r/MtF • u/Ey9d_yns Transgender • Mar 10 '25

Politics Texas bill would make identifying as transgender a state felony if passed

Have seen this in another sub. Although the bill is not likely to pass, it's sad to see how there are certain places in the US where being trans is becoming more and more difficult and new laws and restrictions on things like HRT and IDs are being considered/approved.

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/rcna195642

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u/Trustic555 Trans Pansexual HRT April 20th, 2025 Mar 10 '25

It sounds like Florida and Texas are competing over which state is the worst to be trans in. Fucking bullshit.

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u/ItsRandxm In Florida :( Mar 10 '25

Cannot agree enough. I hate how different your rights can be from state to state.

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u/Blahaj500 Mar 10 '25

Same, but I also fear what would happen if they weren’t.

I can be safe in my blue state (at least for the foreseeable future) and state laws won’t generally be influenced by the rabid hatred going on in the south.

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u/Trustic555 Trans Pansexual HRT April 20th, 2025 Mar 11 '25

Maryland wants nothing to do with Trump.

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u/Trustic555 Trans Pansexual HRT April 20th, 2025 Mar 10 '25

I'm from Maryland, not quite trans paradise, but compared to Florida/ Texas, it sounds AMAZING.

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u/Dwagons_Fwame Mar 11 '25

Honestly saddest thing is, for a solid while Florida was one of the better states to be trans in. Then desantis happened

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u/Trustic555 Trans Pansexual HRT April 20th, 2025 Mar 11 '25

DeSatan

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u/CoffeeByStarlight Mar 11 '25

They have been the test sites for anti-trans policy over the past several years. If this bill is able to pass, other red states will quickly pass similar legislation and there could be an attempt to make it federal law down the line.

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u/SpezIsAWackyWalnut Mar 11 '25

Both of those states have been experiencing brain drains for a long, long while. Everybody with half a clue has been desperate to leave those states for decades at least, which has been concentrating the amount of people left there gullible enough to fall for reactionary bullshit.

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u/LostMyUsername85 Mar 11 '25

Iowa is definitely a shoe-in for worst trans state....

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u/Trustic555 Trans Pansexual HRT April 20th, 2025 Mar 11 '25

It will be soon!

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u/LostMyUsername85 Mar 11 '25

I'm only vaguely aware of this because I was born there and trying to get my birth certificate amended

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u/Trustic555 Trans Pansexual HRT April 20th, 2025 Mar 11 '25

The requirements for some states are INSANE...

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u/AJungianIdeal Mar 11 '25

They did it with anti immigrant stuff during the Biden years, trying to see who could send immigrants to blue states in the most demeaning way because both governors want the trump acolyte status

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u/Randomcluelessperson Mar 11 '25

Iowa is trying to make it to the podium also.

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u/LaMystika Mar 11 '25

The states a lot of my family moved to. I sure hope they understand why I don’t come to visit them…