get out of there

[mellowtigger]

Moody Monday, when I try my best to pick the single most important crisis of the week for examination. Hoo boy, these times are special.

I'm updating and expanding my previous warning about anti-trans sentiment in some states.  Now, I'm expanding it to the whole queer rainbow.  Get out.  Get out of your repressive states now.  Move somewhere safe.  Personally, I recommend Minnesota (in spite of it being a hybrid status here), but there are others.

The warning signs of escalation are here:

• U.S. Air Force made the unusual statement that it will help LGBTQ personnel, even if it means relocating them from hostile USA domestic areas.
• U.S. military personnel are receiving advice to avoid certain areas of the USA.
• In Texas, a preacher called for the murder of homosexuals. (video)
• In Idaho, Patriot Front neo-fascists were arrested from a U-Haul van they were hiding in while traveling to a gay pride event. (video) Some of them wore a "Reclaim America" shirt or "Victory or Death" cap.
• In Georgia, one of their U.S. Representatives explicitly embraced Christian nationalism. (video) She says Democrats are domestic terrorists, but the data says otherwise.
• In Georgia, a governor candidate (beside a slogan of "Jesus. Guns. Babies.", my thumbnail icon here is so appropriate) suggests she would execute corrupt sheriffs for treason. (video)
• In Tennessee, they're literally burning books.
• In Wyoming, someone set fire to an abortion clinic.
• In New York, the 3rd-ranking Republican in the U.S. House has endorsed a Hitler-approving candidate.
• In Georgia, Florida, and Texas, some people are okay with outright slavery.  Do not trust these people to act with any humanity.

It is not safe for queer folk like me in these territories.  Leave any state where conservatism took over.  See the color coded heat map on page 16 to find a safe place.  The time for cautionary warnings is past.  Follow the advice of the U.S. military.  Get yourself somewhere safe.  Find a way to resist, if you can.  (Be like Wonder Woman.  Be antifa.)  As with the ongoing pandemic, avoid exposure to dangerous situations.  Reduce your risk.