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Hi, I'm a 18 year old trans man in the USA, I live in a blue state but in a red county and I'm currently in my second semester of college for early childhood education. Becoming a teacher has been my goal for a couple years but I'm starting to wonder if it'll be worth it to get a degree in teaching in the first place because of anti-trans hate and stigmas around trans people in schools.

I was fairly confident in my career path at first but after the president got elected in November there has been a lot more anti trans hate surfacing and the government has been taking away anti-discrimination laws that protected trans people. So if I get my degree schools might not be willing to hire me because they don't want to face backlash from parents or the govt for having a trans person interact with kids.

I have a couple different options I've been thinking about-

-go back in the closet - its defiantly not ideal but it would be safer for me. I would still be out to friends and family but at work I would be in the closet.

-become non binary? - I know this probably wouldn't make too much a difference but I feel it might help a bit bc they would probably see me as more feminine but I would still be able to see myself as masculine.

-become a high school teacher- not ideal but I feel like high school teachers have more leeway with they're lifestyle choices because they're working with teenagers and not young children. Especially if I major in math because there's a shortage of math teachers so they might be more inclined to hire me. The only issue is I don't like math or working with teenagers :( I'd be willing to try for this though.

-live loud and proud - what I want to do but it will probably be a lot harder for me. I will probably have a much harder time and may not be able to get a job in education as a result.

-switch career paths- I have no idea what I want to do other than education. If you have any suggestions that would be more friendly to trans people please let me know, I honestly have no idea what else I would want to do other than education but its good to know all my options.

Thank you for reading this and thank you for any advice you might offer me, but please keep your advice realistic. I know that I would love to live out as a trans elementary school teacher but that's not the easiest thing right now, so please let me know what you think might be the best option for me to have a secure future.

Everything happening right now is very stressful but I wish all of you the best and I hope everyone stays safe

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So what was your first manga and how did you wind up on this site ?