I think this misses how horrifically expensive this avenue would be. I’m not trying to dismiss that this is a viable avenue for some people, but those people have more financial, social, physical, and mental capital than the majority of trans persons.

When you are given a route to asylum, you have protections and can apply for assistance. You can’t do that as a tourist.

So many of us live paycheck to paycheck and, if we sold everything that won’t fit in a suitcase, we could barely afford the plane ticket.

We have to make day-by-day analyses and weigh the options. Right now, I’m choosing a semi-stable roof over my head and saving every penny I can manage. My only alternative at this point is to choose homelessness in a foreign country, hoping that I don’t get deported back here with no means to rebuild what I’ve lost.

Being homeless and marginalized in the US is not a viable option. I’ve literally done that before.

I have disabilities, too. Being trans, older, disabled, and poor is shit. It sucks being seen as the “undesirables” globally.

I don’t have issues with California when compared directly to other states. I don’t consider any to be “better”. Maybe Hawaii, since it’s off the continent.

Maybe you misinterpreted my comment? Out of every state in the US, I’d prefer to get to Hawaii or California. I can’t afford either. BUT, given the option, I’d rather leave this whole country.

I wish I could afford to flee to California. It’s night and day from this shithole state I’m stuck in.

I’d still prefer to be out of the US entirely.

I wish I could flee this shitheel country. Issue is that there’s currently nowhere progressive that accepts the US as a valid country to flee from.

You love to see it.

Now can France ban it’s own far right activists?

Also: You left the EU, ya dumb fucks. You lost a lot of bargaining power.