Christine Lemmer-Webber
Christine Lemmer-WebberIn my previous thread/poll, and other places, I've had a lot of assertions about whether it's ethical for trans people to leave the US https://social.coop/@cwebber/114994588934133932
Let me put it this way: is it ethical right now for trans people to relocate within the US right now? Eg, is it ethical for trans people to leave Texas or Florida for a "safer" state.
Yes? Then I think it's ethical for people to choose to leave the US also.
Christine Lemmer-WebberWhat I read from this is that "queer fedi" is, by and large, extremely concerned about the US to the degree of most people either trying to leave or wanting to. A lot of people don't know how to, though.
I don't think there would be any other time in my present lifetime where we'd see this degree of people wanting to having left.
Christine Lemmer-WebberThis also says to me that there are a lot of queer people who wish to leave but don't see a path. My primary recommendation is to look at https://transworldexpress.org/wiki/Main_Page
If you have any ancestors who were born in Canada, look at the 5(4) process. We're in a short time period loophole where the number of generations back is unconstrained if you can demonstrate ancestry.
If you aren't ready to leave but think you might, lining up options now may be a good idea.
Christine Lemmer-WebberNow given that, what we can see is that of those responding, *only 34%* indicate that they are intending to stay in the US, approx 1/3. Basically 2/3 of people either wish to leave, are preparing to leave, or have left.
The biggest demographic, nearly but not quite half, is people wishing they could leave but don't know a path.
But nearly 20% have either left or are preparing to. 10% have left!
Christine Lemmer-WebberWhat I read from this is that "queer fedi" is, by and large, extremely concerned about the US to the degree of most people either trying to leave or wanting to. A lot of people don't know how to, though.
I don't think there would be any other time in my present lifetime where we'd see this degree of people wanting to having left.
Christine Lemmer-WebberThere it is folks. So this isn't exactly a "representative sample of the US", it's a "representative sample of people who follow me on the fediverse and some of their followers" basically.
Nonetheless, it's extra interesting if combined with my other (much less serious, but also interesting) poll which shows that the majority of people responding to my polls identify as some level of "gay" https://social.coop/@cwebber/114999265980448632
So, "largely queer fedi" result skew here
Christine Lemmer-WebberNow given that, what we can see is that of those responding, *only 34%* indicate that they are intending to stay in the US, approx 1/3. Basically 2/3 of people either wish to leave, are preparing to leave, or have left.
The biggest demographic, nearly but not quite half, is people wishing they could leave but don't know a path.
But nearly 20% have either left or are preparing to. 10% have left!
Christine Lemmer-WebberUS citizens/residents only
Christine Lemmer-WebberThere it is folks. So this isn't exactly a "representative sample of the US", it's a "representative sample of people who follow me on the fediverse and some of their followers" basically.
Nonetheless, it's extra interesting if combined with my other (much less serious, but also interesting) poll which shows that the majority of people responding to my polls identify as some level of "gay" https://social.coop/@cwebber/114999265980448632
So, "largely queer fedi" result skew here
Christine Lemmer-Webberplease! please save this file to disk. my family needs it
Christine Lemmer-WebberUK looks like it move towards banning trans people from all single-sex spaces https://archive.ph/taXyE
But wait there's more... trans women will definitely be banned from women's restrooms under this, but what about trans men and women's bathrooms?
The proposed law says that they might also be banned from women's restrooms, or maybe men's, it depends on whether they make people uncomfortable or something completely unclear
What the fuck is this nonsense
Christine Lemmer-WebberUS citizens/residents only
Christine Lemmer-WebberPeople are like "it's literally 1984!" over stuff that isn't but the Trump administration is installing an "Arbiter of Truth" over at CBS now. FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez wrote a statement condemning it. https://bsky.app/profile/agomezfcc.bsky.social/post/3lvsxuajxoc2f
Christine Lemmer-WebberMeanwhile, Pete Hegseth, the US Secretary of Defense, makes a post promoting views that the right of women to vote should be repealed, voting should happen "as a household", with women deferring to their husbands
Christine Lemmer-WebberPeople are like "it's literally 1984!" over stuff that isn't but the Trump administration is installing an "Arbiter of Truth" over at CBS now. FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez wrote a statement condemning it. https://bsky.app/profile/agomezfcc.bsky.social/post/3lvsxuajxoc2f