Canada warns LGBT travellers of US risks
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/2089998
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I mean, good call, Canada.
Red states are dangerous for any nonwhite male. Women? Traveling to a red state and get raped? Whelp better hope you don't find out that you are pregnant while still in the state. LGBTQ+? Whelp, better hope no one knows your sexual identity or you could be denied life saving medication or could be jailed for simply using the wrong bathroom. Black? Whelp, people are literally hunting you while you try to pick up snacks at the local dollar general.
This comment is hyperbole.
No need to overexaggerate to such an extreme that your comment loses any value it might've had.
Yep. He's comment is complete paranoid bullshit.
If you are looking for truth, there is no need to exaggerate.
I don't think the commenter is looking for truth though.
Except, the truth is that this has happened twice in two years and those are only the mass shootings in which African Americans were explicitly targeted.
Florida Dollar General - 2023
https://abcnews.go.com/US/suspect-alleged-racially-motivated-killing-jacksonville-dollar-general/story?id=102599495
Buffalo, New York Tops Supermarket - 2022 https://buffalonews.com/news/local/complete-coverage-10-killed-3-wounded-in-mass-shooting-at-buffalo-supermarket/collection_e8c7df32-d402-11ec-9ebc-e39ca6890844.html
Dunno what world you live in, but if those events didn't happen it sounds a lot nicer than reality.
These people aren't "you".
I could make a similar statement:
This statement is true for a lot more children than the prior statement is for black people.
It's still a stupid statement.
No, being a child doesn't mean you'll be abused and being black doesn't mean you'll be attacked.
The fact is the likelihood of black people being killed is in red states much higher in red states.
So Canadá is going to let trans people get treatment with informed consent model, right?
Right?
Some of our states are really good for trans people. A map of which regions yo avoid would be far more helpful than a blanket warning.
They already do allow trans care via informed consent.
Healthcare is under provincial jurisdiction, therefore this varies depending on where in Canada. My province doesn't offer informed consent HRT.
It is but... Which province? I help trans people get HRT and I know of/have lists of available doctors who will do it via informed consent in every province.
I know I'm a random internet stranger so don't doz yourself here, but if you feel comfortable messaging me I'll help out if you need.
Yeah I'm only really familiar with Quebec
I live in New-Brunswick, and there used to be Clinic 554 in Fredericton which did informed consent, general trans healthcare, and abortions, but they closed down due to lack of funding.
The way it generally works here as per my friends on hormones is you get a letter of recognition from a WPATH-certified mental health professional, and then get a referral to an endocrinologist via your family doctor. Navigating the NB healthcare system sucks for everyone, but trans patients are even more limited.
Dr. Sara Thomas, Mount Allison University's gender-affirming care clinic. Is what I have for informed consent in NB.
I'm glad to hear there's another avenue for people other than waiting to see an endocrinologist (they have pretty long wait lists here) but from what I can gather you still need a referral from another healthcare professional, contrary to Clinic 554 which did do self-referrals.
Erin Reed maintains a pretty good one:
https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/june-anti-trans-legislative-risk
Wow, that's some serious third world country shit. Horrifying!
Holy shit, that is so fucked up wtf.
Yes her map is good, I just wish it didn't show "states with a possibility in 2 years" in such a dark red color as it is misleading when compared to like... Actual bad states.
Not getting treatment with informed consent =/////////= US risks
If trans people die after being denied by the sexologist, then the safety is illusory.
We cannot exist when we are merely tolerated.
Some of the states actually do give a fuck about us and it's important to call that out along with the states that want us dead.
I agree with everything you said, but the comment I replied too doesn't relate to the post.
The post refer to states in the US were LGBTQ members are literally being shot dead.
A lot of states with those laws probably also have "Stand Your Ground" laws and loose guns regulations, so really nobody should go there.
And as a blue blooded, god feering, gun toting, truck driving, steak eating, pussy grabbing, anti-woke, America first, patriot like myself that is exactly what we want. -s
The actual risk of being effected is still pretty low.
Trayvon Martin
It eases the legal requirement to run away when someone attacks you, as opposed to fighting back.
Edit: Oh, that was rhetorical.
Those laws basically say it's OK to shoot someone if you feel threatened. You can practically get away with murdering someone for looking at you the wrong way.
Fine, maybe I misinterpreted why people think it's OK to shoot at people for knocking on their door or pulling into the wrong driveway. I still don't want to go to places where people are likely to do that.
It happened several times in the last year, I’d mark it as realistic.
About damned time. I was checking the LGBT travel advisories a few months ago, and was surprised that the US was green. Absolutely no way should anyone be travelling to Florida.
US is too big and diverse to rate as one unit. It should be broken down into states since the laws can vary so wildly.
That's what they eventually did. They do that with other countries as well.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Anti-LGBT protests in the US rose 30-fold last year compared with 2017, while legal moves to restrict LGBT rights are on the rise.
The term 2SLGBTQI+ is widely used in Canada for people who consider themselves two-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning or intersex.
"Since the beginning of 2023, certain states in the US have passed laws banning drag shows and restricting the transgender community from access to gender-affirming care and from participation in sporting events," they told CBC News.
In March, Tennessee's governor signed laws banning drag performances in front of children and restricting medical treatment for transgender youth.
Two months later, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed bills banning children from undergoing transgender medical treatments or going to drag shows, and restricting pronoun use in classrooms.
On Monday, a mural in Florida dedicated to Irish journalist Lyra McKee, who was shot dead in 2019, was defaced with a swastika and anti-LGBT graffiti.
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2SLGBTQI+
I support diversity and Im happy to let anyone be whoever they want to be, as long as they are not hurting anyone, but we need to stop adding letters to the LGBTQ community.
Canada should issue an advisory for people travelling to Alberta
Is this an NGO or a GO?
GO. It's a Federal Government department that is jointly run by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of International Development, and the Minister of International Trade. Putting out travel advisories is part of their mandate.
Most Canadian GO follow a [Purpose] Canada naming scheme. If you want a SIN (equivalent to an SSN) you got to Services Canada. You get your weather warnings from Enviroment Canada. Drugs are related by Health Canada. Natural Resources Canada does the obvious. Parks Canada does National Parks. Transport Canada does highways and waterways.
ITT: Crying americans because other countries realize what a shit show america is
I mean, stay the hell away from Florida and you should be ok.
Girl on the left got some big ass tittays
I have learned from this thread that ALL TRANS PEOPLE ARE HATEFUL PEOPLE.
Does the US need to put out a warning to disabled travelers? Go to Canada and they will tell you to kill yourself.
Dude, stop sealioning already. Get a different hobby
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sealioning
https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/united-states
And then it links to: https://travel.gc.ca/travelling/health-safety/lgbt-travel
Use Ctl-F. Got your answer? Now go away.
Yeah I don't believe that lol, tf is that nonsense if a term
When speaking I always try and say LGBT+, the "+" being everyone else. Or just queer, which is a decent cover-all on it's own. The ever longer acronyms get in the way of the point.
think we need to solve this with some regex. Do they accept wild card * ?
Just physically say 2SLGBTQI+ out loud and hear how ridiculous that sounds.
It sounds fucking dumb.
definitely learned a new one today...Two Spirit on Wikiwand
2SLGBTQ is a common term in the queer community where I'm from.
Yep, common up here
ah just rolls off the tongue doesn't it
2SLGBTQI+
I wonder how many fucking numbers and letters they will keep adding over the fucking years.
Gay people talk shit about it 24/7, it’s becoming a fucking joke of a name.
Edit: Random fucking morons attacking me and calling me a bigot, you are truly a bunch of imbecile.
Numbers and letters over the years:
"You shall love your neighbor as yourself"
Galations 5:14
"Be genial, sweet and kind towards your companions."
Mino-ī-Kherad, II.7
“For my people are foolish; they know me not; they are stupid children; they have no understanding. They are ‘wise’—in doing evil! But how to do good they know not.”
Jeremiah 4:22
I’ve been saying for years if we just said queer and trans we could pretty much capture the whole thing. In a lot of ways I think straight cis folks and corporate culture are some of the main drivers of the alphabet soup acronym because they can’t imagine saying queer.
in addition, its okay to just say lgbt. none of us are expecting people to remember that whole thing
i typically say lgbt+ cuz i like being positive (hehe), but it matters much less than some folk will make it seem
yeah so anyway i say lgbt+ or lgbtq+ to include everyone because nobody actually complains about my support
-sincerely, nikki, part of the lgbtq+ community