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When politicians talk about how trans people are subhuman or deranged or biblically evil, it contributes to trans people being stigmatized and depressed. As a result of this culture of cruelty, many trans people end up committing suicide.

Where are the corporations firing these people? Just because trans teens sometimes commit suicide quietly behind closed doors does not make the violence somehow less terrible.

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[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I got my dream job offer rescinded two weeks ago BECAUSE I AM TRANS.

I have experienced sexual violence BECAUSE I AM TRANS.

I am terrified of being pulled over by a cop and institutionalized or incarcerated because the government says that my license is wrong now.

The problem is not my mental state. The problem is the discrimination.

If I killed myself, it would to be to avoid becoming homeless - because, like many trans people, there are substantial barriers to employment. It doesn’t matter if the Supreme Court said it’s illegal to fire people for being trans, it fucking happens.

My mental health would be peachy fucking keen if I were not part of the marginalized minority group that the government is so slavering to make a target that they tried to pretend the Kirk shooter carved trans propaganda into his bullets! They want to kill us or institutionalize us - how the fuck would your mental health be if you were walking around with a target on your back?