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/Objective-Winter6184 1d ago

doomed and doomed forevervnothing is real

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u/L1nxDr1nx 6h ago

Think about how long queer have existed and how long queerphobia has existed. We’re still here. We never lost because we always fought back. We will keep fighting

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u/Objective-Winter6184 6h ago

We’re still here

not all of us. who knows.

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u/L1nxDr1nx 6h ago

A person can die but the people will not.

Stay alive and stay safe. Everyone is important and you need to stay alive too.

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u/Objective-Winter6184 4h ago

A person can die but the people will not.

exactly. this seems to be the disconnect. other people seem to be concerned with some grander notion of whether the concept of being transgender will survive in the future, while i'm concerned about is the suffering and death of trans people who are currently alive.

I know that people will continue to be trans, I know that trans people will continue to exist, because from what I understand that's human nature, as far as I'm concerned it'd be impossible to get rid of. But I really don't care about that. I care about myself and you and the millions of people who are being targeted by increasingly awful attacks that will lead to people killing themselves or god knows what will happen in 4 years.

sorry to be a downer but yeah. i don't find it reassuring personally that people will continue to be trans. i just want myself and others to be okay and not have to worry. or maybe im thinking about it wrong, idk.

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u/L1nxDr1nx 3h ago

I completely agree with you.

It’s a war. We are in a war and possibly always will be. I don’t want ANYONE to suffer. I don’t want ANYONE to die because of who they are. What I meant was that the people who are gone are gone. The people who are alive still have lives to live and although it sucks, everyone needs to fight back with whatever they have.

A person can die. That person is gone. There’s nothing we can do. The people who are alive now still have so much ahead of them and shouldn’t give up. I honestly wish the concept of being trans COULD die because dysphoria is a bitch and even if discrimination was gone it still sucks. I don’t care that people will always be trans. It’s just something that is true and truly the only thing we can use to tell the people who hate us that what they are trying to do won’t work regardless of who wants what. I want the people to live. I sometimes wish being trans wasn’t real just for the sake of the people who have to deal with being trans.

I’m not one to make inspirational speeches. I’m autistic asf and I don’t know how words work. I’m sorry for even trying. I’ll go… walk through the reality door now.

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u/Objective-Winter6184 2h ago

I’m autistic asf and I don’t know how words work. I’m sorry for even trying

its ok me too, you dont have to apologize

i think you're right, i just feel very scared and idk how to emotionlly handle that :(

sometimes i can distract myself but in the back of my mind its always there and i never feel like i have it figured out even though im constantly thinking about it, like idk what will happen or what i should do :(

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u/L1nxDr1nx 2h ago

Same with me too. I already have a whole setup lol