The US state department has ordered officials worldwide to deny visas to transgender athletes attempting to come to the US for sports competitions and to issue permanent visa bans against those who are deemed to misrepresent their birth sex on visa applications.
The 24 February state department cable obtained by the Guardian instructs visa officers to apply Immigration and Nationality Act section 212(a)(6)©(i) – the “permanent fraud bar” – against trans applicants. Unlike regular visa denials, this section triggers lifetime exclusion from the United States with limited waiver possibilities.
“In cases where applicants are suspected of misrepresenting their purpose of travel or sex, you should consider whether this misrepresentation is material such that it supports an ineligibility finding,” reads the directive from the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio.
What will happen if a transgender person shells out the money for Trumps “Gold Card”?
Depends on how much money and praise they give him.
This is a prime chance for another country to scoop up a shit ton of American talent. Start offering deals to scientists, teachers and athletes to come over to a safe and sane country.
with the systemic rise of anti-intellectualism, and defunding stem research, i think it will cause a reverse brain drain.
Basically do what the US did in the 50s?
Project
paperclipprogramming socksWernher Von Braun in programming socks is something I wasn’t anticipating to think about today.
But what about Hitler in a Playboy bunny suit?
I’m taking that gig as soon as I get an offer.
I already fled Texas to start hormone therapy, and I’ll flee Colorado for foreign shores in a heartbeat.
I feel like I’ve stagnated career/life wise enough that I’m not particularly desirable enough to get that kind of offer though. I don’t speak a second language and my skill set is at best higher tier tech support :/
Come to New Zealand. It’s nice here.
I do have a ring i could drop in a volcano… (/s)
Apply anyway, the worst they can say is no.
Fascist state oppressing minorities.
MAGA is evil.If I’m reading it correctly, the order denies visas to non-Americans seeking to come to the US. In which case, it’s honestly doing them a favor. From one trans person to another, it’s not safe here.
Reminder: not only was Rubio the first Trump 2.0/Musk 1.0 nominee to be confirmed, it was UNANIMOUS WITH NO ABSTENTIONS 🤬
He’s by far the most qualified candidate of his picks. Which shows just how awful the rest are.
You claiming even Bernie Sanders confirmed him?
Surely this will help the cost of food!
At this point I think we should stop being coy and just say things like, “More proof that it was about bigotry, not the economy.”
Any trans person trying to get to the states right now needs to strongly reconsider.
Detecting multiple leviathan class lifeforms in the region. Are you certain whatever you’re doing is worth it?
Any trans person trying to immigrate to the US right now should be rejected on psychological grounds. Not that being trans makes one mentally deficient. But being a trans person trying to come IN to the US right now really suggests some serious judgment or mental health issues.
I get it, it’s tasteless, but I get it.
yeah it’s def not
“Welcome aboard Captain, all systems online”
right now
“Emergency, hull failure imminent, abandon ship”?
I wonder how this could work in practice if someone has an updated passport. It’s almost like it’s a catch-22, if you put your birth sex on the visa application, it’s denied because it doesn’t match your passport, but if you put the sex from your passport, you are banned for fraud.
I’m sure that’s intended unfortunately
So. Can anyone name 10 female college athletes. Since they are so concerned for them.
I’m genuinely confused how college sports is so big in the US.
Who in their right mind besides parents and maybe friends gives a flying fuck about sports tournaments of amateur young adults?
I think most people like it because it’s similar to professional sports but with fewer primadonnas and marketing. I think they think it’s more “pure.”
Colleges spend obscene amounts of money on college sports, often to the detriment of actual education. And they fight like hell to prevent the athletes from seeing any of that money.
At least, that’s what I think goes on, I can’t stand sports fandom in general so that ain’t my world at all
You want us to name all 10?
Name any 10 female athletes in College athletics. If you are so concerned with Trans athletes. Thats what I mean. Not saying you don’t respect trans athletes.
Eggs
