Today in transphobia (Part 1)

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Was the Mermaids (nonprofit that supports trans youth) email breach just another transphobic media attack?

https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/was-the-mermaids-email-breach-just-another-transphobic-media-attack/#gs.jlsejq

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Ah, The Times. No longer known as the paper of choice for Uncle Bulgaria, but as the place of outdated attitudes.

https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/times-editor-defends-trans-coverage/

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Shouldn’t their masthead include a qualifier?

Perhaps the Medieval Times?

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“Yesterday’s Opinions, Today’s News.”

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All the news that fits…our preconceptions.

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Meanwhile

So why are there 2 diametrically opposing guideline from “official” groups of pediatricians? Because the American College of Pediatricians is not what it sounds like. It is a right wing, antivaxx, anti LGBT, anti abortion astroturf group that exists solely to allow bigots to cite “official medical guidelines from a nationally recognized group of pediatricians,” which is absolute bullshit. Be aware because they try very hard to make themselves look official.

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Good to know.

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Thread:

Content warning: violence, attempted murder

https://twitter.com/samdylanfinch/status/1141521855318118400

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That is a horrible story - but their friends look awesome :smiley:

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Good thing she knows her audience will never actually fact check her. And, as noted upthread, she can (and may have, I can’t really tell) cited the American College of Pediatricians policy statement that “allowing” transgender people to exist constitutes child abuse. Assholes gotta, well, you know.

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She’s a piece of work. It’s been a cottage industry for her for little me 20 years.

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It might be worse if you seeking care for your trans child. There is one practice in our area that will “deal with” trans kids. I have a couple of patients who were unceremoniously fired from other practices because “we don’t do that here.” Apparently the Hippocratic Oath only applies to the cis-gendered. :rage:

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Total wingnuts.

https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/american-college-pediatricians

A deductible charity. Your tax dollars at work.

https://umbraxenu.no-ip.biz/mediawiki/index.php/Category:American_College_of_Pediatricians

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TV scientist Alice Roberts abandons Twitter after ‘hate’ from anti-trans feminists

https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/06/24/scientist-alice-roberts-twitter-hate-anti-trans-feminists/

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Yup, women can be transphobic asshats too. Wish it were not so. It is. Sigh.

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Which is a shame, because I’ve always appreciated her Twitter presence. Who else responds with System of a Down lyrics?

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Well, that’s just great. Only “following a transphobe on Twitter” so far, but…

https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/06/25/jk-rowling-under-fire-following-transphobe-twitter/

Or, if you prefer an article with a little more added Hate Speech, click THIS one.

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pose-pray-greaaat

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