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Dem Congressman & Ben Carson Get Heated Over MtF Access to Shelters


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4 hours ago, Mediator said:

Oh wow. We literally have laws against such discrimination in Sweden. :o

 

Sometimes I wish I lived in Sweden.  Or Norway.  Or Denmark.  ?

 

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5 hours ago, Mediator said:

Oh wow. We literally have laws against such discrimination in Sweden. :o

 

Yeah, discriminating against trans people is legal across most of the US. That includes jobs and housing. There are islands of sanity, but most of the country isn't a great place to live.

 

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5 hours ago, Mediator said:

Oh wow. We literally have laws against such discrimination in Sweden. :o

I know this is OT for the thread, but @Mediator I have heard all kinds of mixed things about TG scientific studies from Sweden. Some allies have said the mental illness and suicide rates for the TG population there is the same as the rest of society because there is no discrimination there. Opponents have said the opposite. What is your take on it living there?

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53 minutes ago, Jackie C. said:

 

Yeah, discriminating against trans people is legal across most of the US. That includes jobs and housing. There are islands of sanity, but most of the country isn't a great place to live.

 

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Yes. And for many of us, trying to swim to one of those islands is a distant unreachable shore on the horizon at best.

You just carve out your own niche and live your life the best way you can.

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46 minutes ago, Belle said:

I know this is OT for the thread, but @Mediator I have heard all kinds of mixed things about TG scientific studies from Sweden. Some allies have said the mental illness and suicide rates for the TG population there is the same as the rest of society because there is no discrimination there. Opponents have said the opposite. What is your take on it living there?

 

I'm far from being an authority on the subject. But I did post an article about it in another part of this forum. 

 

I think it's connected to Sweden being a quite secular country, which in turn moves the Overton Window towards being more open minded towards people in situations other than your own. This of course affects the politics in the country, which affect the legislation. 

 

 

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I spent a year at a homeless shelter for Men.

When I first got there I was asked "Wouldn't you feel safer across the street at the Women's shelter?"

"I don't feel that would be appropriate since I am still genetically male." I replied "Besides I can handle myself around these guys just fine."

I did agree to use a separate private bathroom and to sleep on a mat and not in the bunk area.

Most of the residents didn't give me any trouble. Sure I had to put up with occasional ass grabbers. But one stern look and a "You're going to lose that hand!" was enough to fend them off. I did a lot of rollerblading on the street in front of the shelter so the guys knew I was in pretty good shape. Not victim material.

The only problem I had was when a new group of prison inmates got released to the shelter. One of the was a CRIP gang member. He was a big muscular black man wearing mascara and blue eye shadow.

He tried to cut in front of me in the chow line. (That's taboo at the shelter and has caused many a fight.) I figured he was testing me.

He blurted out "Who's bitch are you?" like he wanted to start something.

I put both hands on my hips and stared back at him.

"I'm nobody's bitch.However you look like you must have been somebody's."

I suppose that incident could have been avoided if I had given in to "Women's Shelter" request. The females are always allowed to eat first.

I'm not much of a GIVER-INNER.

 

Be safe. Be Smart.

But don't compromise for the sake of appearance.

 

 

 

 

 

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Lol imagine displaying ineptitude by telling someone else to do your job in order to shut down an argument. Galaxy brain surgeon logic there.

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