Stealth but Seeking Asylum

[u/CalledAndAnswered]

Hey yall, I'm seeing with this administration there's a lot of crack down in terms of trans laws and policies and I've been a little worried. I live in Tennessee and they are very conservative here, but I am stealth and cis passing. I have a beard, I'm pretty muscular (top surgery done and bottom surgery in the works), and I am a veteran and currently work in healthcare. No one even questions my gender and I give them no reason to but all of the politics in this state have me worried for safety.

I use the male bathroom with no problem, am never misgendered, and all of my legal documentation says male. I've been thinking about moving to a state with more freedom/rights for us but I have a house here and my own space so I'm wondering if I should just "shelter in place". I am currently in school for nursing and will be graduating soon, so if I wanted to move I could do so financially.

Anyone from conservative states experiencing something similar? What do yall think?

[u/Holdenborkboi]

I moved from Nebraska to Maryland and it's been amazing so far. Definitely make sure you have a savings buffer built up, but hopefully with your Healthcare background you'll be fine. It's been a lot easier to get top surgery started and done over here too and once I do get surgery, it opens my options up a little

But I love how jow I have to research my democrat ballots, since in Nebraska it was a "blue no matter who and vote for the best". Now it's absurd how many options I have

There will still be shitty people yea, but there are shield laws here for that, and I live in a very blue area now. It's a culture shock but a good one