The map is so visual. My immediate family all live in Oregon, WA, and Colorado. Simply by luck or by some unconscious decision making. Studying the map I feel an explosion of emotions. I remind myself never to take for granted where I live. The map truly impacts my travel and vacation decisions. I am making more informed decisions where I contribute my financial gifts. This map is a gift and I appreciate having access to it.
I don’t agree with WA Democrats having to swallow the poison pill of Initiative 2081. They were forced to pass it in order to modify it with a simple majority.
I am planning to run for House of Representatives in my District, so we can have not only trans representation in the state, but also ensure that these shenanigans end.
The youth risk assessment map is almost exactly the 2020 election map of Trump vs. Biden, except for NH, VA, and GA. The nation is just incredibly, deeply polarized on trans issues, as well as seemingly on nearly every other major social issue also. It is sad that basic human rights depend on which state borders surround you.
It's a sad commentary on the state of this national shitshow when the best that can be said is "...well, it isn't 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 much worse than last month."
The country is cut in two. Relative safety on one side, relative safety on the other side... giant moat of 𝘮𝘰𝘭𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘭𝘢𝘷𝘢 in the middle. Flying from Baltimore to Albuquerque? Better hope your flight doesn't connect through Houston! Coast-to-coast road trip? Safer to detour through 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘥𝘢 than travel your own country's highways! (*edit- Nevermind all the folks who have to find a way to survive 𝘪𝘯 the damn lava...)
Makes me want to crawl in a hole and pull the hole in after me, some days.
We’re planning a move this summer to the twin cities area to get to a safe state to raise our trans kid. We’re currently in TN, where I’ve lived my whole life. I’m so scared to leave & keep second guessing if this is the right thing to do. But it’s different than giving up or letting them win to try and raise my kid somewhere we don’t have to fight for her right to exist, right? It’s going to be so hard to uproot our family but it’s worth it to keep them safe right? This is an agonizing decision but it feels like something that will only get harder the older my kids (5 year old trans daughter, 9 year old cis but gender-bendy brother) get. I feel like I’m losing my mind. But I’ve been up at the capitol every week this session, listening to them try everything they can to strip my kid & myself as her parent of any remaining rights or dignity we have. I don’t think it’s going to get better enough in the next few years to warrant staying when we have the ability to leave (and are worried MN will get more expensive as others flee there, which might make a move then out of our reach financially). Is it the right thing to do? Or at least not obviously the *wrong* thing to do?
Excellent review and clarification of maps. Well done. Re:About the Maps and families contacting you about the safety of staying in their home states and safety concerns for trans people in general..... to add here...we often hear from families about how to ascertain where its safe to send their kids to college. They talk about how their college decisions have to be made with this in mind ascertaining if the school is safe (see Campus Pride) and under( resources :college 101 at www.transyouthequality.org) and if the town / city/ state the college is in is safe. We have a list of suggestions but just saying this is top of the mind for supportive parents and trans college bound seniors. We are firm that if given the choice head to safe states and states with most protections and schools with protections. We will tell them also to refer to these maps for concise updated info. thx.- TYEF National/Susan Maasch
My extended family & parents live in FL (both my kids and husband were born there). Our youngest daughter is trans & autistic; fortunately, she had her birth cert amended a few years ago. I’m waiting with bated breath of some notice from FL that they’ll reverse this. We CAN’T travel to visit our family & own property there that is of no use to us. Selling it all is going to be difficult given the insurance predicament there thanks to DeSantis (you either can’t get it or pay $9k+ a year). I wish I could sue this effing monster for all of this!
I'm very concerned about the move from the Idaho state legislatures. Honestly these moves are so archaic in nature I feel like we are beating a dead horse. How much evidence do people need to see before they understand that transitioning is medically necessary?
I mean honestly we are not the ones making a big deal of being trans. If we were allowed to go about this in peace then people would see that we are indeed just people like any other. It appears the problem is that people who don't understand us (or possibly themselves) are so personally repressed that they must project their own negative thoughts and feelings onto those of us who recognize, accept and take action regarding who we.
The map is so visual. My immediate family all live in Oregon, WA, and Colorado. Simply by luck or by some unconscious decision making. Studying the map I feel an explosion of emotions. I remind myself never to take for granted where I live. The map truly impacts my travel and vacation decisions. I am making more informed decisions where I contribute my financial gifts. This map is a gift and I appreciate having access to it.
I don’t agree with WA Democrats having to swallow the poison pill of Initiative 2081. They were forced to pass it in order to modify it with a simple majority.
I am planning to run for House of Representatives in my District, so we can have not only trans representation in the state, but also ensure that these shenanigans end.
The youth risk assessment map is almost exactly the 2020 election map of Trump vs. Biden, except for NH, VA, and GA. The nation is just incredibly, deeply polarized on trans issues, as well as seemingly on nearly every other major social issue also. It is sad that basic human rights depend on which state borders surround you.
New Hampshire deciding to be the bastion of stupidity in New England is irksome.
It's a sad commentary on the state of this national shitshow when the best that can be said is "...well, it isn't 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 much worse than last month."
The country is cut in two. Relative safety on one side, relative safety on the other side... giant moat of 𝘮𝘰𝘭𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘭𝘢𝘷𝘢 in the middle. Flying from Baltimore to Albuquerque? Better hope your flight doesn't connect through Houston! Coast-to-coast road trip? Safer to detour through 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘥𝘢 than travel your own country's highways! (*edit- Nevermind all the folks who have to find a way to survive 𝘪𝘯 the damn lava...)
Makes me want to crawl in a hole and pull the hole in after me, some days.
We’re planning a move this summer to the twin cities area to get to a safe state to raise our trans kid. We’re currently in TN, where I’ve lived my whole life. I’m so scared to leave & keep second guessing if this is the right thing to do. But it’s different than giving up or letting them win to try and raise my kid somewhere we don’t have to fight for her right to exist, right? It’s going to be so hard to uproot our family but it’s worth it to keep them safe right? This is an agonizing decision but it feels like something that will only get harder the older my kids (5 year old trans daughter, 9 year old cis but gender-bendy brother) get. I feel like I’m losing my mind. But I’ve been up at the capitol every week this session, listening to them try everything they can to strip my kid & myself as her parent of any remaining rights or dignity we have. I don’t think it’s going to get better enough in the next few years to warrant staying when we have the ability to leave (and are worried MN will get more expensive as others flee there, which might make a move then out of our reach financially). Is it the right thing to do? Or at least not obviously the *wrong* thing to do?
Excellent review and clarification of maps. Well done. Re:About the Maps and families contacting you about the safety of staying in their home states and safety concerns for trans people in general..... to add here...we often hear from families about how to ascertain where its safe to send their kids to college. They talk about how their college decisions have to be made with this in mind ascertaining if the school is safe (see Campus Pride) and under( resources :college 101 at www.transyouthequality.org) and if the town / city/ state the college is in is safe. We have a list of suggestions but just saying this is top of the mind for supportive parents and trans college bound seniors. We are firm that if given the choice head to safe states and states with most protections and schools with protections. We will tell them also to refer to these maps for concise updated info. thx.- TYEF National/Susan Maasch
Thanks, Erin!! Vital info
So helpful. Thank you!
My extended family & parents live in FL (both my kids and husband were born there). Our youngest daughter is trans & autistic; fortunately, she had her birth cert amended a few years ago. I’m waiting with bated breath of some notice from FL that they’ll reverse this. We CAN’T travel to visit our family & own property there that is of no use to us. Selling it all is going to be difficult given the insurance predicament there thanks to DeSantis (you either can’t get it or pay $9k+ a year). I wish I could sue this effing monster for all of this!
I'm very concerned about the move from the Idaho state legislatures. Honestly these moves are so archaic in nature I feel like we are beating a dead horse. How much evidence do people need to see before they understand that transitioning is medically necessary?
I mean honestly we are not the ones making a big deal of being trans. If we were allowed to go about this in peace then people would see that we are indeed just people like any other. It appears the problem is that people who don't understand us (or possibly themselves) are so personally repressed that they must project their own negative thoughts and feelings onto those of us who recognize, accept and take action regarding who we.