The US seems to turn red. While I am living in Europe I am already wondering where I should go. Is there somewhere in this world where being LGBTQ is not a constant battle and where it will likely stay that way? Because typically the insanity coming from the US swaps over to EU and many states here are already on their way to fascism on their own.
As a trans femme Victorian (Australian state), I would agree with this. Preferential voting helps stop the worst of fascism’s rise in Aus. The majority of people in the big cities couldn’t give a fuck if you’re trans. There are areas that are still not very safe, but they are known constants that can be avoided, and are ticking slowly towards acceptance. Progress isn’t always linear, but there’s not a snowflakes chance in hell that we backslide as far as the US has. It was even a right-wing government that passed same-sex marriage laws here.
However, I will note strongly that we still have a lot of issues with racism in this country.