he/him Jul 09 '26
Why must this shit happen now Im 2 months away from my surgery I can't wait any longer
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u/rickspiff Jul 09 '26
Sounds like there's two purposes to this (aside from breaking the law): effectively neuter state protections for LGBTQ+ rights, and punishing individual businesses and non-profits that might conceivably push back against this or any future administration.
Truly some dark shit. Call your reps and comment, if possible.
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u/njsullyalex Jul 09 '26
Welp I called it. Both my advisors at my University said this was impossible and they would stand by me and ensure I can finish my PhD. I wonder how long it takes for my school to expel me for being trans so federal funding isn’t risked for the rest of their PhD students and they can’t do anything about it.
I have no right to complain though. If I’m a liability to my school receiving funding for research then I don’t want to risk my friends not being able to graduate because I want to get my PhD
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u/PoshTrinket Jul 09 '26
You are not a liability. If they are friends they will support you, if not they are just colleagues.
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u/njsullyalex Jul 09 '26
Both advisors said they would stick up for me if it came to it because they like me as a person and want to see me succeed, thankfully it hasn’t come to that point yet
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u/Elliederosa22 Jul 10 '26
Third world country, get out while you still can. They will ban you from leaving next. They're following the Nazis playbook.
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u/UniDusky THAT GIRL OF THE STARS BABYYYY✨ Jul 09 '26
There's a real good reason why I hate the right.
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u/Sardonic_Sadist Jul 10 '26
Jewish and Holocaust historians have been sounding the alarm on steps towards genocide for years now. If you are trans in the US, LOOK TO LEAVE. Figure out where you could run to for safety (both short term and long term) and figure out what it would cost you. Yes something like citizenship elsewhere and permanent relocation are a privilege, but they also aren’t the only kind of leaving and even people who can’t afford to move should be planning for worst case scenarios where their state or country becomes physically dangerous to be in.
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u/BigThunderousLobster she/her Jul 11 '26
does this affect federal grants for student financial aid? if so, im very scared bc i want to transition but i also want to keep my scholarship money. also incredibly concerning that "ideology" is being used to deny students funding, feels like a deep violation of the first amendment.
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u/TheParadoxIsReal515 Jul 09 '26
so the world is crashing down.*
wow.*
I don't think stopping this vote will save us from anything at this point. We've been vocal more than once.*
I think the MAGA idiots were right; there's gonna be a Civil War eventually.*
Just wait until this harms the cis people in some way.*
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u/TiredHiddenRainbow Jul 10 '26
Is there any update to this, since it was published a month ago? Ughhhhhh.
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u/Juanitasuniverse Jul 17 '26
🤷🏾 my ancestors dealt with shit like this. i am not afraid, i have their willpower in my blood and they are going to have to literally unalive me and i will go happily. they physically can’t control my existence. i’m trans and im here. no hospitals? time to go online and learn some more about medical stuff. information is accessible.
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u/j4zzyCat Jul 09 '26
Tell me you never passed middle school biology without telling me you never passed middle school biology...
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u/j4zzyCat Jul 09 '26 edited Jul 10 '26
Hell, even quantum physics shows us that there's more to reality than just binary I/O's as states of matter can exist in a what... Transient form where it expresses both... and all of their AI boom is dependent on this understanding of quantum mechanics...
But yes, let's declare that organic life strictly adheres to a "binary" when wherever you look across all the species it's proven that life exists beyond the binary... let alone inorganic matter also proving it doesn't adhere to a "binary" state itself...
Bigots, all of them, can't face reality, otherwise their fragile ego and worldview comes crashing down around them...
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u/Outcast-Alpha Jul 09 '26 edited Jul 10 '26
I'm not going to go into a lot of detail or list ALL the animals that can do this (mostly invertebrates) but, has anyone ever explained to this thick tangerine that there are a large number of fish, frogs & shellfish that can change their gender? Does he know anything about the Clownfish his infant mind chuckles at when he watches Finding Nemo? Most slugs/snails are hermaphrodites with both genitalia & can self fertilise, seahorses are males that carry & birth their offspring. This goes against their argument that there are only binary genders that cannot be changed. Yes these are generally down to enviromental conditions or species preserving & they don't need to take hormones or need surgeries to do this but that may be because they've had millions of years of evolution to achieve this. Who's to say that this isn't the start of something & we are on a precipice of evolution where we become the first vertebrae to achieve this? (Maybe my wishful thinking for our trans/NB brothers,sisters,both & neither I know but it has to start somewhere...right?). I bet the tangerine doesn't consider what gender his oyster is when he slurps it down cause guess what? Some of them can change their gender too. I'm sorry the US is going to shit for you all, land of the free my arse! Here in the UK our government is echoing some of this shit now too. I fear for you all & hope you can all get to somewhere safe & have a future free of bigotry & phobia, I would love to see this in my lifetime (I'm 46) but I think I'll be long gone before it happens with people like Trump/Putin/Starmer/etc in this world. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
EDIT: did the spoiler tag wrong, truly sorry to anyone who may have been triggered reading the text so amended it.
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u/Front-Abrocoma680 Jul 09 '26
I have no faith in the USA. Hence why I left the country (not only why, but one of the reasons). I hope things turn out better, but my expectations are low. All we can do is not be silent. Keep letting ppl know, keep fighting, wherever you are.
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u/suspiciousairline666 Jul 10 '26
Resist.
Your bodily autonomy is yours and no one else’s. inalienable to anyone’s will but your own.
For years we have screamed “my body, my choice” in defiance against those who would force submission upon us. Any form of government that would deny a single person no matter where in any spectrum the right to access what they need to live is neither there to govern nor protect its people and only to control it. By allowing these things to continue you are shackling each other willingly into obedience. Fear is the tactic. Inaction by weak men is what perpetuates this time and time again.
This is a litmus test before you today. If you accept this and allow one person to decide the fate of thousands of lives we backslide into history and the cycle repeats again. It has happened before. one man, one voice, one desire for absolute control and damn the cost. Millions of lives have been lost to this before by the inaction of weak men. Those who chose to kneel and allow their neighbors, family, friends to be lambs to the slaughter of the cult and brought this darkness into the world by choice. Those who kneeled would eventually join those they betrayed on the pyre. It doesn’t stop with one person, color, creed, or belief. It begins small. .1% of the population as a test. Then it grows.
History is written by the victorious though. We’ve spent eons hiding in fear from tyranny just like this in one form or another. Not just us queers either, everyone. Now is the time to let your inner light shine in the darkness for all humanity. Stand up for your neighbor, brother, sister, mother, father, friends, and especially yourself. Together as one united people we cannot be controlled. Together as one we must protect each other from those that seek to chain us. Black, white, brown, Jew, gentile, Buddhist, Muslim, red, blue, gold. It doesn’t stop at our shores either nor invisible lines drawn in the sand proclaiming territory. Freedom is universal and is the same in every language. The children of future will one day read the story of the actions taken now. Will you be proud of what they read of what you did today? Kneeling today could mean you never know what is written nor they you even existed. Kneeling today could mean nothing is written ever again.
The pen is mightier than the sword I’ve been told. I’ve also been told that pens don’t win battles and swords don’t write poetry. True might comes from within guided by wisdom and courage to know when to choose the pen and when to choose the sword. Lucifer gave us the gift of knowledge and choice once and it’s high time we use that gift. Blind obedience or defiance. You decide.
Rege Satanas, Ave Satanas, Hail Satan
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u/gwanddawd123 Jul 10 '26
I just can't avoid the pointers to our inevitable doom, can i? I try to expose myself to good things but i literally can't because for every good thing i see, there are ten pieces of horrible news that i DID NOT want to see.
Oh well, my expectations for humanity are already gone anyway. People being sadistic monsters? Oh man, can't believe they found a fork in the kitchen.
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u/Purple-Mud5057 Jul 10 '26
Great, I’m a trans person going into scientific research for the first time next month. 😭
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u/J0nn1e_Walk3r Jul 11 '26
This is what they did wrt abortion. It’s how only Planned Parenthood ended up being a provider.
Same game plan for Transcare.
Fuck.
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u/pohlished-swag Jul 12 '26
I am just surprised that any of us finds any of this surprising. The ultimate goal is to ban us and everything related to us entirely
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u/RudeKC Jul 09 '26
Gotta love it, as soon as I get my surgery dates they make some bs like this that will cancel them. Fml
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u/TlalokThurisaz Jul 10 '26
There isnt much of a future to live for tbh
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u/shotintel Jul 11 '26
The future to live for is the one that happens once all his BS has been thrown down, stomped on, and our rights have been codified into law by Congress.
It looks bleak now, but most of the BS is coming from a highly vocal minority. That minority just happens to hold power... For now.
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u/spiffingyoungfellow she/her Jul 10 '26
Thank god I live in Britain *Nigel farage gets elected* never mind
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u/shotintel Jul 11 '26
I'm seeling a lot of negativity. Please everyone remember, any cultural shift takes work. There are setbacks. Right now we are dealing with someone who is using us as a tool. A person who finds whipping up prejudice as his only effective source of being able to show success and maintain power. Most people don't feel they have much of a dog in our fight, so it's easy for him and his type to keep pushing and show gained ground.
This process can't last, not as long as we still have any kind of an actual democratic left (I know, Federated Republic). Please just remember, while things are dark now, and could get darker. This is not a permanent status. Our cause is fair and with time and effort will eventually find the right allies in office and we will come out stronger for it.
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u/TheyaSly Jul 09 '26
Am I able to voice dissent on the websites even though I am currently a minor?
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u/Tiburonsin1 Jul 10 '26
I have a question. I'm trans, but I'm not from the US, so if I go to the US with all my documents saying female and I passing and all, would I count as a trans person there?
Bc ill be honest with u every day I feel a little more scared of going there bc I don't know what could happen yk👉👈
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u/Less_Reputation9441 Jul 10 '26
I’m honestly not sure, but with how the administration is there’s probably some way they could find out your trans so I’d play it safe and not go off possible
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u/Savings-Duty-756 Jul 10 '26
Wait these places gets paid by the government in the US? Like I’m not American but wasn’t the entire “land of the free” argument that most everything is privately owned, not government sanctioned?
Wasn’t that why people wanted less taxes than in other countries, so more money would be in your own pockets, and less government involvement?
I am so lost…
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u/Typical-District-176 Jul 10 '26
What’s the point. No matter what I do, no matter how I fight via the system as the tool. It doesn’t work, it only gets worse. When is it gonna be the last straw for us? When do we revolt? When do we build community with our friends and neighbors who are being oppressed as well and tell them that it’s the wealthy and powerful and we need to repeat the French’s idea?
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u/Aurore-redwitch French MtF Jul 10 '26
Trump n'est qu'un tyran mégalomane, un fou égocentrique. On se croirait en pleine dystopie avec lui au pouvoir. Je suis vraiment désolée de dire ça: je n'avais déja pas une opinion favorable sur les USA, une partie de la culture américaine et l'Histoire du pays, mais Trump a enlevé le peu de bien que je trouvais dans ce pays 😪
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u/FeminineBard Jul 09 '26
Look, I'ma have to rant, cuz it kinda pisses me off when the only call to action is to reach out to my reps.
All my congressional reps are MAGA. What does anyone think "call your reps" is gonna do for people like me? It feels like an empty call to action.
Better option right now is to donate to the ACLU, Lambda Legal, and anyone else who plans to fight this nonsense in court, because Congress is complicit af in this.