I wish there was more that ordinary folk like me can do. I’m scared for my LGBTQ+ friends as well. It’s hard enough struggling to get by, but I will continue to fight on in the only ways I can.

Keep strong, you are not alone out there and you deserve to be feel happy, be safe, and to thrive.

Are there any LGBTQ+ groups or resources in your area? Hopefully there are friendly spaces and folks near you that can be a support structure for you.

Thanks for all the kind words, I appreciate it. I do have a support network, but it's all online.

I'm just an Internet stranger, but take heart that you're not the only one who's sad and looking to make things better. Congrats on powering through it as far as you have & the best of luck to you.

Thank you so much <3

Prepare for the worst and do what you can. It ain't gonna be easy, but we can survive and fight the fascist tide. Love and solidarity from us to y'all.

Thanks so much. I'll survive, I hope, but I'm worried about all my friends.

<3

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=( yeah I understand that.
If you make any formal decision, I'll see if there's any funds I can offer.

Thanks so much, I'll keep you posted. Baby steps, gotta get rid of a lot of my stuff

Don't sell all your stuff :c If I could, I'd help some other way...

I appreciate it. Honestly I feel like I have too many possessions as it is though. I could use a semi-purge.

... ... what board games? ... was that a serious offer?

Yeah, definitely. I have like 300 of them

That wasn't sarcasm, sorry if it came off that way. :P I literally have an unhealthy amount of board games.

My reaction was more that I don't think I should be responding to it with serious interest in light of *why* you're making the offer.

Geez. 300. That does sound like a lot. I'm glad my dvd collection can be a little more complex, although I have a few shelves for board games.

They win if we give up. The best we can do is protect ourselves, and do everything we can to protect the others in our lives. It's social networks and friendships and mutual aid that will carry us through.

Stay strong, sweetest Skunk-Tiger. <3

Thank you, awesome ame. *hug*

From my best research, I think we can rest assure the president-elect has higher priorities than laying waste to an entire community of LEGAL, TAX-PAYING CITIZENS.

The man's a coward, full of empty promises to even his most conservative allies. So much so he basically told the Heritage Foundation (creators of Project 2025) that he only plays by his arbitrary rules and not theirs.

Even with a senate majority (and most likely house), there still persists voices of common sense and reason within the country. Stay strong, don't give up. We're in this fight together.

We can only hope so. I'm just full of dread at the future. Hard to stay positive. <3

He's also a petty, hate-filled idiot who barks on command for the Heritage Foundation, because they pat him on the head and call him a Special Big Boy. As cowardly as he is, he also has no need to seek re-election, should he even survive that long. And if he doesn't, well... Vance is a true believer in the Foundation's goals.

I can't trust anything to be "too far" for them. I myself am trying to get out of the country, because if I don't, I'm pretty certain I will die. The moment he axes Medicare/Medicaid and I lose health care, that's it for me. I require infusions at the hospital to keep my body from breaking down any further, so when those stop, I will be bedridden while my nerves are on fire, mind shredded by agony weeks before my heart actually stops.

I don't blame you for feeling scared. Even *I* started brainstorming places to lie low in hopes things will blow over—but I also live with a "normal big white dude" they prolly won't be as eager to mess with. Blue states are at least *safer*, though... I've also always wanted to buy with my imaginary Bezos money a bit of suburb somewhere I could invite all my friends who otherwise had no safe place to live and everybody could be cool together, or at least a fund to help folks in trouble to relocate. Wishes are easy, though.

(I mean, I DO have a fund, but not nearly as big as I'd like to help ALL the folks in trouble relocate. One or two is no biggie. LMK)

Thanks, Min, I appreciate that. I hope I'm just overreacting to all this. Feels like I'm not though...

I just found this, which might be a helpful read: https://wagingnonviolence.org/2024/.....if-trump-wins/
(the article has been edited to reflect his win but the link is the same)

I'm not sure what I can do. My life is pretty rooted in a place that might become problematic. I'm feeling better than a week ago but I'm still uncertain. I don't think that'll go away.

It's a very strange, horrible feeling.

At least the first time I thought it was the novelty that appealed to people. But I really think that any candidate for president should have either held public office before or had military service. As far as not prosecuting sitting presidents, if someone follows the law they wouldn't have anything to prosecute. Having felony convictions should be an automatic disqualification.

But that's all neither here nor there at least for the moment.

As for me.... For now I wait and watch and vote blue.