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Xzenia, it's truly nice to find people who are willing to be someone's rock of Gibralter (shoulder to lean on) Best wishes to you.

I am less terrified for myself since I am 45 years old, in a few years I will be "nonfunctional" in the traditional patriarchal society. Besides, I had my tubes tied when I had little Sith at 37. It is for little Sith that I am terrified. I do not want rights and choices to be taken away from my daughter simply for being what she is. However, I do not feel like I belong here anymore because I am LBQT+ and I have left the religious path because what I see does not match the message Jesus preached. I would love to leave the US, but I do not know if I can due to being deaf. Also, there is a good chance my daughter is LBQT+ herself. She has already told me she does not like being a girl and wants her hair to be cut like this boy from her 1st grade class and dyed green. She also wants to change her name to Carl. She's only 7. So I am terrified for both of us.

@Forestshadow I don't know what you were taught about Jesus, but what I was taught is that we all all children of God and he loves us no matter what. My college roommate is LGBTQ+ and the college we were attending was preaching that all LGBTQ+ people will only be loved if they become cis-gendered and straight; we stayed up until 3am that night talking about our individual beliefs.
I believe that Jesus loves us all regardless of our choices and circumstances. "Love the sinner, not the sin" and "Don't judge others" are what I strive to follow. If anyone tells you that God/Jesus doesn't love/accept you the way you are, they are talking more about themselves than anything else.

I am terrified. I live in a very red state (Alabama). I am a Republican on almost all fronts but more socially libertarian. I’m currently 15 weeks pregnant with a daughter and so scared for her.

I am currently trying to find people who are willing to help get others to states where it is legal. I am using Instagram to find these people. If anyone needs this, please feel free to message me and I will try to get you in contact with someone.

@BlessedByBrigid should I add you to the list of helpers then?

I had a real talk just in case scenario with my younger sister the other day, we are both scared. She is LGBTQ+ and has a wonderful partner whom she loves deeply, they were thinking about getting married soon. We talked about what she could do legally for them to 'retain their rights so to speak' by setting up power of attorney if they can get married. As well as fleeing to Canada (she's on the canadian border) on work visas.

I am scared for myself because I was just fired at work from a seemingly fishy situation. I let my work know I was pregnant and that I have a disability and am struggling to perform with both. I have been very sick due to morning sickness, coworkers would cook and I would get sick, eating makes me sick, not eating makes me sick, sometimes I would take long in the bathroom because I couldn't stop throwing up. On average I throw up 5+ times a day and I've lost over 6 lbs due to how much I've been sick.

I lost my healthcare. I am almost 11 weeks now and I had important baby appointments coming up soon I can't attend now and finding a place that takes medicare is almost impossible. My fear is something happening to it in the mean time and I dont know about it or fetal incompatiblity with life. My baby was very healthy and active at the last check up so it gives me hope but I am still in a very vulnerable time in my gestation being before 12 weeks.

I was thrown from a comfortable position into an incredibly difficult, unweary, and frankly scary one.

I have family & friends that are pretty much the opposite side of the political spectrum from me, as well as many that share my beliefs, and one thing that I find chilling is that pretty much everyone seems to agree that things are falling apart at a terrifying rate. Leaving the country isn't a feasible option for me, so I'm just working on building all the security I can for myself and my son on our little bit of land. He's a teenager next week and I worry a lot about what sort of future he will have when he enters adulthood.