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That disclaimer isn’t good enough and it implies that not all cops are dangerous. I live in a place with about the ‘least’ amount of cop violence and queerphobia and I have friends who have been beat up and harassed by the cops for being queer.

Don’t normalise cops in trans spaces, it can get people hurt.

Telling trans people to call the cops is ignorant. Cops aren’t there to protect minorities, they kill them.

They just really love genocide that much

If you’re disabled like OP calling the police is dangerous. They will not understand OP’s disability and will make them do stuff that will harm them. It’s better to look for local mutual aid organisations specialised in people with disabilities.

Which is why people without ME should read it. I don’t know if you know anything about ME (if not then why haven’t you read the article?) but even reading an article like that can literally make someone with ME sick for a day or a week because of the emotional energy it costs to process it.

You can look for political organisations near you and see if one aligns with your views and goals. Especially if you want change on a local level it’s not necessary to join one of the big ones. Small orgs (if they’re well structured and focused) usually influence people by organising lectures to educate and actions to spread awareness. Some organisations also have a mutual aid program, these are more common in places with oppressive governments because there you have to look out for one another and ensure survival.

There are trans organisations who do all the things I mentioned and they are focused fully on trans issues. In my opinion the best trans organisations are those that have a focus on the oppression of immigrants, ethnic minorities and people of colour, because trans people in those groups face more oppression, more discrimination and can have more difficulty transitioning through the ‘official routes’.

Trans orgs will often educate people in DIY hrt and are even more focused on mutual aid. However there are trans organisations who also organise public events and actions to spread awareness. They can also play an educative role for political parties that want to improve the lives of trans people, but also for schools and workers unions.

To give an example, I have a local organisation near me that provides educative workshops at willing schools where they talk about their queer experiences and the political and social struggles that come with being queer. There have been studies that show that these kinds of workshops make children more aware of queerphobia and they reduce bullying based on queer traits (one part of the workshop is to ask the class if anyone has ever used ‘gay’ as an insult to start a discussion on why that is so common and how that makes (closeted) gay people feel).

I wouldn’t suggest anyone who’s still struggling with accepting their ME to read this article because it’s very focused on the bleak aspects. Anyone that doesn’t have ME should read it though.

My evening is definitely ruined after reading the first half (I couldn’t finish it).

Nothing, just don’t assume that everyone refusing to vote for a genocide supporter is privileged and don’t speak for me.