As a Chinese American, I kinda have this self-imposed rule to never enter the boundaries of a red state, and even within Blue/Purple states, to avoid ending up in some rural town. Bascially, half of my country is inaccessible to me due to my perceived fear of potentially being a victim of racism.
Am I being paranoid?
I am white, but I’m amab and have some gender fuckery going on; i always boymode unless I’m specifically going to a place that is safe. I probably wouldn’t be bothered any given day if I went out in a dress, but I’d absolutely face some bullshit at least once a week.
Edit: forgot to mention i live in one of those Republican shitholes