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I'm scared.
Knew this was going to happen with the election results. Everyone is telling me to keep calm. That the president wont effect the daily lives of citizens. Yeah I'm sure they told the american Japanese the same before the camps.
Find community. Meet in person regularly if you can. Just existing in community is huge, if for nothing else than your own emotional, mental, and physical health. We are thinking of you all from outside the US 🫂
My workplace's LGBT resource group is meeting soon. Hoping for good news. I'm wondering why I still live in the US at this point - I have no living family or close friends here and work in an in-demand field. May as well sell my house and move somewhere that I'm welcome.
I would suggest you look into it, at the very least! Leaving was the best decision I ever made.
May I ask what country you went to? The options are staggering.
New Zealand! It's not perfect, but with a population of only 5 million, we do a lot better taking care of each other. I live on the south island, so it's even smaller. We have a fairly conservative govt right now, just like most places the economic downturn encouraged a right shift, but the culture here has been very progressive historically, and the people still are. I feel much more hopeful pushing back on hate here than I did in Texas, and it feels like it's impactful as opposed to in the US where it feels like pushing back against a river.
NZ is actually at the top of my list! Would you go as far as recommending it for a US expat?
Absolutely. It's not a utopia, but it's a huge step up from the US.
Me too 😔
Many hugs. We'll get through this.