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Getting involved (as a trans woman) (hexbear.net)
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I really really want to get involved with the movement. I feel like I'm going through an immense political awakening at an extremely auspicious time, given the clear collapse of the empire going on right now.

Two issues, though.

A: I have no idea what I'm doing or where to go. The American left (and the left in general) is obviously fragmented and impotent, which certainly doesn't help. There's a local branch of DSA that I've seen flyers for, but I don't think I want to bother with a "big tent" organization like that. PSL is the only party I've seen mostly good things about here, but they only have a general branch for my state. If there are any smaller orgs, I have no idea how I'd find them.

B: As potential for revolution increases, so too does potential for arrest, and as a trans woman, that's a pretty horrifying prospect. I don't want to just sit around and do nothing, but at the same time... yeah.

I would really appreciate any tips, if any of this makes sense.

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[–] hyperpoopsucks@hexbear.net 13 points 2 days ago

Not USian so ymmv

I found that thankfully within groups, stuff has gotten a bit better. I genuinely felt alienated and miserable within each and every group, big tent or not, I was in before 2020 in the sense that cis women could be very cruel to trans women and if I hit verbally back, I was the aggressor and had cis dudes blow up at me. Now it had been at least not as bad. Just some people stumbling to use my pronouns.

I think an important point is to try and see if there is the possibility of becoming a fellow traveller before comitting more. A) you dont want a party that gives out full membership right away B) the group might suck

wrt B: Shit is scary but a revolutionary situation usually means things are already bad enough that there is not a lot to lose anymore for you. Doesnt really help, but it gives you some perspective. Paranoia shouldnt prevent you from joining eventually. Imo a good heuristic is that a badly run and a federally run group are functionally equivalent.