Edit: I swallowed my pride and posted. Thanks for all the encouragement!

I am emigrating from the U.S. to the UK, where I have citizenship, because my daughter is queer and I don’t think she is safe under Trump. She won’t be totally safe in the UK either, I understand that, but it’s as safe as I can get her right now.

I want to get her out before inauguration day. My wife can leave later because she will need to both get our affairs back in the U.S. in order, but also find a job that will get her a work visa (this won’t be that hard, she has a ton of managerial experience and two masters degrees).

My issue is that I really want to have a job lined up before I get there. We’ll have some padding for a month or so, especially after I sell my car, and friends and relatives offering to help, but I would feel far more comfortable if I had a job lined up before I left.

So this brings me to Reddit and this subreddit in particular: https://www.reddit.com/r/UKJobs/

I haven’t posted on Reddit since I quit not long after the blackout. I hate it so much that this is my current profile:

So do I swallow my pride and go back? I’m going to hate myself but I am so worried and I need to keep her safe. I’m kind of at a crossroads here.

Maybe the ‘go back and do it’ is the obvious answer, but I need either reassurance or warnings from my fellow Lemmings before I do it because I’m really frozen at this point. I feel so silly asking this of all of you, but I don’t know who else to talk to about this because really, only people here in any large group will understand what I’m dealing with emotionally and psychologically.

Also, if you know anyone in the UK who needs a video editor, audio editor, sound designer, videographer, photographer and someone who has a lot of other entertainment experience with a prestigious list of clients, please don’t hesitate to let me know your email address in a PM and I’ll send you my CV.

Thanks.

  • thesohoriots@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 days ago

    News of your coming emigration is wonderful! I genuinely hope all goes smoothly and that you and your family do find that it’s a safer environment. Wishing you all the best and a brighter future. You’ll hear of us, I’m sure lol

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOP
      2·
      4 days ago

      Thanks very much. Really the only hurdle right now is my mother giving me shit constantly since she’s the only one (other than a truly insane friend of mine) who thinks we shouldn’t be doing this. She also seems to think this is an impetuous decision done out of panic rather than a strategic one we’ve been looking into since before the election.

  • paddirn@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    6 days ago

    The usage is important, finding a job in a foreign country is much more important than maintaining a protest that most people have probably forgotten about anyways.

  • PennyRoyal@sh.itjust.works
    3·
    7 days ago

    Use it, and ditch it again when you’re done. I can tell you that the UK is, in general, a pretty safe place to be queer, especially in comparison to what’s going on over there. Like any country there are places which are more and less progressive in their opinions, but for the most part you can live your life without being in danger.