I like this energy but let’s name what’s actually going on today:
-disproportionate queer homelessness is still a HUGE issue
-disproportionate mental illness is still a HUGE issue
-afaik you can’t be jailed for being gay, at least in most developed countries. America unfortunately is headed that way for trans people, though.
-LGBTQ is currently a protected class for firing, isn’t it? So that one’s a dud.
-disowned is not something we can organize a movement around (you can’t legally force someone to financially support someone else) so while I see why it’s included, if that were the only thing remaining, there wouldn’t be anything we could do about it. So it’s less impactful. Like yes I suppose Pride should persist in such a hypothetical future, to continue normalization, but it’s still not as strong a point.
-they are trying to come after marriage, I think, but I don’t know the details
-denied healthcare is true for trans people, but no longer for gays or bi, right?
(also healthcare is not exactly a “right”, I don’t think? Thank capitalism for that)
When someone asks “what rights are you missing, what’s not equal, why are you guys still being so loud” you need to be able to ANSWER this question. Specifically.
This Tweet does not do that.
It could’ve mentioned still-existent hate crimes, that’s pretty important!
And, afaik, some states still have the “murder is ok if the person you’re dating is trans and you got worked up about that fact” ie “trans panic defense.”
THAT one should be in here, as “the right not to be murdered” not applying to trans people in certain scenarios should be like. The TOP of the list.