I apologize in advance if this is a mischaracterization, but the trans migration seems similar to when black people fled the South during Jim Crow because they were being terrorized by their government and racist citizens.
(Not saying the subjugation of black people in the US is a thing of the past by any stretch of the imagination; the reality is that it has been resurrected and it’s ongoing.)
My trans daughter moved to Colorado in August from California to join 7 other trans friends, most of whom moved there from Texas, a truly awful state in all the ways.
I am not sure what to do about this. I live in Texas and have for 33 years. My retirement comes from the Teachers Retirement System of Texas. I live 10 miles from the border with New Mexico. I have considered moving there.
I am lucky in the fact that my birth certificate is from Canada and they changed it for me many years ago. Texas is such a messed up state.
New Mexico is where my daughter moved first, but couldn't find work. She is now in Colorado. New Mexico is doing some great things now. If you don't need to work it could be the ideal place.
We were planning to move further south to be closer to family but didn't because of the election. We instead moved to a much more liberal/accepting part of the same state (we're in Virginia, there's QUITE the variance.) My wife and I got married January 16th, 2025 because we weren't sure we'd be able to for much longer. (The administration decided to attack my job and my kid rather than my relationship, apparently.) I mention these things because while that 400,000 number seems huge, it's a fraction of the overall impact these horrible people are having on all our lives.
Is Canada really offering asylum status for trans people in the U.S. specifically? With being trans enough justification all by itself? I was not aware things had yet gotten to that point. Usually, people must prove imminent danger to their lives or their families in order to qualify for refugee status in most places, and people in the U.S. still have blue states to go to. One might have the right to apply for asylum, but that’s far from a guarantee that it would be granted.
Yes, my partners and I are all Trans and we have made a refugee (asylum) claim in Canada. We are currently living in Canada while awaiting our immigration hearing in aproximately two years. It is worth noting that we are also anti-Trump protesters/activists and we are all neurodivergent/physically disabled, but we have also heard from other US refugee-claimants whose only marginalized identity is Trans that they are being referred for a hearing and are being allowed to remain in Canada until then.
I wonder if there’s been a survey about Trans, LGBTQ moving out of the country. I live in New Jersey, but worry how safe I am when a lot of Democrats in Congress keep voting against my well being or like your article from yesterday about the NJ assembly not calling for a vote on a Trans bill.
Well, there's another comment in which a small survey was done (n=100), but it potentially suffers from self-selection bias. There are perhaps some opportunities to study what has become of all of us (including LGB folks) within the framework of the Pride Study. There's a much larger subject pool there, and there is less self-selection bias, as the study was initiated prior to this administration. As a participant in this study, I find that my participation is becoming irrelevant, because it concerns my experiences in the United States. And I no longer live in the United States. That would certainly be a useful survey, though. The Williams Institute would be the ideal entity to administer it, as they have been deeply involved in studying our population dynamics and demographics.
The link to MAP says it was "a national survey of 1,055 LGBTQ adults (ages 18+) in the United States, including 111 transgender and nonbinary adults." I wonder how being married, divorced, and/or a parent affects whether trans adults move out of state. For example, people who have custody orders to co-parent their child are often limited in how far they can move. https://www.custodyxchange.com/topics/custody/advice/move-out-of-state.php
"being discriminated against or being mistreated by an individual do to being LGBTQ" is the 3rd most common reason listed, but I think those numbers are exceedingly under reported.
I left my home town almost 7 years ago because my family (siblings and extended) shut me out completely, and many friends turned their backs. I moved across the country to start over. At that time I still had a number of childhood friends that appeared supportive.
That all changed after the 2024 election. These friends didn't just shut me out, they've become hostile. Many have become radicalized. These are the same people I was there for when they lost a loved one, when they were battling cancer, when they hit financial hardship. These are the kind of people that I would say without hesitation I trust them with my life.
No more! I moved to a state with protections in place. I had to start over to make a whole new set of friends. I don't think people understand, this isn't a move for a new job or a spouse. This is literally leaving everything behind both tangible and intangible and starting over from scratch.
In that I have no regrets. I've made a home here and a whole new set of friends that knew from the outset that I am trans, and it makes little difference to them. But the pain of never being able to return to a place with so many memories... I don't think that ever goes away.
Hell, I moved from NC to Washington State in the lead up to the election. I am so very glad that I did, it enabled me to get my name legally changed, along with the rest of my documents very quickly.
This is a very unfortunate situation, which has been caused by the racist trump administration and religious right both of whom have no idea and do not care the harm they are causing to the trans community who just want to be left alone to live in peace like anyone else. These racist people have the false belief that the trans community will somehow infect them they are an ignorant, stupid, bigoted group that have failed to live up to their own religious tenants. I am hopeful that the midterms will throw many of these politicians that have created these so called laws will be erased from office and these laws can be reversed
My trans daughter and our queer family moved to a blue state. I suspect the number that has moved may be even higher. If I'm reading this correctly, this number is only counting those who were surveyed
I’ve created a migration map based on a smaller survey I’ve conducted with 135 respondents so far.
Texas is the top most fled state.
If they’ve fled blue states it’s usually to live abroad. If they’ve fled red states it’s usually for blue states.
You can read more about the my data here:
https://open.substack.com/pub/transcollective/p/where-do-trans-americans-go-when?r=1vacxf&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=overlay
I apologize in advance if this is a mischaracterization, but the trans migration seems similar to when black people fled the South during Jim Crow because they were being terrorized by their government and racist citizens.
(Not saying the subjugation of black people in the US is a thing of the past by any stretch of the imagination; the reality is that it has been resurrected and it’s ongoing.)
My trans daughter moved to Colorado in August from California to join 7 other trans friends, most of whom moved there from Texas, a truly awful state in all the ways.
My trans daughter moved from Texas to Colorado with her trans friends too.
My husband and I are among those. We moved a few months before the election, and I'm so thankful we did. My heart goes out to all who can't move.
thank you 🥺
I am not sure what to do about this. I live in Texas and have for 33 years. My retirement comes from the Teachers Retirement System of Texas. I live 10 miles from the border with New Mexico. I have considered moving there.
I am lucky in the fact that my birth certificate is from Canada and they changed it for me many years ago. Texas is such a messed up state.
New Mexico is where my daughter moved first, but couldn't find work. She is now in Colorado. New Mexico is doing some great things now. If you don't need to work it could be the ideal place.
My wife and I are already retired. I just work as a substitute teacher. We don't need to work. It is a thought for us.
I mean we have talked about moving. We'll see. I am already 69, so at this point, I don't know.
We were planning to move further south to be closer to family but didn't because of the election. We instead moved to a much more liberal/accepting part of the same state (we're in Virginia, there's QUITE the variance.) My wife and I got married January 16th, 2025 because we weren't sure we'd be able to for much longer. (The administration decided to attack my job and my kid rather than my relationship, apparently.) I mention these things because while that 400,000 number seems huge, it's a fraction of the overall impact these horrible people are having on all our lives.
Canadian trans parent here. Apologies if an EITM article has already been written about this, but I thought I'd mention the Rainbow Railroad and the government of Canada's offer for LGBTQ+ refugees. Manitoba is one of the most welcoming provinces, with solid support for trans folk. https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/refugees/about-refugee-system/2slgbtqi-plus.html
Is Canada really offering asylum status for trans people in the U.S. specifically? With being trans enough justification all by itself? I was not aware things had yet gotten to that point. Usually, people must prove imminent danger to their lives or their families in order to qualify for refugee status in most places, and people in the U.S. still have blue states to go to. One might have the right to apply for asylum, but that’s far from a guarantee that it would be granted.
Yes, my partners and I are all Trans and we have made a refugee (asylum) claim in Canada. We are currently living in Canada while awaiting our immigration hearing in aproximately two years. It is worth noting that we are also anti-Trump protesters/activists and we are all neurodivergent/physically disabled, but we have also heard from other US refugee-claimants whose only marginalized identity is Trans that they are being referred for a hearing and are being allowed to remain in Canada until then.
I wonder if there’s been a survey about Trans, LGBTQ moving out of the country. I live in New Jersey, but worry how safe I am when a lot of Democrats in Congress keep voting against my well being or like your article from yesterday about the NJ assembly not calling for a vote on a Trans bill.
Well, there's another comment in which a small survey was done (n=100), but it potentially suffers from self-selection bias. There are perhaps some opportunities to study what has become of all of us (including LGB folks) within the framework of the Pride Study. There's a much larger subject pool there, and there is less self-selection bias, as the study was initiated prior to this administration. As a participant in this study, I find that my participation is becoming irrelevant, because it concerns my experiences in the United States. And I no longer live in the United States. That would certainly be a useful survey, though. The Williams Institute would be the ideal entity to administer it, as they have been deeply involved in studying our population dynamics and demographics.
The link to MAP says it was "a national survey of 1,055 LGBTQ adults (ages 18+) in the United States, including 111 transgender and nonbinary adults." I wonder how being married, divorced, and/or a parent affects whether trans adults move out of state. For example, people who have custody orders to co-parent their child are often limited in how far they can move. https://www.custodyxchange.com/topics/custody/advice/move-out-of-state.php
"being discriminated against or being mistreated by an individual do to being LGBTQ" is the 3rd most common reason listed, but I think those numbers are exceedingly under reported.
I left my home town almost 7 years ago because my family (siblings and extended) shut me out completely, and many friends turned their backs. I moved across the country to start over. At that time I still had a number of childhood friends that appeared supportive.
That all changed after the 2024 election. These friends didn't just shut me out, they've become hostile. Many have become radicalized. These are the same people I was there for when they lost a loved one, when they were battling cancer, when they hit financial hardship. These are the kind of people that I would say without hesitation I trust them with my life.
No more! I moved to a state with protections in place. I had to start over to make a whole new set of friends. I don't think people understand, this isn't a move for a new job or a spouse. This is literally leaving everything behind both tangible and intangible and starting over from scratch.
In that I have no regrets. I've made a home here and a whole new set of friends that knew from the outset that I am trans, and it makes little difference to them. But the pain of never being able to return to a place with so many memories... I don't think that ever goes away.
Hell, I moved from NC to Washington State in the lead up to the election. I am so very glad that I did, it enabled me to get my name legally changed, along with the rest of my documents very quickly.
This is a very unfortunate situation, which has been caused by the racist trump administration and religious right both of whom have no idea and do not care the harm they are causing to the trans community who just want to be left alone to live in peace like anyone else. These racist people have the false belief that the trans community will somehow infect them they are an ignorant, stupid, bigoted group that have failed to live up to their own religious tenants. I am hopeful that the midterms will throw many of these politicians that have created these so called laws will be erased from office and these laws can be reversed
It's a great headline but I'm not really sure about extrapolating from 111 trans people in this study to 4.5m of us.
My trans daughter and our queer family moved to a blue state. I suspect the number that has moved may be even higher. If I'm reading this correctly, this number is only counting those who were surveyed
I'm trying to think of something witty to say, but I'm just too pissed off for wordplay right now.
I feel like calling it an internal refugee crisis is probably more apt, given the way we've been targeted