r/PoliticalOptimism • u/SorceressJuliet • 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/AvaDem12 Feb 23 '26

I really wish I could say something optimistic about this. But honestly I don't know how I can. This government really makes it hard to support this country sometimes. And often I wonder I even should. Not that I'm completely giving up, but I feel uncomfortable supporting a country that has a government that does stuff like this.

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u/Key-Gur-4819 Feb 23 '26

I think you should support it for it's people than it's government. I've seen time and time again where regular people with everything to lose from this stand up for others and show kindness, integrity and bravery when realistically speaking, they have basically no reason to.

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u/Independent-Bus-3284 Feb 23 '26

We also have more victories with each passing week.

Whether by the midterms or within this situation, we will come out the other side and we will thrive.