There is no way they aren't just straight up going to come for us.
Edit:For Cis comrades, spread the word and emphasize the seriousness of this to everyone you can. Making sure people actually know about this is the most important thing as the majority of people just dont know anything or pay attention.
There is little I can offer other than to say that people should start looking hard right now about getting out of the country entirely if they're in a marginalized group and not in some liberal or left-wing stronghold region. The United States is a sinking ship, and those are always more bearable to watch from the coast than on deck.
Yeah I genuinely am wondering if this culmination of legislation is enough grounds for people to seek asylum l
Of course not. No country will accept asylum seekers from the US, other than high profile political prisoners.
Wasn't there that one woman that fled the UK to NZ? There's at least some precident of fleeing from an imperial core nation to escape transphobia but unfortunately I share your pessimissim.
But did she receive refugee status?
Not exactly, but kinda--she was granted residency on humanitarian grounds. Besides the transphobic abuse she experienced in the UK, the other major factor was that her family was all living in either NZ or Australia, so she would be returning to an abusive environment with no support.
Weirdly, it's not laid out in the article, but looking at (PDF warning, also contains descriptions of transphobic abuse) the tribunal's actual decision it seems her visa had expired and she was to be deported. That article also mentions that NZ is accepting an increasing number of refugees on the basis of "sexual and gender orientation." All of the cases mentioned are outside the Anglosphere, but if conditions continue to deteriorate it doesn't seem unreasonable to think they'd consider Americans as well.
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some did, which is why I exist