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A Boring Dystopia

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[–] blarth@thelemmy.club 7 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

The question I have is why? Who does this help? What good does it do in the world? All this sort of thing does it hurt people, regardless of whether you agree with their life choices or not.

What religion teaches people to behave this way?

[–] CitizenKong@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago
[–] KeenFlame@feddit.nu 5 points 4 hours ago

What will stop them if everyone, literally everyone just said they identify as their gender? And if asked if they are trans all say yes? It's easy solidarity and respect for each other

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago

This is how they intend to disarm trans people.

[–] Tillman@lemmy.world 5 points 7 hours ago

Given they don’t understand what pronouns are, I’m pretty sure there’s recursion in this bill and a future where all Texans have to send themselves to jail. Silver linings.

[–] fum@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago

Fuck this shit

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 4 points 9 hours ago (1 children)
[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 5 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Also this isn't a boring dystopia thing, it's the regular kind

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 5 hours ago

This shit hasn't been boring for a long time. Unfortunately.

[–] MidsizedSedan@lemmy.world 26 points 15 hours ago

Allowing your kids to die of measles: go right ahead

Allowing your kids to be happy: straight to jail

[–] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 48 points 1 day ago (3 children)

ThE pArTy of SmAlL GoVeRnMeNt

[–] Doctor_Satan@lemmy.world 6 points 14 hours ago

When they say "small government", what they mean is "consolidated power".

[–] Viskio_Neta_Kafo@lemm.ee 23 points 1 day ago

Small safety net.

Large authoritarianism.

[–] melpomenesclevage@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

small enough to inject into your blood!

nanogovernment! utility clouds of government! grey government goo!

[–] Case@lemmynsfw.com 7 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Well shit, one of my relatives, and a few friends may be in trouble soon...

[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 6 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

Tbf, this bill won't pass. Still wild and horrifying that we live in an environment in which it would be proposed.

Although, give it a couple years to come back around, and maybe it will at this rate :/.

[–] Case@lemmynsfw.com 5 points 14 hours ago

Yeah, I didn't mean this bill would pass but... the sentiment makes it more dangerous for some people I care about.

The politicians push this shit because they think they have the support of the people, at least in the form of votes.

I'm not so worried about the government. Not much most of us can do if the military turns against the people. I'm worried about bigoted neighbors feeling empowered.

[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 31 points 1 day ago

Texas has already been making lists of trans people.

Fun fact - “detransition activist” Chloe Cole (a seriously mentally ill woman who detransitioned after several bad LSD trips as a teenager, who’s mostly being puppeted around by Do No Harm, an extremely shady anti trans organization) - well, her lawyers want data on all trans people and their care covered by Kaiser.

I think Vanderbilt also outed a bunch of its trans patients to several state’s attorney generals.

HIPPA is toothless right now.

[–] Viskio_Neta_Kafo@lemm.ee 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Love how they can't mind their own business. Even if you think something is weird as long as it doesn't harm you leave them alone.

[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 5 points 14 hours ago

To be perfectly honest, I think furries are kinda weird. But hey, they're just doing their thing. Why would I care? Be free, my furry friends.

[–] Tattorack@lemmy.world 31 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I have trans friends in the US. This bill probably won't pass, but that doesn't mean more will come. They're already putting immigrants in concentration camps. So it looks like the gays and trans people are next. Probably not long before dissidents are after that.

They are looking for any excuse to go after AOC. They are foaming at the mouth to get anyone who speaks against them already

[–] SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I have a trans sister with a trans wife, I keep trying to get them to move back up to Canada. They're ok where they are right now. But how long will that last?

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago

I really don't understand how any American trans people with dual citizenship to a friendly (to trans people) aren't using it.

[–] x00z@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

*cocks gun*
"WHAT DO YOU IDENTIFY AS?"

[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 66 points 1 day ago (2 children)

kinnda funny the same rednecks running 'dont tread on me' flags are fucking terrified of trans people. cowards.

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[–] Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 1 day ago (1 children)

A whole gay jail? Sign me up!

[–] uuldika@lemmy.ml 23 points 1 day ago (4 children)

nope, a mostly straight jail. they won't put us together. specifically, trans women like me are sent to men's prison and assigned to be the prison wives of violent inmates to pacify them and as a "reward" for good behavior. it's called v-coding.

[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago

In reality, I'm guessing they would just lock you away in solitary and forget about you while you absolutely lose your mind.

[–] Shou@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (2 children)

That sounds worse than jail. That sounds like torture. And now a punishment for a crimeless crime...

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago

Yep. But America has long decided prison rape is a joke and part of being in prison.

And when you don't get v coded you often get solitary confinement, which is also torture.

[–] Flocklesscrow@lemm.ee 8 points 1 day ago

Which is also unconstitutional, not that anyone should expect the actual laws of this country to be enforceable on anyone other than plebes and the vulnerable.

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[–] miss_demeanour@lemmy.dbzer0.com 116 points 2 days ago (1 children)

As long as children keep dying from measles, this is a wonderful distraction!

[–] Cupcake@lemmy.blahaj.zone 73 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The slow removal of my basic human rights and criminalization of my very existence feels like a little more than just a distraction. I'm not upset at you I just really hate these things that in fact are greatly affecting my mental health and overall well-being. I'm afraid to even leave my house presenting as my true self.

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[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 96 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Easy loophole: Just identify as your gender. Trans women are just women now. Trans men are just men now.

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Nah, Trump made Women and Men non existent. Everyone who goes by Mr. or Ms. needs to go to jail and become slave labor. Sorry mate, best we can do

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[–] BoobaAwooga@lemmynsfw.com 80 points 2 days ago (11 children)

These people are some of the shittiest people in the US. It boggles my mind attacking people who do NOTHING to them except exist

[–] segabased@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 day ago

Why do we allow these people to exist comfortably? They brazenly flaunt that they want to kill and imprison people and we just let them.

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