A trans Palestinian twitter user was posting that it didnt sit right with her and we had a little (polite) discussion about it.

  • kristina [she/her]
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    10 months ago

    I've been doing that shit for a while now, and nah it's totally a genocide even if it's not like, a bombing campaign and is just the quiet separation, relocation, and traumatization of families. The mode for a specifically trans or queer genocide will always be different than ethnic genocides, we are evenly distributed across every country on the planet, ethnicities concentrate in specific regions that can be targeted militarily.

      • kristina [she/her]
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        10 months ago

        Its not 'beginnings'. Its already happened, Florida and Texas are forcing parents of trans children to relocate or be separated. There is equal urgency, both are genocides, one is explosive, one is quiet (as is typical for queer genocide). Comparing severity only does a disservice to both.

        https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trans-kids-flee-united-states-safety_n_654c44c7e4b088d9a74d2028

        But Grey’s happy existence ended seemingly overnight when he testified in the Texas Legislature against a 2021 bill seeking to ban gender-affirming care for minors. Anti-trans activists showed up at the family’s door after their home address was shared online, and Lauren said men with assault rifles tailed her when she was driving and tried to follow her to work. Grey was suddenly troubled by a new guilt, the fear he had brought all this down upon him. “The thing they hate about her is me,” he thought to himself. “They’re going after her because of me.”

        • Wakmrow [he/him]
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          10 months ago

          I didn't say that to minimize it. It's clear that the genocide in Palestine is more overt.

          • kristina [she/her]
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            10 months ago

            Idk how you can say 'one is urgent' and say it isn't minimizing

            • Wakmrow [he/him]
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              10 months ago

              Okay one has bombs being dropped. Is that more clear?