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I do want to point out that this isn't a policy maker, just a vocal idiot.
However, it is well understood that the fascists have no desire to include LGBTQ in their "in-group," Given that the regime has already removed protections for Trans individuals, it's a matter of time before RFK Jr refills the CDC and declares it a disease requiring extensive study.
This means there is time to prepare. Immigrating is stupid hard. Moving is stupid hard. Find someone you trust that can hide you at a moments notice. Keep a pair of sunglasses on you that will cover your eyes well. Hair dye in black if you have light hair, bleach if it's in a dark color. A change of clothes, a pair of shoes, and a backpack you've never worn or used. Edit: these don't have to be new as in unused. In fact if it's used, it will probably stand out less.
Above all, remember this isn't permanent. Fascism will break itself eventually, even if the rest of us are unable to.
idk how feasible hiding someone in a fully authoritarian no-privacy regime would be, ig it's best to hope that some measure of privacy would stay for a little while
some thoughts:
i feel like if you're one person it would be hard to support another secret person without it being obvious, if the administration is willing to devote the resources to aggregate all of this data and such
edit: here's a recent video that talks about some of the (publicly known) tracking stuff in the US
If you have to go into hiding, you go directly there.
Once there you begin working on a means to get out of country. It needs to be done through VPN use something like mullvad.
Do not leave hiding until it is time to leave the country.
The reality is that if these guys go full Nazi, we have plenty of history to see what not to do if you can't get out of country.
Yeah, I just don't think you could stay hidden for long because it could be pretty obvious that someone's suddenly started buying twice as much food right as one of their friends disappears (both of which would be relatively easy to detect without individual attention)
They try out such takes through the vocal idiots, but after it gets zero backlash (real backlash, like violent protests), it becomes the actual agenda of policy makers. That's how authoritarianism and fascism is being built.
So, trans and LGBTQ+ folks, please be very careful and consider leaving US if you can. And if you stay, organize with like-minded people and don't be alone
SHOES!!! ffs MAKE SURE YOU CHANGE !!!SHOES!!! along with the rest. Shoes are usually the one thing that people forget to change and will get you recognized, police know this, you should too
Actually, that brings up other things.
I would also suggest shoes that have been worn, not by you, and sized bigger or half size smaller than your current shoe.
If you wear jewelry? Now you don't.
If you don't wear jewelry? Get some magnetic nose/earrings/lip things.
If you have tattoos, for the love of everything, cover them. Tattoos are probably easier to identify someone than their own face.
Damn good plan, the rest too. I just know the cops here always want the colour/style/brand of shoe a perp wore, or as much as can be remembered.
It's an easy way to track people. Shoes leave a pattern. You can get the shoe size from the pattern in mud or snow etc. like fingerprints.
Vocal idiots rants are currently being turned into actions by the current dipshit in chief.
Laura Loomer is practically dictating domestic and staffing policy by complaining online, for example.
I managed to get out of country recently, like a few weeks ago. I'm going to try and make it easier for others to immigrate, be a place for people to stay, if I do well enough maybe provide financial stability while they get on their feet. I did what I could in the US but for the foreseeable future my path is to be a landing pad for others looking to escape