Like what with all the fascism going on, Trump teasing a third term, and even now passing a law to be able to deport U.S. Citizens. I can’t imagine people taking these threats lightly. So basically, how are you holding up?

  • 𝕱𝖎𝖗𝖊𝖜𝖎𝖙𝖈𝖍
    47•2 months ago

    I’m trans, lesbian, and Hispanic. Next week I’m permanently leaving the US with my partner.

    This week has had a lot of crying. I cried at my work goodbye party on Tuesday. Yesterday I hosted a going away show for my community at an amazing bar (I’m a performer). Have you ever seen 50 people crying simultaneously at a bar? Today I cried when I said my last goodbyes to my coworkers, since they are actually great people.

    So overall very heavy with mixed feelings. I’m thrilled that I have a ticket out of this mess, I’m terrified for my friends and family who are staying behind, I’m beyond furious that this is all happening, I’m mourning the life I’m leaving behind, and I’m exhausted from everything

    • Victor
      12•2 months ago

      This was a heavy read. I really felt that in my heart.

      I’m a cis straight man, and I welcome you to Europe if that is where you are going. Please enjoy your stay. Hopefully it won’t have to be permanent and you can reunite with your family and friends one day. ❤️

  • Tanis Nikana
    35•2 months ago

    My MRI results came back yesterday, indicating that my left lateral ventricle has stopped expanding and won’t rupture in the future, and my first thought was “oh, I get to endure this future now, but at least I have my wife.”

    That’s right, I get the best possible news from my doctor and my first thought was mixed emotions because of the state of this fucking country.

    I was denied my Gommage.

    Edit: 40 year old trans woman, multiple stroke survivor

  • Diva (she/her)
    25•2 months ago

    I’m holding up well in spite of everything. I lost one of my friends this week. She had moved into what I thought was going to be a safe situation several states away and something clearly went wrong. She was a really smart and inspiring person.

    I also just took another friend to the airport so she could permanently relocate to Europe, and two of my other friends are leaving soon too.

    It’s been a rough week but I’m not planning on leaving, mostly working on organizing the trans people who stay.

  • @DoubleDongle@lemmy.world
    22•2 months ago

    I’ve got two trans friends who are a lot younger than me and they’ve both called me dad at this point, which I’ve been thriving on. I’m teaching one to drive, and I’m helping the other fix her house up. Feels good man.

    This has given me the somewhat unique experience of knowing how it feels when your kids are in danger without technically having any kids. I do NOT like this. I’ve cried, screamed, panicked, and lost sleep. I’m getting a lot of relief from protesting and fighting back, but it hurts a lot.

  • LucasWaffyWaf
    11•2 months ago

    God damn terrified and suicidal, thankful I’ve got good friends to ground me.

  • toomanypancakesEnglish
    8•2 months ago

    It’s stressful. There’s a looming sense of dread I think a lot of people are feeling these days, knowing something else awful is coming over the horizon. Hell, my doctor today was jokingly recommending copious drinking to cope.

    I guess I just feel pretty powerless and hopeless a lot of the time. It’s all so fucking stupid.

  • @zib@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6•2 months ago

    I spend every day wondering if it’ll be my last. The paranoia is always there in the back of my mind, knowing the new Gestapo will eventually come for me, I just don’t know when. In the mean time, I’m preparing myself for that possibility both mentally and physically. My mental health hasn’t been this bad in a long time, but there’s not much I can really do other than try to keep my head above water and hope I make it through this.

  • @SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world
    5•2 months ago

    The current administration is treading on thin ice.

    It’s not possible to stop the spread of information and resistance in our interconnected world if people want to connect.

    And this administration is driving people together.

    Hopefully this shit will be over soon, if they keep pushing fascism down our throats they’ll be executed by a mob.

    Edit: Even if this gets better I’ll still probably move to Canada. The US is over unless we fully go radical left.

  • @Oka@sopuli.xyz
    4•2 months ago

    I discovered i was Asexual 5 years ago, and am questioning being Neutroix/Male today.

    I haven’t put thought into it. I grew up during a time where being out was 50/50 being disowned. I’m living in states where identity is more accepted though, so I personally haven’t worried or paid attention to recent events.

    I’m fighting back still. I continue existing and showing others I exist, I’m different, and if it comes down to it, I’ll rebel as physically as necessary to show the current generation that the next generation deserves better.

  • @octobob@lemmy.ml
    2•2 months ago

    Same as I’ve always been to be quite honest. I’m a gay man and have encountered bigotry in the past. It’s nothing new.

    I work a very blue collar job in a factory and I don’t see much of anything changing in my day to day life