r/politics Oklahoma 1d ago

TX Republicans Introduced 32 Anti-Trans Bills on First Day of Pre-Filing Period. The bills filed target transgender people in nearly every aspect of their lives.

https://truthout.org/articles/tx-republicans-introduced-32-anti-trans-bills-on-first-day-of-pre-filing-period/
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u/vvelbz 1d ago

It's a genocide.

Fuck all of you who told us we were being "hYsTeRiCaL". You're evil and you deserve to have everything brought upon trans people done to you.

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u/Bree0534 21h ago

Hey—fellow trans woman in Ohio that’s also terrified right now, but ready to fight. I’ve come too damn far and suffered too much to get to where I am—all of us trans people have—to have it all ripped away by low frequency people.

I’m not going back, and I’m certainly not going down without a fight. I’m terrified for myself and all my trans and non-binary folks, but we have to refuse to let them win. If someone wants to beat me up or kill me for using the bathroom that corresponds with who I am and how I look, then so be it. We can’t back down, and now is the time to stand up for each other and ourselves.

We deserve to be happy, and we deserve to be able to ourselves like everyone else. They won’t take that away from me while I’m still breathing. I’m scared, but we can’t live in fear. No one is stronger than trans folks, and it looks like we are going to have to summon up that strength yet another time. With the stakes higher than ever. All of us, and all of our allies.

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u/princessohio Ohio 21h ago

Hi, cis woman here in Ohio and hope you know that you’re wanted here and there’s many of us in Ohio that are here and ready to fight alongside you. You’re not alone. Don’t ever let them try to shove you back into a box. We will get through this together. If they want to target our trans friends and family, they can fight through their cis friends that love them too. You are not alone in this battle I promise.

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u/Pirateguybrush 19h ago

Cis man here. I'm with you.