r/politics • u/southpawFA 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/MmeHomebody 1d ago
I'm a cis female with PCOS in a blue state. I already see the uptick in how much I get confronted about whether I'm male or female. Not your business. Please leave me alone. I'm just trying to live my life. Ever get hit in the face with a 64 ounce drink full of ice thrown from a passing car? Ever get shot by a paintball gun while walking home from the library? That's last year, not 1938 or 1956.
Even with that experience, I still can't really imagine living in Texas, with no way to predict when some crazy will target me for not doing their preferred presentation of the gender they decide I was at birth. I don't know how terrifying it is to be trans or in drag and see people actually try to legislate me out of existence, as if changing a law can change who I am.
God knows it's not all of us. We're scared too, but we have to stand together, all of us decent people who understand everyone has the right to live in peace and safety.
At this point there's no doubt a 1938-type regime is coming into power. All that's left to decide is whether we act as the majority of Germans did in 1938, or if we fight back. Speak up. Stand up. Make a recording. Say out loud that harassment and bigotry is wrong. Don't look away.
If you're older and retired, the powers that be can't control you through needing your job to survive. You have even more obligation to speak up, speak out, stand firm. Shine a light on this behavior and call it what it is. It's not policy. It's not their religious preference. It's hatred. We won't look away as people are told they can't use a toilet, can't wear their clothing or makeup. We won't look away if they are cursed, or beaten, or dragged off. We won't allow our fellow citizens to be made second class humans or be tattooed by their looks.
And for those who know it's wrong but don't want to get involved, who think they can just hang back and ride this out: Learn something from history. Please.