How can I actually get out of the US?
For obvious reasons, I desperately want to get out of the United States. Unfortunately, every country I look at doesn't seem interested in gaining a retail worker with no savings.
Am I just fucked? Is anywhere accepting us as refugees? Is there anywhere that's both relatively friendly to trans people AND relatively easy for an American to immigrate to?
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There are lots of places you can go, especially if you are flexible in how you do it. For example, it is fairly easy to get a student visa in most countries, and that will cover you for at least 4 years. Socially liberal countries like Finland, Iceland, and Germany have universities that are free to attend, even for foreigners, and a student visa will typically allow you to work to cover living expenses. Moreover, as the political climate in the U.S. deteriorates, and it is sliding quickly, I expect asylum avenues to open up. If you're already in country as a student and not causing problems, and you're in the first wave seeking asylum, odds are pretty good that you'd be accepted. Yes, there will be language and cultural issues to navigate, but most people in these countries speak english and they're part of the western world, so the cultural gulf will not be that big.
that doesn't seem like a useful path for a 36 year old with a measly two-year associates degree does it lol (that would be describing myself). any ideas that aren't through being a student?
Why exactly is furthering your education while escaping persecution not a useful path?
it's more of a personal statement on who i am at this stage in my life. i don't believe i would be capable for a multitude of reasons. others may find tremendous success.
Whatever your reasons, scratch your age of that list. You're still young enough that education could be extremely useful.
thanks! appreciate it.
If you don't believe you are capable of bettering your life then you will be stuck to the life you have.
that's quite the interpretation of one sentence of despair i wrote but okay.
You're 2 years away from a 4-year degree. My college is full of non-traditional students, and you might be able to go to a Finnish university (for instance) with that 2-year degree as a credential.
very interesting, appreciate the insight.
They're talking about going back to school, not what you've already done