This is depressing as hell.

Most people have no idea how much sci-hub has advanced medical and basic scientific discovery.

We need things like the archive more than ever now too as the the disease of thinking truth is a maleable substrate continues to spread.

Yeah, sorry, still turning elsewhere since port forwarding a no go.

Damn, this speaks volumes to me. Love that he has to choose before even getting the current. So apropos.

How do they make it difficult? I know several people that have visited and had no issues to complain of. I was half joking about the Florida thing, just going through the airport there probably wouldn’t be as bad as walking the streets.

Yes, I’ve heard it’s lovely but probably have to go through Florida to visit.

Ah, then I think you meant to say, “A person” in California.

Yeah, those are hillbillies - they are all over the place. Many of them are actually homosexual believe it or not. If we are talking bumper stickers though, can’t say I’ve come across many anti-LGBT ones. Mostly confederate flags and black and white flags with blue stripes all in the generic grab bag of generalized hatred. I stay away from those people / areas as it’s just not my crowd, but not sure what this has to do with the safety of LGBT visitors to the US. Linking these stickers to that is a pretty broad sweep.

The rates are not the same everywhere. Perhaps one of the best reports for what you are looking for can be found from https://transrespect.org/en/press/

Because these are the games of politicians. Try being trans in rural China, India, pretty much anywhere in the African continent or anywhere in the middle east. Come visit and see if you’d like. I’ve been to these places and if you don’t believe me look at other travel advisories. The risk to travelers is being blown out of proportion and just because the media is doing this it doesn’t mean that educated individuals hanging out in Lemmy communities need to propogate this garbage. Do I want politicians to get their shit together? Yes! Do travelers need to eat up the media fear that pours out like a fire hose these days? No, it’s rubbish.

Or anywhere in the world. Rare events that get heavily reported in the US do not paint the overall picture of LGBT experience.

No it’s really not.

Recommend doing a bit of real traveling. As far as things go on a global scale a lot more FUD comes out of the US because it is an absolute media machine and everyone has their eyes glued on it at all times. As far as real world acceptance of LGBT it doesn’t get much better anywhere globally than California. In my experience other than perhaps, some select parts of Western Europe, the comfort level for LGBT travelers is much higher in the US than most places. There are cesspools like Florida that stand out, but this travel warning is largely propaganda.

He was specifically referring to the serviceable ones.

I mean, stay the hell away from Florida and you should be ok.

They are getting more creative…

To name other killers?

You are in your element

Did you just wake up from hypersleep? We definitely are fucked my guy.

I’d love to great an openai account to try gpt4, but they are hardcore about wanting your phone number. I purchased half a dozen different phone numbers but all were rejected by their filters. A real workaround for this service is very much in need.

Switched to what? Mullvad was a trustworthy reliable staple.