*high five*

I almost spit out my soda at "hot topic" i am slayed

Oooh I had to look up Catalunya and wow, I see why! I hear good things about Malta too. I have been trying to learn Spanish like crazy because I fell hard for Colombia, but my dogs can't fly at all (breed restrictions) so I may go to Mexico for a bit.

Don't even get me started - my worst rants are over this kind of stuff and it is SO pretentious and dumb!

That really limits options - especially when looking for English speaking countries. Ugh.

I really appreciate your addressing this whole privilege issue with sensitivity.

Nice!

This looks reassuring (for now!) This has been so stressful!

*shudder*

I'm not so sure. Anyone who has changed gender has submitted paperwork. I can't imagine there aren't records. They can revoke first, send notice second (which is how it works.) Sure it can be tied up in courts but meanwhile no passport. Or to the shadow docket. Law is unclear so provides cover.

I wrote about the process and the piece was published. But I wrote it awhile ago, and I presumed normal functioning of the courts. So they could shadow docket it, for one thing. Or it gets tied up in courts for months, during which time no passport.

I know when I saw this it struck me on a visceral level that caught me off guard. In a good way! I could see this having real potential.