Escaping red states

Any trans Americans in red states feeling the pressure to escape before the elections this year?

I’ve been trying to move out of Oklahoma for over a year now, but I get so overwhelmed just looking for jobs in other places. I feel like I need to make it happen soon, though, and I feel trapped and angry when I can’t get anywhere.

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I got out of Texas after the anti-abortion laws started going through in 2022. Finding a job in a Blue state was the only thing that made it possible for me…

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