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Trump administration memo explains how to spot a transgender woman (CW: transphobia)
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Someone earlier pointed it out, but a lot of homeless shelters in the US are affiliated with, if not outright run by, religious organizations. Most of which add their own breed of bigotry to helping the homeless and those without means.
This is absolutely a move for Trump to garner good will with his evangelical base, which adds an extra special layer of disgust to this entire thing.
The Trump Administration will go down in history as having done nothing of value and using almost all the power afforded to it (two years with total control of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the federal government) to do petty and cruel things that accomplish nothing other than hurting the most vulnerable Americans.
Beyond that, there's nothing more I can say on the subject that wouldn't be indicative of the overwhelming fury I feel right now. Trans people without homes are disproportionately more likely to be victims of hate crimes and sexual violence. The memo claims to be in support of religious practice, but there's nothing less Christian than perpetuating that violence and painting over it as if you're doing religious practitioners a favor by letting them decide who's worth of shelter.
Jesus wept.
Beyond that, there's nothing more I can say on the subject that wouldn't be indicative of the overwhelming fury I feel right now. Trans people without homes are disproportionately more likely to be victims of hate crimes and sexual violence. The memo claims to be in support of religious practice, but there's nothing less Christian than perpetuating that violence and painting over it as if you're doing religious practitioners a favor by letting them decide who's worth of shelter.
Jesus wept.
A lot of homeless shelters (sadly), are not perfect havens. Many are underfunded, ran by fallible people, and/or religious bigots.
Also, there are a few shelters that are set up to provide a safe place for cis women, queer and trans peoples who are fleeing domestic abuse. There aren't nearly enough of these.
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I boil with rage. And it's things like this along with me being disabled and my future up in the air due to reliance on government that I am not "out" or transitioning.
And I hate to bring it up but this is why it kills me in threads of cis people defending Contrapoints and telling trans people we are unreasonable. She literally supports people who act like I am not trans since I cannot transition as of now, and accused anyone who criticizes her of being "fake trans people from 4-Chan or kiwi farms" so in her mind I am not real.
Next time people want to rush to her defense remember that, supporting her is saying I am not real or valid, but transitioning (which trust me I really, really would like to for my mental health and peace of mind) puts me at the mercy of this shit as someone who has to rely on the American government because I am disabled and cannot work, and rely on federal aid for living expenses, housing, and medical.
Im livid right now.
And I hate to bring it up but this is why it kills me in threads of cis people defending Contrapoints and telling trans people we are unreasonable. She literally supports people who act like I am not trans since I cannot transition as of now, and accused anyone who criticizes her of being "fake trans people from 4-Chan or kiwi farms" so in her mind I am not real.
Next time people want to rush to her defense remember that, supporting her is saying I am not real or valid, but transitioning (which trust me I really, really would like to for my mental health and peace of mind) puts me at the mercy of this shit as someone who has to rely on the American government because I am disabled and cannot work, and rely on federal aid for living expenses, housing, and medical.
Im livid right now.
But both parties are the same!
And before anyone says anything, yes there are still people on this very site that think this!
And before anyone says anything, yes there are still people on this very site that think this!
Jesus...the bit about "too transgender".
The cruelty is staggering. I constantly struggle with accepting my height, or worrying about how effective the laser hair removal on my face has been, and so much of that pressure I put on myself or anxiety interacting with people is based on this stuff. Dealing with dysphoria would be so much easier if there wasn't so much pressure to pass because of societal pressure. And I'm fortunate, it will never come down to needing to pass because I won't have a place to sleep or eat. Just horrible.
The cruelty is staggering. I constantly struggle with accepting my height, or worrying about how effective the laser hair removal on my face has been, and so much of that pressure I put on myself or anxiety interacting with people is based on this stuff. Dealing with dysphoria would be so much easier if there wasn't so much pressure to pass because of societal pressure. And I'm fortunate, it will never come down to needing to pass because I won't have a place to sleep or eat. Just horrible.
They literally believe that anyone different than what they expect = bad person.
Gay Man = Puts men/boys in danger
Lesbian = Puts women/girls in danger
Trans = Puts whatever "sex" they're "trying to be" in danger
Simply seeing people like the above, and any other difference, as just other human being who mean no harm by being themselves, is beyond their mental capacity.
**edit: Slightly off topic, but this reminded me of one such person's thought process.
I have an acquaintance that doesn't believe men in a business should ever go to lunch with a woman that works with him in the same company. No business lunches allowed. "If someone sees him out, rumors and things will be said and he's not faithful to his wife."
My response was, my wife is Bi....so I guess she's cheating if she goes out to eat with any man or woman she works with during lunch?
He had no response.
Gay Man = Puts men/boys in danger
Lesbian = Puts women/girls in danger
Trans = Puts whatever "sex" they're "trying to be" in danger
Simply seeing people like the above, and any other difference, as just other human being who mean no harm by being themselves, is beyond their mental capacity.
**edit: Slightly off topic, but this reminded me of one such person's thought process.
I have an acquaintance that doesn't believe men in a business should ever go to lunch with a woman that works with him in the same company. No business lunches allowed. "If someone sees him out, rumors and things will be said and he's not faithful to his wife."
My response was, my wife is Bi....so I guess she's cheating if she goes out to eat with any man or woman she works with during lunch?
He had no response.
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Using religion as a cop-out, what bunch of shitstains. I still can't believe "we don't believe in them" is a valid fucking excuse for bigotry. These dipshits can go fuck off a cliff if they want to exclude others from having basic human rights for simply being different.
Ah yes, the old let's make life as shitty and difficult as possible for someone who is already at the bottom of the life's pile (homeless and an at risk minority).
Ah, you beat me to it. But really don't see how one can be surprised after 4 years of this, even if you don't follow everything.
i know it's pure bigotry, but what's their excuse for this bill? What in their mind justify that a transgender shouldn't be allowed a shelter?
It's not a bill. It's a rule that HUD is rolling back. Their excuse is "religious freedom" and "trans people are just pretending so they can hurt others". Of course, we know it's just plain bigotry and cruelty.
There's literally no reason to do this except to be bigoted. As someone who has worked in homeless shelters, whether that person is trans hasn't mattered though I guess it could be an "issue" for the gendered barracks. But man, we should be way past issues like this.
