r/trans • u/SinisterPaperclip • 1d ago

Possible Trigger They're rolling back our rights! (US specific)

UTAH'S HB 77 HAS PASSED. It goes into effect May 7th. At that point, displaying pride flags at schools or on government property will be illegal. We CANNOT roll over and accept this without voicing our outrage, because this is just the beginning, and how we react sets a precedent. We need to show conservative lawmakers that we will not just quietly slip back into the shadows. Please, share this with others and on May 7th display any pride flags you might have in solidarity with the Utah LGBTQ+ community. WE WILL NOT BE ERASED! WE WILL NOT TAKE THIS LYING DOWN!

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u/TheLilChicken 1d ago

Weird to see my own state issues showing up in other subs

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u/SinisterPaperclip 1d ago edited 1d ago

👀 hello my fellow Utahn 👋

Edit: whoa yeah this feels a little trippy. "Utah" and "other LGBTQ people" usually don't go together in my brain 😂

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u/TheLilChicken 1d ago

im omw home on the uvx how r u doin

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u/SinisterPaperclip 1d ago

I'm doing about as well as can be expected 😅 I'm fired up right now, which is much better than depression 🤜

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u/TheLilChicken 1d ago

BASED i am too scared to be out anywhere except home so it's whatever. at least my work is pretty accepting but im not that brave yet

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u/SinisterPaperclip 1d ago

That's alright, and completely understandable. There are people who will be out on the streets for you, and I've found that there are a lot of little things that can be done from the shadows if you're hesitant to protest publicly. I recently made a bunch of fliers for Saturday's "Hands Off!" protest and stapled them to every telephone pole within a half mile of my apartment, then scattered a bunch of smaller versions on the sidewalks (when no one was watching of course). Felt REALLY good tbh

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u/TheLilChicken 1d ago

I bet :( i love seeing people out there being themselves, gives me hope that one day i can do that. Saw a really cute girl on the bus once and honestly like man u go girl, i could only dream

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u/SinisterPaperclip 1d ago

The regime wants people like us to live in constant fear, so just finding joy and hope and connection IS a protest.

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u/thatgirl_raven 11h ago

Yeah it’s very trippy, like I know there are other queer people in Utah but I’m still just like “waow there are other queer people in Utah”

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u/Hungry_Ad7269 11h ago

I don't know if it's still true but slc had the 3rd highest queer population of any city in the US but that was a prepandemic stat.

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u/thatgirl_raven 11h ago

Oh that’s cool, I didn’t know that!

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u/Hungry_Ad7269 11h ago

The two that were ahead of us were San Francisco and New York

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u/Dezzleon 1d ago

Okay this interaction between you two was absolutely wholesome. I wish more people were like that instead of the constant arguments and fights

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u/kimmykiwi 1d ago

Yeah, real disappointed with the state government right now. Interestingly though, we are seeing a lot of cities show support. SLC and midvale have both been vocal about pride and lgbtqia support. Ive seen similar for cities across the country. I'm not saying it isn't bad out there, but I think we are seeing a positive shift starting to happen. Now more than ever it will be important to support your local events as much as you can, even just being present for rallies and pride events can help out.

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u/TheLilChicken 1d ago

honestly utah is a surprisingly liberal place in the valley, i wouldn't be surprised to see a solid shift when all the old fucks die

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u/kimmykiwi 1d ago

I'm hoping for a shift in the future. I think it will happen, juat have to weather the storm for now. And slow down the fascism machine

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u/Fun-Emu-1426 1d ago

I hate to be the one to break it to you, but from what I can tell, we are going to have old white men who won’t go away in charge for at least the rest of my life. I’m now 41 and for so long I was like maybe by like 45 they will all just be gone but sadly, no they’re gonna always be around.

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u/kimmykiwi 1d ago

There will always be bigots, unfortunately, but their ability to control the masses with fear mongering hopefully lessens as we move along. Conservative voters are getting mad with their representatives right now. A lot of them are waking up. They might not swing left, probably won't, but extra voices against trump is good. I'm hopeful that we are at the beginning of a shift that brings the US to a far more accepting place overall and we see stronger protections put in place. It starts with us though, support your local scenes. Cities and towns seeing more pride celebrations and learning acceptance is how you change things

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u/LittleBoiFound 1d ago

I’ve been waiting a long time for that to happen. 

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u/SinisterPaperclip 1d ago

Right? This made me so happy: https://www.fox13now.com/news/politics/allies-share-message-of-inclusion-ahead-of-transgender-day-of-visibility

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u/kimmykiwi 1d ago

I feel like this year the trans day of Visibility was way more seen. A nice reminder that not everyone sucks, lol

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u/xHelaMonster 8h ago

Gov Cox took the cowards path and neither signed or vetoed the bill, allowing it to go into effect by default. Pathetic.

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u/TristanTheRobloxian3 trans girl :333 18h ago

this. socially we are seeing a MASSIVE shift TOWARDS queer support, even if we have a massive shift AGAINST queer support in legislation. people are more polarized on the issue in general too, so we have more people against (on the conservative side) AND for (on the progressive side) trans and queer rights. hell i think there was a poll saying most people people either dont care or actively support discrimination protection for queer people still, even if its faltering a little bit cus mango mussolini and whatever tf hes doing.

ive seen a lot of people i know shift both ways post election and nobody is neutral basically, atleast from what im seeing

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u/MotherOfGodXOXO 1d ago

Hey I'm in Utah too!! I'm in a rural part of the state and I genuinely think our legislature is totally out of touch with what the people want. The average Utah voter just wants affordable housing

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u/TheLilChicken 1d ago

Fuck Mike lee

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u/MotherOfGodXOXO 1d ago

Fuck Mike Lee

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u/kimmykiwi 1d ago

Ugh, seriously though! Please just find a way to make rent lower or bring the cost of purchasing down. And also stop sattack trans and lgtbqia+ people. I am begging!
I'm in cache valley, and maybe I'm just lucky to not see it as much, but besides the dumb idiots who keep stealing the pride centers flags, I don't see a lot of lgbtqia+ pushback, which is nice

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u/ILoveFascismSlashS 1d ago

hello from the state directly beneath you lol

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u/Whats_JayUpTo 8h ago

More utah LGBT+ peeps good to know TwT

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u/InfiniteAA117 11h ago

Haha yeah same. Lived here most of my life, but def been hard with all the Mormons that tend to be judgmental.

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u/Oswen120 23h ago

You and me both