Imagine being trans, trying to get your passport changed. That's $170. It gets denied because the clerk who received your forms is a bigot.
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Imagine being trans. You live in rural Virginia. You file a name change request. The Clerk of Court refuses to sign it. You have to move.
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Imagine being gay and trying to leave an opposite-sex marriage. The bigoted judge denies your claims. You're left with nothing.
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Imagine having consensual premarital sex. You get fired because your boss is jealous it wasn't with him.
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Imagine being trans. You try to cross back into the US. the CBP agent refuses to acknowledge your gender. You're detained indefinitely.
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Imagine being a woman. Your employer suddenly stops offering family planning coverage.
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Imagine having no legal recourse for any of these scenarios.
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All of these things have happened, by the way. This isn't fearmongering. This is recent progress at risk of being undone.
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Wait a minute. They deny your passport and keep the $170 too?
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literally just experienced this. This is real life for us, and way more common than people want to realize.
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That is wrong! Hope you find the right1 to help you out.
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