can people here start talking about what just happened on alabama please, a lot of trans people are in danger and no one here is mentioning it, sorry for the guilt trip but im scared for my girlfriends life rn
Ok this is some really scary shit and please lookout for any Alabama citizens in need of help in the coming days. Our young ones are our most vulnerable
As expected, there are multiple groups getting ready to challenge this, but it doesn’t stop the harm already caused. This is a huge transgender rights issue and could set a precedent for other bigoted state legislatures. Anyone who is concerned with transgender rights (read human rights) needs to be fighting this. I urge anyone with the resources to donate to either these groups or any local mutal aid groups
Our governor just signed it through today as of writing this. They’re also advancing the bathroom bill which has Alabama’s very own Don’t Say Gay attached to it. There is an incredibly large and vibrant LGBT/Queer community in Alabama. There are a lot of trans kids here. The anti-healthcare bill will not last because it isn’t constitutional, but the damage that will be done while it’s in place is absolutely terrifying. Please please please read more into this. There are several organization in the area (I can think of at least four in my city just off the top of my head) that are going to be working overtime for our communities and they are going to need as much help as they can get.
For the love of all things please do not keep sweeping this state under the rug. We are not an out of sight out of mind problem. There are queer people in Alabama, and the ones most impacted by this are those of us living at the intersection of both queerness + poverty and/or BIPOC experience - which is MOST of us. Acting as if we have this coming, we deserve this because of the actions of our state government, we should all just leave, etc is tone deaf and absolutely disgusting. None of us deserve this.
