-= We hoped we never had to do this but here we are and we now have to do this. =-
American trans humans are under threat and like in 1930s Germany, they now have to GTFO of their home country.
We have decided we need to collect some information on the possible ways out.
So we made a wiki.
We are collecting information on possible exit routes into various countries. We focus on work, study and self employment visas as they are available at the moment.
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TransWorldExpress
in reply to TransWorldExpress • • •Along the exit routes we collect visa types, the state of trans healthcare and legislation to protect trans humans.
So far, we only have information for a small number of countries, but: it's a wiki! So please help adding missing information for places you have knowledge of. Focus on vetted information, ideally from first-hand experience or at least trusted sources.
If you have further questions reach out to us, we will try to find answers for them and add them to the wiki
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MurmeltHier
in reply to TransWorldExpress • • •Regarding Germany: we have general elections on february 23 and the strongest party (conservatives, CDU) have just voted together with the extreme right on migration... many of us are fearing that after the election the conservatives could build a gouvernement together with the extreme right. Both of those parties leaders seem to like a lot of the things the Trump administration is doing.
There are ongoing big protests and many people are working hard that it doesn't turn to the worst after our election, but right now friends of mine are really making plans how to leave the country themselves if it turns dark here too...
So...maybe, even if your longterm goal would be Germany, right now go elsewhere first and wait what happens after February 23.
[Edit: and yes you've read that right...we are on a path right now on which it is possible, that the conservatives help extreme right to power in Germany again...and if it takes 2 more elections it would be _exactly_ after 100 years...]
clarkiestar
in reply to MurmeltHier • • •lj·rk
in reply to MurmeltHier • • •@MurmeltHier Yup, very aware of that :~
We’re collecting info for many countries because despite that, some people may want to come to Germany for various kinds of reasons. Although it wouldn’t be on the top of my list either (currently thinking about emigrating *from* Germany).
Lkdc
in reply to MurmeltHier • • •@MurmeltHier I would like to understand better the anti-immigrant attitudes in Germany. Do anti-immigrant people in Germany hate ALL immigrants, or just immigrants who don't speak German well, or just immigrants who belong to particular cultures, religions, or races?
Basically, I'm trying to learn whether specific people that I know would be welcome as long-term visitors to Germany if they first studied German.
13 barn owls in a trenchcoat
in reply to TransWorldExpress • • •Edit: I appreciate the rapid clarification update!
I appreciate your effort here, but there are some misleading errors in your work even on a very quick pass.
Conspicuously, neither the UK nor any EU country accepts asylum claims from US citizens, and giving the general impression that this might be possible is very much waving false hope right now.
Your motivation is worthy, but your information must be accurate and if you've not already done so, you should designate a fact checker in your team.
TransWorldExpress
in reply to 13 barn owls in a trenchcoat • • •Elle 💗
in reply to TransWorldExpress • • •I want to pass on some clarification on rights in Canada.
> legal protections for trans people written into our Charter of Rights and Freedoms
this is not true exactly. There is protection against discrimination based on sex, which indirectly should provide trans protections, but it's not directly written in. From Section 15 (equality rights), it covers
> race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, age or mental or physical disability
Elle 💗
in reply to Elle 💗 • • •As started further down, gender identity was added to the Human Rights Act, but that's a standard law and not part of the Charter.
It should also be noted that constitutional equality rights in Canada can be overridden by the legislature by invoking Section 33 (both provincially and federally), so constitutional rights don't work exactly the same as in the US.
Elle 💗
in reply to Elle 💗 • • •The reason why I think this matters is that the idea of constitutional protection sounds very secure, but there isn't actually a lot in the way of significant anti-trans laws being enacted if a majority Conservative government gains power.
My recommendation would be just not have that line about the Charter because it's misleading at best. The Human Rights Act is the most relevant law for trans rights.