As state legislatures across America proliferate anti-transgender legislation, a growing crisis is unveiling itself. Transgender individuals and their loved ones are increasingly criminalized by their home states and their care, banned. This is prompting a growing number to seek refuge elsewhere. The scale of this issue remained under wraps until a recent Data For Progress survey brought to light the unsettling reality: hundreds of thousands of transgender people have already left their home states, and more than a million are considering a similar course of action in the coming months. These transgender individuals, frequently accompanied by their families, often sacrifice their jobs and relinquish their stability to reach the sanctuary of states willing to facilitate their care and protect them under the law. Should this trend persist, we may witness the largest domestic migration crisis since the Dust Bowl upheaval of the 1940s.

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    1 year ago

    I have friends in Florida that are planning to move out of the state ASAP because of the transphobic laws being passed. DeSantis is a heartless asshole

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      It’s not just trans people fleeing either. I’m plain ole queer and left AR in 2016 when my gay roommate said he didn’t see what was so bad about Trump.

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        Yeah, it’s gotten so bad that I have family outside of the US that were worried I was going to any pride events this month. Feels like things are gonna be a whole lot scarier before it (hopefully, eventually) gets better.