I’ve experienced torture, it’s essentially legal to fire me at any point for being trans (which has happened multiple times) and I’m financially fucked to the point where I am bordering homelessness.
I can teach science, math, history and have experience and certifications. I will move anywhere in the world (that is safe/has access to testosterone) to teach, as long as I can have help figuring out visas and maybe help with the cost of the plane getting there.
I’ve thought about Peace Corps, but I am concerned that the current administration will fuck with that program too.
Check out teaching programs in Thailand which is probably the most trans safe country in the world. If you’re a native English speaker with teaching training you can get a work visa and a ~1k usd/mo job which is more than enough in this region and generally the organization hiring you handles everything including housing except the flight and initial embassy application.
The trans culture here is ancient and thus a bit different though so you might need to familiarize with that first and see if its acceptable for you.
Feel free to PM me for more info. I don’t have particular experience here but I’ve seen people do this and I do live in Thailand almost full time now.
You’re very unlikely to get asylum, but with your skills you can get a work visa in many places. You can start by narrowing down to places in which language isn’t a barrier for you. Then look at their embassy website and search for residence or work visa to check the process and retirements.
In parallel, have a passport handy. You aren’t going anywhere without one.
Are there any transoutreach orgs you can contact?
A larger trans community might be able to help you with getting the right resources regarding this.
I know https://www.rainbowrailroad.org/ is an org that facilitates this kind of thing and https://www.translifeline.org/ might be able to get you with the visa and such.
I wish you luck. I would be heading out as well if it was feasible.
I reached out to them back in February and they said they don’t help US peoples. They were also backed up then, I can only imagine now.
Fwiw I did eventually flee but it was through work
Rainbow Railroad does not help individuals in the US, because if a cop murders me, it’s still technically illegal.
I have already contacted Translifeline, and they were not able to help me either.
oof, i had both of those in my pocket for if things got worse where I am. I will be watching this thread keenly
Everywhere in the EU is probably more safe than the US. We have pretty good protection for trans people and we all speak English (well, most of us). You could try Switzerland https://www.eda.admin.ch/countries/usa/en/home/visa.html and I suggest going to Bern as it’s quite liberal. Excellent health care system. Expensive though, but also good wages. Germany is cheaper and in the bigger cities you’ll be just fine. Good luck!
You have to be rich to migrate into Switzerland… That’s literally their entire MO
Switzerland isnt EU.
Romania almost elected a fascist twice and i have only seen 1 person while living in the country that doesnt hate trans people
Skip Germany. They’ve just banned wearing the LGBTQ+ flag in parliament claiming it’s “not neutral”. Even though, yanno, banning the damn thing definitely isn’t neutral.
Tbf, banning a symbol in a government building is not the same as cops arresting you for using a bathroom. Its nowhere even close.
idk about asylum but Thailand has a pretty permissive visa system where you just keep renewing it every few months for a small fee
Heads up: my partner is a refugee from Thailand. She was locked up for criticizing the monarchy on Facebook. It still might be better than your current situation, just saying.
That’s the one thing you don’t do in Thailand.
Tbh, all I want is a single room apartment, a full time job, and access to medical care. If the monarchy can give me that, I’ll shut off all socials and shut up. I am not going to be alive if I am here in October.
Don’t let comments in the thread end your resolve. You’ve got valuable skills to pitch. Start researching countries and learn as much as possible. I did this in 2021 when I decided to flee this country if the orange bad got reelected and settled on New Zealand. I even did a phone interview. But since 2021, I also entered into a relationship and I decided to stay because her refugee status prevents her from coming with me. Now I’m in the hell that is Tump2, but at least I’m in a healthy livng situation when I turn off my screens.
all I want is a single room apartment, a full time job, and access to medical care.
This is literally the bare base everyone wants and the vast majority of people don’t have access to.
As for your original post,CR would not accept you as a refugee as it would piss the state department and they won’t ever do that. CR relies on US for security and investments. There is zero incentive for them to rick that boat.
I doubt any country you would want to live in would accept you as a refugee.
Where do I go then?
I will be homeless in October. If I am homeless, I will kill myself. I already know how cops will treat me.
practically there is no where to go. Nobody wants us anywhere really.
Maybe canada? They have a point system ie education and experience will get you bumped up.
But they are cooling in take now due to their own issues from excess slave imports.
Immigration is a hard process. I know America is ass but I don’t see how immigration is gonna be an option without family and/or economic support.
As side note, not sure about the region. But rents have started to go down in some markets. So if threat of homelessness is related to rent increases, there might be “market” solution.
Otherwise, the only solution to being American peasant is to quit being poor🤕
