Canada warns LGBT travellers of US risks : worldnews

[-] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 70 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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.

[-] NarrativeNavigator@lemmy.basedcount.com 17 points 1 year ago

This comment is hyperbole.

[-] smollittlefrog@lemdro.id 17 points 1 year ago

Black? Whelp, people are literally hunting you while you try to pick up snacks

No need to overexaggerate to such an extreme that your comment loses any value it might've had.

[-] NarrativeNavigator@lemmy.basedcount.com 8 points 1 year ago

If you are looking for truth, there is no need to exaggerate.

I don't think the commenter is looking for truth though.

[-] InputZero@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] smollittlefrog@lemdro.id 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

These people aren't "you".

I could make a similar statement:

Child? You're literally being abused and raped by your parents on a regular basis.

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.

[-] Draedron@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

The fact is the likelihood of black people being killed is in red states much higher in red states.

[-] bigkix@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

Yep. He's comment is complete paranoid bullshit.

[-] s20@lemmy.ml 56 points 1 year ago

I mean, good call, Canada.

[-] VegaLyrae@kbin.social 46 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] Dimantina@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago

They already do allow trans care via informed consent.

[-] Evkob@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 year ago

Healthcare is under provincial jurisdiction, therefore this varies depending on where in Canada. My province doesn't offer informed consent HRT.

[-] Dimantina@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

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.

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[-] fadingembers 9 points 1 year ago

Erin Reed maintains a pretty good one:
https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/june-anti-trans-legislative-risk

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Florida holds a unique status within these states, with travel advisories warning against visits. The “do not travel” recommendation extends to even connecting flights through Florida. As of July 1, transgender individuals could face up to a year in jail for using the bathroom that aligns with their gender identity. This risk persists even for those who have legally altered their identification documents. The state retains the power to investigate an individual's birth gender to determine if a crime has been committed simply by using the bathroom - investigations that could involve genital exams, chromosome testing, and more.

Wow, that's some serious third world country shit. Horrifying!

[-] ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Holy shit, that is so fucked up wtf.

[-] fadingembers 3 points 1 year ago

It's not just Florida, all of the other red states are trying to pass similar laws. The courts have been striking many of them down, though it's only a matter of time until they find a way to write them vaguely enough that the courts don't care.

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[-] electrogamerman@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Not getting treatment with informed consent =/////////= US risks

[-] VegaLyrae@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

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.

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[-] ryper@lemmy.ca 39 points 1 year ago

A lot of states with those laws probably also have "Stand Your Ground" laws and loose guns regulations, so really nobody should go there.

[-] AdamEatsAss@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

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

[-] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago

The actual risk of being effected is still pretty low.

[-] autotldr@lemmings.world 21 points 1 year ago

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.

The original article contains 349 words, the summary contains 154 words. Saved 56%. I'm a bot and I'm open source!

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[-] Metal_Zealot@lemmy.ml 20 points 1 year ago

Canada should issue an advisory for people travelling to Alberta

[-] regalia@literature.cafe 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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[-] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] BaconIsAVeg@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago

For early adopters, the term "Two Spirit" was a deliberate act to differentiate and distance themselves from non-Native gays and lesbians

Differentiating yourselves from an already marginalized group? That's a bold move Cotton...

[-] LadyAutumn 5 points 1 year ago

2SLGBTQ is a common term in the queer community where I'm from.

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[-] Echo71Niner@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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[-] rgb3x3@beehaw.org 10 points 1 year ago

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I think even the LGBT+ community gets annoyed with it. It's the media that seems to want to keep adding letters to this ever-growing acronym.

In my opinion, it just makes the whole thing seem more like a joke to the people who want to find reasons to dislike the movement.

[-] LadyAutumn 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

People who are homophobic or transphobic don't care what terminology we use. We could literally only use the word "gay" and they would absolutely continue to hate us.

Also, the use of progressive terminology originates within the queer community. 2SLGBTQ as an acronym began being used specifically to acknowledge two spirit people, who have faced a great amount of racism and queerphobia even from within the queer community. This term was neither invented by the media nor popularized by it.

[-] shapesandstuff@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

Which is apparently working, looking at the upset boomers in comment chains like this one.

[-] DrWeevilJammer@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I wonder how many fucking numbers and letters they will keep adding over the fucking years.

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

[-] 07Chess@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] Nikki@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

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

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[-] imgonnatrythis@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

I mean, stay the hell away from Florida and you should be ok.

[-] library_napper@monyet.cc 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Global Affairs Canada warned

Is this an NGO or a GO?

[-] outbound@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] laylawashere44 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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.

[-] chili1553@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Girl on the left got some big ass tittays

[-] Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

Does the US need to put out a warning to disabled travelers? Go to Canada and they will tell you to kill yourself.

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