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Florida official letter: "Misrepresenting" gender on drivers licenses is fraud, changes now banned

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  1. [3]
    DefinitelyNotAFae
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    First trans existence was weird and scary Then it was dangerous to children Now it's fraud, a literal crime. I understand not throwing away an entire state's population due to the government in...

    First trans existence was weird and scary
    Then it was dangerous to children
    Now it's fraud, a literal crime.

    I understand not throwing away an entire state's population due to the government in that stage. Sherrilyn Ifill just eloquently said that we can't throw the south away without throwing away the majority of Black Americans, for example.

    But, the hell if I'll put myself in Florida after this. I don't even have a license that indicates I'm not binary, because woman is still ok with me. But I don't present femme all the time and I'm not risking it.

    32 votes
    1. [2]
      Akir
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      My husband loves Disney and always wants to go to Disney World. But ever since the Don't Say Gay debacle and the ensuing backlash Disney got over a single damn statement lukewarmly rejecting it...

      My husband loves Disney and always wants to go to Disney World. But ever since the Don't Say Gay debacle and the ensuing backlash Disney got over a single damn statement lukewarmly rejecting it It's been hard to justify going there. I know a good deal of people who live in Florida and it's certainly not all bigots there, but with the way the state is run it really doesn't seem like it's entirely safe to be queer there.

      12 votes
      1. venn177
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        I've lived in Florida my entire life and if at any point I could have afforded to leave, I would have. I imagine I'm far from the only one.

        I've lived in Florida my entire life and if at any point I could have afforded to leave, I would have.

        I imagine I'm far from the only one.

        5 votes
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    guttersnipe
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    I’m surprised (but not really) that this isn’t bigger headlines. An entire population of people in a state in the USA just had their drivers licenses invalidated. Next step is to enact laws that...

    I’m surprised (but not really) that this isn’t bigger headlines.

    An entire population of people in a state in the USA just had their drivers licenses invalidated. Next step is to enact laws that will charge them with fraud if they falsify a “Gender Attestation” when applying or renewing.

    Theres always Disney in California.

    7 votes
    1. [2]
      boxer_dogs_dance
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      They are newer but they are starting to exist. Florida drivers licence transgender

      They are newer but they are starting to exist.

      Florida drivers licence transgender

      1. guttersnipe
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        Not big enough, unfortunately. I’d like to match the headlines that would be created if they required you to attest to your political affiliation, religion or skin color. If I put down on my...

        Not big enough, unfortunately. I’d like to match the headlines that would be created if they required you to attest to your political affiliation, religion or skin color. If I put down on my licensure form my height was 5’ 8” but I was really 5’ 5” what would happen? What if I put down the wrong eye color? These are also “biology that can’t be changed” things to turn a phrase from the fuckwads.

        Fuck the GOP and anyone who supports them.

        4 votes