The Trump administration is proposing sweeping changes to the rules governing the 2030 US Census, including a requirement that could make questions about biological sex mandatory for respondents, a change critics say could effectively force transgender people to disclose their trans status to the federal government.
The census is optional. I think the language of the census is transphobic and induces tran erasure. But I think the survalience state that has already identified your identity is a lot more concerning. It’s more of vice signaling than anything else. The idea that you’re filling out a form is how you’re being targeted. What? Don’t fucking fill it out. We’re in a fascist state. Did you need this article to realize that?
What? It’s not optional. It’s one of the most widely-used examples of compulsory civic actions