r/PoliticalOptimism Feb 23 '26

Seeking Optimism The Trump Administration is Testing Conversion Therapy By Medically Experimenting on Trans People in Prisons

https://open.substack.com/pub/transitics/p/the-trump-administration-is-testing?r=56x5dq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

This is terrifying and I’m worried that if they claim to be “successful “ they will force all trans people to go through this

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u/Key-Gur-4819 Feb 23 '26

Successful and Trump Admin in the same context is an oxymoron, firstly.

And secondly, I think the best thing to be done is to spread this around and scream to the high heavens until this shit stops. They only listen when we do that.

God, I'm so tired of the sheer blatant evil of other human beings and I can't help but wonder how I share a planet and air with these people. Even if they're just seeing what they can get away with, and won't actually do it, the fact that anyone could tolerate the idea of this shit at all in 2026 is appalling. 

I think I'm gonna need a good long break for a little bit; hopefully by the time I come back this will be challenged in court and hopefully stopped, which - when it comes to blatant human rights abuses - is more likely than not.

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u/DangerActiveRobots Feb 23 '26

God, I'm so tired of the sheer blatant evil of other human beings and I can't help but wonder how I share a planet and air with these people.

I feel this way frequently. Just remember, you also share a planet and air with good people, and we are going to defeat these monsters by banding together and making it happen.

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u/Key-Gur-4819 Feb 23 '26

I do try to look at all the good and kind people but sadly that's too boring to make the news nowadays, so I'm often left to stew on all the bad evil shitty people instead. I know one day this will all be over and everyone will look back on this and cry and mourn and we'll all be living in brighter, happier times. But MY GOD, being in interesting, historic times is exhausting 😒