I’m just gonna ignore everything unless its relevant to me. Unless he bans SRS or legal gender recognition I don’t fucking care I’ll get through this

and if he does ban either of those I can try to fuck off to canada in the next few months or something

that would be incredibly difficult though so I’d rather not

@julia p sure the anti-trans executive order specifically redefines legal gender recognition as bioessentialist and trans and intersex exclusionary

@ezra wait what

did he sign one

@julia @ezra well i dont think hes actually signed any yet but he's promised to sign one today that bans gender recognition on passports

@leo @ezra I will literally kill myself

@julia i don't think it's been signed yet but it's expected to be

https://www.thefp.com/p/trumps-day-one-executive-order-male-female-gender-ideology-pronouns

@julia @ezra i mean i dont think he can change what states do but

@leo @ezra kinda fucking important for getting the hell out of here if shit gets bad

@julia
I mean with the other stuff he's been saying in mind I might try to look into Europe instead if I were you.

@AppleAmps my job is bound to EST

@julia
Oh dang, well, good luck.

@julia @ezra its definitely really bad symbolically but would having a passport with the wrong gender marker prevent you from flying? afaik you don't need to show another form of ID to fly internationally so it's not like there would be an issue with them not matching

@leo @ezra no it’ll just make me miserable and want to die

@julia @ezra do you have a passport currently? i don't think he's revoking already issued ones

@leo @ezra I don’t have one

@julia he actively does intend to try and get rid of those exact things on the federal level, however states are likely to resist this. remember when gay people could only get married in half the country? it’s probably gonna be like that

@eri okay yeah but passports are done federally if I can’t get one with my fucking gender on it I’m gonna fucking cry

@julia @eri

if you need a hail mary, do this now.
https://wetdry.world/@ezra/113435433147886799

someone replied with a way that can possibly get you one in 24 hours but only in some states and idk if that'll work for you

@ezra @eri I can’t. My name change is in a few days. I can’t get a passport.

@julia @eri in that case best i can do is hope he's too slow and/or doesn't get put in effect for long enough.

you might be able to set a passport appointment now so that way you can do it at most a few days after your name change, as opposed to a week in advance

@julia yes, but he’s only going to be in charge for four years and everything he has planned is going to be deeply unpopular. he barely won because a few idiots were nostalgic for the pre-covid economy. when the white moderates see that he’s doing nothing but culture war bullshit while grocery prices skyrocket, they’re going to turn on him and reflexively vote in someone who will want to undo everything Trump did simply out of principle.

additionally, states can and will resist Trump. remember that he’s not very popular! most people don’t like him. blue states especially will have reason to resist federal orders and treat things a lot like how marijuana currently is.

the next four years are absolutely going to suck for a multitude of reasons, but giving up and complying in advance is exactly what fascists want you to do

@eri I just want to live and be myself. Why is that so much to ask.

@julia then do it. don’t let legal paperwork define who you are

@eri what’s the point of living as myself if nobody is going to recognize me for who I am

@julia well i do so that’s proof that someone does

@julia @ezra apparently this might not immediately go into effect so it could be a good idea to try getting one as soon as possible

@leo @ezra I’ll try