I have about 7k in precious metals, and 2k in fire arms (and ammo) I do not have main character syndrome so I recognize my life as a trans woman is in extreme danger. How do I GTFO of the US? I’m having the most intense panic attack I’ve ever had and just want advice to escape extreme facism
This is not a decision you should be making in the middle of a panic attack. Emigrating demands extensive planning and carefully selecting a destination, particularly as a transgender person. I often have to tell young trans people this, and it’s relevant here: There are no good places for trans people, only bad places and worse places.
It is the same for disability. As a disabled trans person I’ve come to some peace (though not quite fully) with everywhere in the world just being shitty for me forever. When it gets bad enough where I live it will be worth the calculus of determining the least bad of “bad” or “worse” places, which I am preparing for in my own ways, but in the US and western European countries we are not there yet.
Check the /r/amerexit community. If you’re series about leaving you’ll need to immigrate somewhere. It’s not easy but it’s doable.
Probably going to need to leave your firearms behind though lol.
Good luck comrade.
Tbh making a free reddit account is a small price to pay for advice on how to leave a country… Like I get not wanting to be on but it’s to save your own life.
Selling your firearms, 7k USD in South America is enough money to fly here and pay rent and food and utilities for a year at least, plus new furniture. Living meagrely that is.
Don’t expect a fancy shmancy neighborhood tho, just nice, but if you are able to get a work from home job from the US, a bare 1k USD per month allows you a good life, health insurance/whatever included.
No idea how expensive hormones and stuff are here,
If your main concern is trans rights, your options are extremely limited as most countries in the world are worse off than solid blue/Democrat states in the USA, on this issue. Getting access to trans healthcare and those important things would be very challenging in most “global south” countries. I wouldn’t recommend South Africa, while on paper LGBT rights are well protected, the reality is different and you’ll be forced to have a good private healthcare plan, called a medical aid. If you’re earning US dollars or Euros you’ll probably find our private healthcare really cheap compared to the USA, but if you’re earning a salary in South African Rands (ZAR), the private healthcare here is very expensive.
If you are currently living in a red/Republican state, swing state, or a Democratic state that is not good on trans issues, a more realistic plan would be to move to state that is protective of trans rights as a start. It’s much easier than moving to an entirely new country, I would assume. If you already live in such a state and want to leave the USA (very understandable), you’ll have to research countries that have good protection of trans rights, on paper and in practice, with affordable access to the healthcare you need. I imagine this is going to be a pretty short list of options, mainly consisting of Western European nations, and maybe New Zealand or Australia.
Also, I’m a vegan who would rather die than lose my dog so pls keep that in mind in any advice
Is your dog able to endure a flight? Like, I understand is a very stressful proc3ss for them
A lot of airlines now won’t carry large pets that can’t fit under a seat, having looked into it recently. Op would need to take a boat ride to take a medium or larger dog unfortunately. But even if they did still take large dogs, I’d probably never put mine in the cargo compartment
