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32 minutes ago, South Austin said:

troph, it’s just a piece of paper. It’s not who you are. Stay and resist. 

Of course, that’s a view that can’t really put myself in your shoes, so I understand if you discount it. In any event, I’m sorry our state has done this.

There’s a world outside of Texas.   And for the most part it’s way more tolerant 

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There’s a world outside of Texas.   And for the most part it’s way more tolerant 

I mean…this is the thing: this is what Texas is doing. But….WHY?
There’s no actual policy reason for it, other than than to be mean dicks.
Our entire national convening ethos is “good government is performative bullshit showing you mean you can be to out groups.” The mean assholery is the entire purpose, point, and mission.
Well, not the whole thing - my bad. In cases of economic dickishness to our groups, the purpose is ALSO funneling more money and power to billionaires. But it all comes back to just being dicks.
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2 hours ago, South Austin said:

troph, it’s just a piece of paper. It’s not who you are. Stay and resist. 

Of course, that’s a view that can’t really put myself in your shoes, so I understand if you discount it. In any event, I’m sorry our state has done this.

If it’s just the license issue - meaning I can still access healthcare, and my existence isn’t criminalized then we may get our Mexican residency for security and for feeling like we did something and to get them while my IDs are in order.  with Mexican residency we would still have Texas residency and would stay here while our kids finish school.   
 

I don’t want to diminish the importance of the ID because it’s critical in so many ways BUT I’ve got an extreme head start with plenty of relationships including banking, insurance, mortgage, etc that will dampen the risk of discrimination, but even I have faced it in lending and insurance. So I’m not immune. I would have to be sure I keep banking relationships specifically that are loyal. Other than that I rarely use my ID as a 49-50 year old woman, no clubs no alcohol checks, so it could be less of an issue. Again though, it’s an automatic involuntary disclosure and those who are just getting started, are not deeply integrated into a community of allies, those who are tying to get momentum as trans person out in the wild, and those without resources are fucked. 

I will still drive less at a minimum, I will think 3-4 steps ahead about whether my license will be disclosed, and prepare in the back ground.  Kind of like right now, I go to sleep and wake up thinking about this shit. It’s unrelenting but if I stay on top of it we can probably navigate the ID issue alone. 
 

the problem is if all of the bills pass then I have to start really thinking about it.

the other thing is migrating to a blue state or to another country is much easier with documents in order, and right now I’m good, so any changes need to be made while it’s easy. As of right this moment US passports are not being revoked so I have until that expiration or a change in policy to make my move. That’s why Mexican residency is something we will probably do soon.

1 hour ago, Im_smarter_then_you said:

There’s a world outside of Texas.   And for the most part it’s way more tolerant 

I’ve been all over I get that but my professional relationships while they will allow nomadic work, I must maintain a presence here, and my teens are thriving and IYKYK - you cannot take that for granted.  Add some post-divorce custody and residency requirements it’s not feasible to leave for 3-4 years. 

I’m really coming around to Mexican residency while staying here is the best move. Then moving in 3-4 years to Mexico and traveling the world as a big fuck you to the radical hyenas.

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1 minute ago, Brisketexan said:


I mean…this is the thing: this is what Texas is doing. But….WHY?
There’s no actual policy reason for it, other than than to be mean dicks.
Our entire national convening ethos is “good government is performative bullshit showing you mean you can be to out groups.” The mean assholery is the entire purpose, point, and mission.
Well, not the whole thing - my bad. In cases of economic dickishness to our groups, the purpose is ALSO funneling more money and power to billionaires. But it all comes back to just being dicks.

There’s that. There’s also defiance and vengeance.  For the last 20 years the liberal media been pushing equality, fairness and tolerance l.   This is payback. This is Texas.  Only the strong!!

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2 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:


I mean… no actual policy reason for it, other than than to be mean dicks
 economic dickishness  … But it all comes back to just being dicks.

Uh phrasing.  

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12 minutes ago, Im_smarter_then_you said:

There’s that. There’s also defiance and vengeance.  For the last 20 years the liberal media been pushing equality, fairness and tolerance l.   This is payback. This is Texas.  Only the strong!!

Huh? Payback? We’ve done a Friendsgiving on semi regular occasion - you know Friday or Saturday after Thanksgiving you have friends over and in some instances it’s for people who don’t have family for a variety of reasons - and in our community it’s many times because of vitriol and hate. The invite and the tangible act of inviting people to our home to sit at our table is symbolic - EVERYONE deserves a seat at the Thanksgiving table.

so this woke shit and liberal media shit and payback and blah blah blah is fucked up nonsense. Either you agree EVERYONE deserves a seat at the American table or they don’t. If you don’t agree you are a piece of fucking shit.

its black and white and its the sole reason why i cannot abide.

and for the record, not one fucking cis gender man on this board can out tough me. I guaran-damn-tee you. I’ve seen some shit, I’ve given some shit, I’ve put up with some shit, and I keep winning. So staying or leaving has not one fucking thing to do with being strong. 

Texas, the friendly state my ass.

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20 minutes ago, troph said:

Huh? Payback? We’ve done a Friendsgiving on semi regular occasion - you know Friday or Saturday after Thanksgiving you have friends over and in some instances it’s for people who don’t have family for a variety of reasons - and in our community it’s many times because of vitriol and hate. The invite and the tangible act of inviting people to our home to sit at our table is symbolic - EVERYONE deserves a seat at the Thanksgiving table.

so this woke shit and liberal media shit and payback and blah blah blah is fucked up nonsense. Either you agree EVERYONE deserves a seat at the American table or they don’t. If you don’t agree you are a piece of fucking shit.

its black and white and its the sole reason why i cannot abide.

and for the record, not one fucking cis gender man on this board can out tough me. I guaran-damn-tee you. I’ve seen some shit, I’ve given some shit, I’ve put up with some shit, and I keep winning. So staying or leaving has not one fucking thing to do with being strong. 

Texas, the friendly state my ass.

Check your old pms.  You and I have chatted.  You know where I stand

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12 minutes ago, Im_smarter_then_you said:

Check your old pms.  You and I have chatted.  You know where I stand

Ok then my post remains for anyone who thinks this issue is complex. It isn’t. Either you (the general you) think people belong or you don’t think they do, it’s black and white.

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3 minutes ago, troph said:

Ok then my post remains for anyone who thinks this issue is complex. It isn’t. Either you (the general you) think people belong or you don’t think they do, it’s black and white.

I left Texas long ago.  Only regret is my parents wouldn’t come with me.   Hence my post about a more tolerant world outside of Texas.  
 

You’re not the only one this issue is important to.  Hell it may be more important to someone like me

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25 minutes ago, Im_smarter_then_you said:

I left Texas long ago.  Only regret is my parents wouldn’t come with me.   Hence my post about a more tolerant world outside of Texas.  
 

You’re not the only one this issue is important to.  Hell it may be more important to someone like me

Now I def need to check my old PMs!!

 

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So turnip continues to lie to stoke hatred and cast transgender people as the threatening other. The event is Arizona Trail 800. Yes, the winner record holder was a trans woman whose name is Austin Killips, and yes, she beat the old record by five hours. What turnip’s claim omits is that the record  Killips beat was held by a man, and that the record that man broke was held by a woman. Additionally, Killips record has since been beaten. Obviously, AT800 is open to all who wish (qualify?) to compete,

The coda to this is Killips’ decision on how to use the platform that turnip had given her. She called out lawmakers who feign concern about protecting women’s sports by challenging them to show their concern by adequately funding women’s sports. 

I think Killips’ response is the best place to read more, and it is a good read. The AT800 is damn interesting. When a competitor is not pedaling, they are carrying their bike over terrain. 

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/commentisfree/2025/feb/20/trump-trans-women-sport-austin-killips

 

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On 3/15/2025 at 7:58 AM, Brisketexan said:


I mean…this is the thing: this is what Texas is doing. But….WHY?
There’s no actual policy reason for it, other than than to be mean dicks.
Our entire national convening ethos is “good government is performative bullshit showing you mean you can be to out groups.” The mean assholery is the entire purpose, point, and mission.
Well, not the whole thing - my bad. In cases of economic dickishness to our groups, the purpose is ALSO funneling more money and power to billionaires. But it all comes back to just being dicks.

I'm wondering about this Paxton shit --is this just a performative bullshit statement or is he putting enforcement action behind it? And if the latter, would it go county by county, or DPS combing through their records? Would records even identify that a changed gender marker was given, and why? I'm just hoping against hope for the sake of my family that a license issued about a decade ago with a different marker than before won't get flagged. Because this is some extreme horseshit to essentially overrule county courts and a state agency retroactively. 

ETA: hoping not just for our own sake, but all those affected, obv .... and didn't Paxton order DPS to compile a list of folks before and DPS was unable to comply?

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3 hours ago, ChuckNorrisActionJeans said:

I'm wondering about this Paxton shit --is this just a performative bullshit statement or is he putting enforcement action behind it? And if the latter, would it go county by county, or DPS combing through their records? Would records even identify that a changed gender marker was given, and why? I'm just hoping against hope for the sake of my family that a license issued about a decade ago with a different marker than before won't get flagged. Because this is some extreme horseshit to essentially overrule county courts and a state agency retroactively. 

ETA: hoping not just for our own sake, but all those affected, obv .... and didn't Paxton order DPS to compile a list of folks before and DPS was unable to comply?

DPS asked for the opinion so even though an AG opinion isn’t binding we can’t expect DPS to ignore the opinion. A law suit will be filed very soon so we will see courts vs executive soon enough. 

I’m hoping they don’t go back a decade either but my expectation is they have the record and it’s with some effort searchable. So I’m counting on the same outcome as the recent Florida nonsense where they send an updated ID with a “fuck you” letter to go with it.

 

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the dumbest people fucking alive ....

Arkansas Republican bill would ban giving "gender-nonconforming" haircuts to minors.

H.B.1668 would hold liable "any person who knowingly causes a minor's social transition" — including change to clothing or hairstyle.

Penalty starts at $10,000 minimum up to $10 million damages for certain forms of gender-affirming care. 

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On 2/20/2025 at 6:04 PM, troph said:

that 10% number is old news. It's been 7-10% for a long time now depending on who does the polling. remember, LGBTQ includes your garden variety homos.

Yep, I’d always heard that about 10% of the population was homosexual. 

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Read an article where Equality Texas stated there are about 100,000 trans folk in Texas. No wonder it’s the Republicans number 1 issue. 0.33% of the population MUST be dealt with. 

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Paxton wins again, foster care system is no longer required to put queer kids in affirming homes. Traumatized kids - just going to be traumatized more. 

how does the song go? “Jesus loves the little children of the world.”  Shhesh.

https://www.texastribune.org/2024/09/25/paxton-biden-lgbtq-foster-youth/?utm_campaign=trib-social&utm_content=1742585108&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&fbclid=IwY2xjawJKvlJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHWsqLRgyEnD4noEogjj38hmmuRhDPE8c_Q1qv8Doqqki9CKpFLQR__51qw_aem_UG0XhCcZzzb1W2fg5tSc5A

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So here's the thing... most of their lives, those 2 fencers competed in mixed events. Competing in a women's bracket is probably something she has never done until college.

This is just her flying her bigot flag, and getting $5K + attention.

Congrats, I guess.

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On 2/27/2025 at 12:45 PM, safe sex said:

HB3399

Transitioning to be made illegal for all persons in Texas, effective Sept 1st. Pending bill approval of course 

We're cooked, chat

 

On 3/5/2025 at 11:14 PM, troph said:

so far the two bills I care most about H3399 and S84 haven't progressed. Plenty of time for fuckery, but 11pm checks about once a week and their status has remained the same. fingers crossed.

 

On 3/7/2025 at 8:07 AM, troph said:

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Fingers crossed, all three haven’t gone anywhere yet, still in State Affairs.  One month and three days left. 

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On 3/16/2025 at 10:07 AM, Im_smarter_then_you said:

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I'm reminded of when W's press secretary briefed the press on W's Potect American Marriage Act (or whatever ironic name they gave it. More arsenic in the air? Let's name the bill Blue Sky.). 

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Scott McClellan was barraged with pointed but amusingly impossibe questions such as:

You say prohibiting gay marriage protects marriages in general. From what?

Has your marriage ever been impacted by gay marriage?

Can you give an example of any marriage being affected by gay marriage?

The issue is serious; the press conference trying to justify the prohibition was hilarious. Of course, I think, this was introduced to distract people from the Iraq disaster.

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35 minutes ago, Firemans4Horn said:

Nice work SLC city council

Maybe my view of Utah demographics has been wrong, but I just assumed the whole state was red-ass MAGA, even its largest metro area.  Good for them.

As a side note, I'm setting foot in Utah for the first time ever in late June for a Park City trip.  

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1 minute ago, South Austin said:

Maybe my view of Utah demographics has been wrong, but I just assumed the whole state was red-ass MAGA, even its largest metro area.  Good for them.

As a side note, I'm setting foot in Utah for the first time ever in late June for a Park City trip.  


Go to Fisher Brewing in downtown SLC. Really cool story. The great-grandson of the original founder brought back his grandad’s brewery 8 years ago. 

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On 2/18/2025 at 5:07 PM, Dahobbs said:

That is amazing. There is a not insignificant possibility that some DOJ lawyers may get disbarred or suspended based on the arguments they are having to make. 

This guy apparently was one Jason Lynch.  Has been in DOJ since 2019, with a prior stint from 2016-2017.  Jarhead, Holy Cross, UVa.

Not obviously a MAGAt hack.

Some of the more obvious hacks, Drew Ensign and Richard Lawson, are coming to court studiously ignorant of administration policies and actions and that seems geared to avoid candor with the court problems.  It also means they're going to lose a lot.

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On 3/25/2025 at 8:58 PM, Firemans4Horn said:

Spineless

 

 

Fairly obvious kowtowing to the administration.  But A-B management has been being infiltrated with InBev people.  Although mostly European in focus, it has a lot of Brasilenos and South American Europeans (read into that what you will) that have a kind of reactionary feel to them.  Or did (been out of the A-B loop for a while now).

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1 hour ago, South Austin said:

Maybe my view of Utah demographics has been wrong, but I just assumed the whole state was red-ass MAGA, even its largest metro area.  Good for them.

As a side note, I'm setting foot in Utah for the first time ever in late June for a Park City trip.  

SLC is an odd city. it's "both-and" not just one or the other. and the Mormon church has a fairly visible conflict over LGBTQ issues and has had some policy changes moving in the right direction.  It's a very interesting story and dynamic.

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I've spent a lot of time in SLC for work and like everyone said, it's not what you would expect. Obviously, the Mormon presence is huge and can be felt everywhere. But there is a very active and public LGBTQ+ community. I've been there in June during Pride Month and have seen some fantastic parades. Downtown has a lot of microbreweries, even though the alcohol laws in that state are ridiculous. Because of all the infrastructure that was built for the Olympics, downtown traffic is nearly nonexistent. 

The first time I went, I wasn't very excited about going to Utah. But SLC has definitely grown on me through the years.

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So here's the thing... most of their lives, those 2 fencers competed in mixed events. Competing in a women's bracket is probably something she has never done until college.

This is just her flying her bigot flag, and getting $5K + attention.

Congrats, I guess.
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3 hours ago, HornOnTheBayou said:

I've spent a lot of time in SLC for work and like everyone said, it's not what you would expect. Obviously, the Mormon presence is huge and can be felt everywhere. But there is a very active and public LGBTQ+ community. I've been there in June during Pride Month and have seen some fantastic parades. Downtown has a lot of microbreweries, even though the alcohol laws in that state are ridiculous. Because of all the infrastructure that was built for the Olympics, downtown traffic is nearly nonexistent. 

The first time I went, I wasn't very excited about going to Utah. But SLC has definitely grown on me through the years.

Just really makes Des Moines look second rate.

 

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As others have mentioned, SLC proper is a bit of an outlier in Utah. The city itself is small in population, like only 200k or so, and the metro area is comprised of a lot of smaller municipalities surrounding SLC proper. There’s a pretty large progressive community in SLC and the LGBTQ+ community is pretty strong. In a previous career stop, Utah was part of my business unit and one of the best physicians that I had working for me was a very open lesbian who I recruited from Portland. She is married to another healthcare provider that works for the University of Utah. They were very happy raising their family in SLC. The problem is, like Texas, religious fanatics control the state government and exert their influence mightily.

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2 minutes ago, Brian Fantana said:

I'm just gonna say, completely unprompted, that every time a transphobe dies I have a little more hope for humanity

Humanity literally ceases when this biological absurdity plays out to its natural conclusion. 

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