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[Theresa Verity @theresaverity]

Gender affirming care for under-18's who need it is safe and effective. I know, because I received it a quarter of a century ago.

The same people who sold you Brexit and Trump want you to believe otherwise. Don't fall for it again.

[Sam (he/him) @mushycrouton]

JK Rowling is a coward

She claims to be defending women’s rights. She is not

Whining about LGBTQIA+ people (many of whom are women) on social media does not help women

She is a coward who has to hide behind women to use them as a way to justify her homophobia and transphobia

[WillowTheFoxΘΔ🏳️‍⚧️🐾Pawbz are cute!🐾 @Willowfoxxo]

If a trans people existing annoys you so much to the point where you'd harass them for living their life you need to go outside and touch grass

Trans derangement runs deep with these utter clowns tho shit's insane, trans people will always exist and have always existed!!👏👏

[⟡⟡Dile⟡⟡ @Mayadile]

So I'm very upset and very shaken up. We had to get rid of more of our belongings so we are at 2 suitcases left since we are carrying so much, it was hard to move from bus to bus. We had to get rid of our clothes, bathroom products, broom and clothes :) https://t.co/lwYPylb600

[Riley Centrella @MagestrixRiley]

Annihilator vs. Commando.

Goes about the way you'd expect it to.

I hope the spectators were able to get their money back. 🤣

#mw5mercs #mechwarrior5

[ShortestFuse @ShortFuseMk1]

@THELegendThokk @MagestrixRiley MegaMekLab lets you print/share normal game sheets, TRO-style text docs, and more! It also comes switch MekHQ which lets you play campaigns (Solo or multiplayer) and MegaMek which lets you just get straight into designing and playing scenarios

[Hiru 🔅 VGEN closed @Hiru3152]

yang by ruby's design [let her cook...] #rwby

[Daniel Lismore @daniellismore]

JK Rowling wants you to think she is being silenced. That she is the lone voice of reason. That by defending biological sex she is defending women.

I have read her essay. I have looked at the science. Here is what is actually true.

Her arguments are dishonest. Her concerns are manufactured. Her legacy is not empowerment. It is harm.

She says sex is real. Nobody disagrees with that. But she presents it as a simple binary when biology has never been a simple binary. Intersex people exist. Chromosomes vary. Hormones and anatomy do not always align in the way she describes. She paints the world in two colours because the full picture does not serve her argument.

She says trans people using bathrooms is a threat. The data says otherwise. When Massachusetts introduced trans inclusive public accommodation nothing changed. No increase in crime. No spike in assaults. The only thing that changed was that trans people could use a toilet without being in danger. The people getting assaulted in bathrooms are trans people, particularly when forced into the wrong ones. She does not mention that.

She mocks inclusive medical language as if public health should centre her comfort rather than reach everyone who needs care. That language exists so trans men and non-binary people are not excluded from menstrual health services. It does not erase women. It means more people get the care they need.

She cites rapid onset gender dysphoria as though it is a clinical diagnosis. It is not. The study that coined the term was based on parent reports from online forums, not clinical interviews with the young people being described. Every major medical body rejects it. She keeps repeating it because it sounds alarming. Because if you say social contagion often enough people stop asking for evidence.

She says youth healthcare is dangerous. Puberty blockers are reversible and have been studied for decades. The evidence shows they improve mental health outcomes in trans adolescents. Suicide rates are higher in young people who are refused care. If she had read the literature honestly she would know this. The question is whether she has read it and chosen to ignore it.

She says most people regret transition. They do not. Regret rates after gender affirming surgery are around one percent. Most people who detransition do so because of external pressure, family rejection, housing loss or job loss. Not because they were not trans. She knows what the research shows. It does not fit her narrative so she leaves it out.

She says trans women in prison endanger other women. Trans women placed in men’s prisons are significantly more likely to be raped or assaulted. The US Supreme Court addressed this decades ago. She says she is protecting women. She ignores the ones her logic puts in danger.

She says trans women in sport are categorically unfair. The science does not support a categorical position. Hormone therapy reduces muscle mass and strength. Effects vary by sport. That is why most sports bodies are developing nuanced sport-specific guidance rather than blanket bans. She does not want nuance. Nuance does not generate the response she is looking for.

She says she is asking questions. But questions have consequences. Every concern she raises has a downstream effect. It shows up in legislation. In bathroom bans. In protest signs outside hospitals. In children being denied healthcare. Her words are not neutral. They travel. They arrive somewhere and that somewhere has a body count.

The woman who built her legacy on a story about love defeating hatred is now building a new legacy on fear. She has aligned herself with organisations listed as hate groups. She has become a figure celebrated by people who do not care about women, do not care about children and do not care about anyone who is not useful to their immediate political goals.

She is not standing up for women.

She is standing on trans people to elevate herself.

[LEO!!! 🗯🚯 (READ PINNED) @GIZMOVIRUS]

PLEASE RT‼️📣🏳️‍⚧️

the legislation (defining "man" and "woman") amendmant bill has had its first reading by the nz government. if passed, women and men BY LAW will be recongised by their biological sex. this will jeopardize safety for trans, non binary, and intersex people. 🧵

[Political Punk @actingliketommy]

Is is weird how all the American christians have forgotten the bible passage about the eye of the needle and how it's nearly impossible for rich people to get into heaven, but they all remember the non-existent messages about homosexuality and trans people?

[Jenni @hashjenni]

THE PRESIDENT RAPED LITTLE GIRLS.
THE PRESIDENT RAPED ADULT WOMEN.
THE PRESIDENT IS A PEDOPHILE. THE PRESIDENT IS A CONVICTED FELON.
THE PRESIDENT IS GUILTY OF INTERNATIONAL WAR CRIMES.
EPSTEIN FILES, EPSTEIN FILES, EPSTEIN FILES.

[ShortestFuse @ShortFuseMk1]

@Rikalii There are plenty of people around who, unfortunately, would look at all of that and say 'That person deserves to be hated because they're trans', and then go on to say something ridiculous about the 'Intolerant Left' because of course someone's gender is a matter of *state*

[OneTopic @OneTopicAtATime]

Trans women are women.
Trans men are men.
Trans kids should be protected.

Trans rights are human rights.🏳️‍⚧️

[Lisa Give Peace a Chance Tucker-Clemens @TuckerClemens]

If only we were still in the EU!

[Negan @Roger_Negan]

This

[Transdivers_NOW @Transdivers_NOW]

Happy Pride Helldivers!
Remember, SuperEarth see's ALL as valid and equally expendable for the cause of Managed Democracy!

[WillowTheFoxΘΔ🏳️‍⚧️🐾Pawbz are cute!🐾 @Willowfoxxo]

Exactly this tho!