We got a little victory here
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That must be the reason, itâs not because sheâs transphobic at all. /s
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At a rally organised by anti-trans campaigner Kellie-Jay Keen â also known as Posie Parker â an unnamed woman took the microphone to speak for trans rights after several shocking transphobic speeches, including one that described trans women as âSarah who used to be Steveâ and claimed âambitious teenage boysâ believe âtransition can mean attainment of an important scholarshipâ.
The woman took the microphone after several other speakers, saying: âI just wanna say that I am a cis female and I recognise trans women in womenâs spaces as alright, and I donât think we need to protest that, I donât think we need the vitriolic hate.
âTrans women are women!â
She continued to chant âtrans women are womenâ while being booed by the crowd and chased by the protestâs organisers to try and get the microphone back.
The crowd chanted âtrans women are menâ as the woman was chased, with Keen eventually recovering the microphone and continuing to speak.
Also, maybe itâs just me, but from the sounds of the transphobic chants, it doesnât seem like many people attended the hate rally.
Despite 2021 being the worst year on record for anti-trans violence, a new study from the media research center Media Matters for America (MMFA) has found that TV news stations spent a collective total of 43 minutes covering anti-trans violence in 2021, a 20% downgrade from 2020. The study analyzed all news coverage from MSNBC, ABC, CBS, CNN and Fox News from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021 and looked at coverage of individual instances of violence as well as the overall epidemic of anti-trans violence. MSNBC accounted for the bulk of this coverage, with 29 minutes across 9 segments, while every other network spent five minutes or less on anti-trans violence.
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Today in transphobia, misogyny, ableismâŚ.
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The first trans person I ever met (at least that I was aware of) asked me if I would stand outside the bathroom he was using to make sure no one would come in. I said yes, of course. It was no big dealâwe were in an almost empty building, the four other people there were mutual friends, and it was unlikely anyone would come in. Still he felt a need to be cautious and I accepted that.
That was more than thirty years ago, before all these ridiculous âbathroom billsâ became a big deal. I canât imagine how much more terrifying just using a public bathroom must be for trans people, or for anyone whose gender even seems ambiguous in some assholeâs judgment, must be.
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So angry. So so angry. Our foster system is so fucked up, sex trafficking survivors are likely getting trafficked again at the places that are supposed to be sanctuaries, kids getting abused in juvenile detention, ridiculously high case loads for the staff who havenât left yet, and this is how they are spending their time and resources? Investigating the parents who are actively supporting and protecting their kids?!
And for what? Political power?
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Fascists gonna fashâ-but yeah, they donât give a fuck who hey harm as long as they stay in power and the Christian nationalists who support them love to see anyone whoâs not one of them hurt.
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Both abbott and paxton claim they are Christian. Iâm not and I donât believe in hell. But if hell is real, they are both on the RSVP list
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Who want to make a bet theyâll do a 180 by the end of the week because they remembered that people under 40 buys insurance too?
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Your assumption that people under 40 are all allies and those over 40 arenât is unhelpful.
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Just saying the younger folk are more likely to consider switching insurance companies because theyâre considered to be less brand royal than older generations (an commonly believed metric in the marketing and advertising biz).
What the fuck is it with so many comedians just being assholes?
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I see your Netflix and raise you an Warner Brothers/HBO
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Variety to Netflix: âStop talking out of both sides of your fucking mouth.â
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