• rabber@lemmy.ca
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    We almost went far right too. Our conservatives aren’t nazis but if they won this one we would be following Germany’s footsteps

    Also Germany is likely more queer friendly than Canada lol

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      According to international orgs, Canada is more queer friendly in both public sentiment and legally. Just because violence isnt too common doesn’t mean there is no discrimination. As an androgynous presenting person 50% of the time, I have been verbally assaulted plenty of times both by far right and MLs in Germany.

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        Ever been to Canada? You’d be welcomed in Vancouver Calgary Toronto Montreal but go to a smaller place and you’d be in for a rough time

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          One anecdote: Trans people do exist in rural Canada. The woman who sold me tires outside Saskatoon was I’m-pretty-sure-maybe-definitely trans and gave every appearance of getting along fine with her coworkers.

          I can’t speak to her quality of life generally but anyway nobody has chased her off to Vancouver yet. I would imagine tire shops are probably on the worse end for harassment so if Saskatoon was hell on earth for trans people she probably wouldn’t pick a tire shop to work at.

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            Lol just because she gets along with her coworkers doesn’t mean she doesn’t deal with shit. I would bet money she does in SK.

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            I’m from rural Alberta too and I was bullied heavily just for having long hair. Honestly fuck rural Alberta.

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          Some in Germany. Though there are even larger cities that aren’t very queer friendly in Germany, especially in the east.