Being trans also puts me at a higher risk level than cis folks for violence. August 11 showed that. Before I was assaulted, I had *numerous* people hurling gender-based slurs and hatred at me.
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I am very privileged in many ways. I work in tech. My household income is in the six figures and the first number isn't a 1. I can withstand a lot. But not all trans people can.
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And if a trans person is hurt in an act of terror or violence and can't work, it is *FAR* more likely than not that they don't have the money to last until the next rent payment comes due.
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To access money one is entitled to--insurance funds, victim compensation funds--one must often file a police report. That means engaging with the state.
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Under nominal circumstances, most trans people have difficulty accessing appropriate medical care. Thousands of trans crowdfunding requests just sit there, never getting filled.
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I see a trans crowdfund request *EVERY. SINGLE. DAY.* What am I supposed to tell a trans activist to do if they're injured by a Nazi and can't work as a result, when there's money they need sitting right there and no one else is stepping up for them?
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