I met up with this guy who I met on social media, I assumed he knew I’m trans because it’s all over my profile.

Well imagine my face when he asks if I’m taking the pill. So I had to stop him there and tell him that I’m trans.

Good thing he didn’t mind, but it was such an embarrassing moment at first because I was like “what pill are you talking about?” 😭

  • brookedSmile@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    28·
    11 days ago

    I didnt want to bring this up but yeahhhh if in the USA definitely be safe out there. Especially with the “gay panic defense” being a thing in some parts of the country 😰

    • jaybone@lemmy.zipEnglish
      10·
      11 days ago

      Is it really more accepted in other countries? Let’s say outside of south east Asia.

      • brookedSmile@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        16·
        11 days ago

        I dont know about other countries but the “gay panic defense” is terrifying

        Dont read the spoiler if you dont wanna know

        spoiler

        The gay panic defense has been accepted as a legal defense in at least a couple states, with most other states not addressing it or not having it come up yet. Its a defense to murder. Essentially boils down to person A is trans (or gay, or some other lgbt flavor) and person B is not and also doesnt know person A is. Date ensues, go back to either persons house, make out yada yada. Then person B finds out while undressing that person A is trans. Person B freaks out, and murders person A. Person B claims “gay panic” saying that the shock of finding out sent person B into a temporary insanity/psychosis and that theyre not responsible for what happened.

        While this defense isnt used terribly often nowadays, it still allowed in several states (or hasnt been banned). Read more here or on wikipedia

        • jaybone@lemmy.zipEnglish
          8·
          11 days ago

          Yeah the US isn’t great. But I imagine things are even worse in like Latin American countries where machismo and/or Catholicism is a big thing. Or African and middle eastern countries where being gay is enough to get you stoned to death. Some of those countries might not even investigate, thus not even having a “defense.”