Article: Trans People's Mental Health At Crisis Level In the UK

[Carolyn Marie]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/08/trans-people-mental-health-crisis-point-uk-warn-experts

 

 

Carolyn Marie

[VickySGV]

We have got to be on one helluva drop in ours too!  In fact I have seen that report as well.  The lawyer side of me says we will come out of it before too long, but the Trans side of me says in will not be soon enough to avoid some serious damage for a while.  This is where us older types can be there for the kids. 

 

I am afraid we stand a chance for violence to happen, a "news anchor" recommending parents go punch out teachers for violating the parents view of what to teach a child in today's milieu is not hyperbole, it is a call to real action.  Hell, I am depressed about it.

[MirandaB]

I have an awful feeling that the party running on transphobia will have a good midterm performance, which they'd have anyway just by being the 'other' party in a midterm, then up the transphobia for the next election as if they wouldn't have won with just all their other angry positions. 

[Ivy]

I find this all very depressing.  

Some may have to go back into the closet to survive.

I fully expect things to get quite a bit worse.

It's hard to comprehend this level of hostility.  And politicians running on this hatred have excellent chances of winning office.

We've already seen the level of oppression they'll go to when in power.

[Carolyn Marie]

Between 2010-2016 I was very optimistic that life for trans people was getting better and maybe even safer, given the wider knowledge of us by the general public.  It certainly seemed that way in the places I trained while I had my consulting business.  But ever since the election of you-know-who, and his angry rhetoric and actions towards the trans community, and the right's slide toward demonizing us for political gain, things have gotten so much worse.

 

I am no longer optimistic.  Yes, there have been gains in the regulatory arena, and even a few good court cases.  But if the R's regain Congress and the WH, all of those gains can be easily erased, and things will go downhill, and fast.  BTW, I'm not talking about traditional conservatives, whose views on many things I don't have a problem with.  The problem is that there are few such types left in office; they are leaving or being hounded out by the new breed of H8ters.

 

I take some comfort in the example of the fighters in Ukraine.  They aren't giving up in the face of long odds.  Neither should we.

 

Carolyn Marie

[Ivy]

https://www.damemagazine.com/2022/03/15/trans-people-are-in-grave-danger/

 

This is a pessimistic article, but I'm not sure it's all that "off the wall."

[Guest]

I have made multiple posts about this fear. I just do not see the type of campaign yet to counteract nuts like Carlson, Trump, Abbott, and Paxson. The crazy thing is that in living and working in very conservative states (SC and Wyoming) I have not had any hate or threats of violence from anybody that I currently know. The only people who gave me a hard time were a branch of my mother's family (an aunt, uncle, and their three daughters: All of whom cherish their MAGA hats). Fox News seems to want to stoke up these fears. The other day I attended the Inaugural LGBTQ+ Health Equity Summit that was held as a virtual conference from the Medical University of South Carolina. There were over 200 healthcare providers and other professionals attending this conference. It was empowering. There are many people who will not rush to lynch us, however, there could be a very dystopian future depending on the next election cycle. We need a better national forum and some powerful allies to combat the ignorance that is growing. Alabama just made it illegal to get care as a transitioning child. 

 

Yes, this article from is scary.