a “gay”, not a “they”

Medical transition is not a substitute for mental health care. Let’s bring civil discussions back to the topic of gender. The emperor has no clothes.

[a “gay”, not a “they” @angrybichick]

I have to say this:

Thoughts are not violence.

Just thinking something will not harm another person.

Your mind is the most powerful thing you have that no one can ever take away from you. Do not let anyone try to force you to change what you think.

Pass this message on.

[Prof. Gary Francione @garylfrancione]

The number of students from around the world who have expressed their anxiety to me about speaking up in the classroom, or in their theses and dissertations, about gender ideology for fear of retaliation is incredibly distressing. The harm that has been caused to the academy is inestimable.

[Alleigh Marré @alleighmarre]

WPATH quietly admits the need for detransition protocols as it has spent years advocating for life-altering child sex change interventions.

WPATH misled families on the harms and irreversible effects associated with these procedures, all in the name of ideology.

[Joseph Jones @JoeGayHistorian]

I'm happy to leave the "trans community" alone. If you're an adult and you understand that however you dress or whatever you do to your body, you are not changing your sex, do whatever you want. But you also have to respect the rights and safety of women, children, and homosexuals, and the rights of all people on Earth to state the truth.

[Mr. Emily Dawn - Transsexual @MrEmilyGDawn]

The Rise of the Ethical Transsexual

Ten Initial Precepts:

1) Transsexualism is defined in the DSM-IIIR. This is the only valid description of dysphoria. All later entries include identity, which is a false concept. The Benjamin Scale is also useful in determining intensity and motivation.

2) Transsexualism is a mental disorder. Most succinctly described as an inescapable feeling that one should have been born the opposite sex. This is an obvious irrational thought, and experienced differently by individuals.

3) No human can change sex. We can take on the secondary sex characteristics, and in some cases, obliterate our primary sex characteristics, but it is always a cosmetic change, nothing more.

4) Becoming a transsexual is an attempt to return to a normal life, and despite being a very niche group, we seek to be complete humans participating in and helping our communities. We only engage in transition after years of therapy attempting to find other coping mechanisms.

5) A transsexual rejects displays of fetish in public. Sexual activities should remain behind the closed doors with consenting adults.

6) Family and friends are sacred to the transsexual. While sometimes transition and the disorder leading up to it makes us self interested, we fulfill our duties as family members. But we do not accept abuse from the same.

7) The transsexual does not engage in sex deception. While they do not have to hold a sign saying their natal sex, they must be honest in dating, competition, and in use of single sex spaces.

8) A transsexual may speak about their experiences, but they never recruit anyone (and especially not minors) to transition. Dysphoria is a horrible experience, and transition is not ‘euphoric’. It is simply restorative.

9) Transsexuals take no shit. Toughened by years of a mind hijacked by self doubt and recrimination, we are resilient. We show grace when possible, but do not accept abuse from anyone.

10) Transsexuals stand for the vulnerable. This means safeguarding of women and their spaces. The protection of children from transition and grooming. Fighting against the rampant use of affirmation in therapy.

This is just the start, more to come.

❤️,
Emily

- -
I feel like I’m singing the song that never ends, sometimes.

Lighting the way is important. I’m encouraged by the changes I see as more and more transsexuals reject the ideology and embrace reality.

It is up to us to show that we are safe in the men’s bathroom, and can live without taking from women, while protecting children.

[Normal Gay Psychiatrist @NormalGayPsych]

I’m gay.
I don’t hate Muslims. I don’t want anyone’s rights taken away.
But I’m done pretending.
When surveys show large majorities in many Muslim-majority countries still support the death penalty for homosexuality… that’s not “phobia.” That’s reality.
When progressive activists will cancel a gay person for noticing that, but stay silent about actual theocracies that throw us off roofs… that’s not “allyship.” That’s cowardice.
Woke ideology tells me my sexuality is a political identity first and a personal reality second.
It tells me I must celebrate every culture except the one that produced the liberal societies where I can actually live openly.
I’m not “far-right” for wanting the same freedom in London or Toronto that I already have.
I’m not a bigot for refusing to import the attitudes that would put me in a noose.
Normal gay people exist.
We just want to live our lives without the sermons — from either the mosque or the campus.
Enough.

[James Esses @JamesEsses]

Dear @MayorofLondon,

This is that “trans love” you’ve been talking about?

[Genspect @genspect]

“Put simply, transgender kids’ brains resemble their gender identity and not their biological sex.”

This is not true and it is concerning that this is being taught in colleges. There is no evidence that an inner “gender identity” even exists, nevermind that there are studies proving some children have a “gender identity” that doesn’t match their sex.

For anyone interested in reading more about why these frequently-cited brain studies do not actually show what activists claim they show, we recommend following @NeuroSGS, who does a great job debunking these claims.

[Genspect @genspect]

🇺🇸"A study recently published in Research Connections drew attention for finding very high rates (relatively speaking) of puberty-blocker and cross-sex hormone uptake among adolescents in Oregon.

Not coincidentally, Oregon is the only state in the country to have formally adopted the World Professional Association for Transgender Health’s recommendations as the basis for its Medicaid benefits. And it did so despite its own health regulatory body acknowledging the absence of supportive evidence."
⬇️

[Buck Angel Transsexual @BuckAngel]

Trans woman lies that ALL TRANS PEOPLE REQUIRE THERAPY TO GET HORMONES! I call bullsh*t and show you that it is a lie! Planned Parenthood is famous for giving out hormones in one “ session” with an intake person not even a therapist or a nurse. GENDER AFFIRMING CARE MY ASS😩

[Genspect @genspect]

“Going no contact” is increasingly being framed as empowerment rather than a last resort. While some situations genuinely require distance for safety, social media and some current therapeutic trends often encourage people to sever family ties instead of working through conflict.

We see this all too often with trans-identified young people. Some therapists, peer groups, and online influencers encourage teens to cut off parents who don’t affirm a trans identity or who express concerns about medicalization, replacing family with a new “glitter family.”

Many detransitioners have told us they later had to rebuild relationships with their parents. The time lost can be heartbreaking for everyone involved.

Families are worth fighting for. When relationships can be repaired safely, reconciliation should be encouraged.

[Nora @NoraTheBora]

A woman wanting a domestic abuse refuge without males present is not hateful.

A woman expecting a rape crisis centre without males present is not a bigot.

A woman wanting intimate care from a female, not a male, is not a Nazi.

A woman wanting female-only changing rooms without males present is not intolerant.

A woman wanting female sport to be for females, not males, is not extremist.

A woman believing that sex matters is not dangerous.

Stop demonising ordinary women for asking for boundaries that have existed for generations.

[Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter]

Yet Another False Claim By Caraballo

The new Dutch advisory on pediatric gender medicine is not a systematic review. Neither is the Utah report, though its authors have falsely claimed otherwise. The Dutch committee synthesized existing systematic reviews on physical outcomes, adding 35 newer studies. But it limited its assessment of mental health outcomes to Dutch studies only, on the theory that such outcomes depend on a country’s care model and political climate. That left it with seven studies. In her write-up, Erin Reed has exaggerated the confidence the committee expressed in its own conclusions. On regret in particular, the committee said it could not establish the number of cases, citing short follow-up, substantial dropout, and its own observation that some people who stop or come to regret treatment never report it to their providers and so never appear in the literature at all.

[LGB Alliance @AllianceLGB]

We surveyed lesbian, gay and bisexual people. 94% felt uncomfortable being categorised under the LGBTQ+ umbrella. 87% felt uncomfortable being categorised as 'queer'. Here's what they said - and what we're doing about it.

"As a lesbian I feel marginalised and like I don't belong in a community that used to be very important to me. I feel ostracised and isolated." "It feels like they jumped on our coattails but somehow managed to grab the steering wheel." These are verbatim responses from LGB people in our survey.

LGB stands for lesbian, gay and bisexual - people who are same-sex attracted. TQ+ covers gender identity, which is a distinct thing. Organisations that attempt to serve both often end up serving neither well - and in practice, tend to prioritise TQ+ constituents at the expense of LGB people.

In 2021, the government abandoned the aggregate term BAME following the Inclusive Britain report, which found it failed to reflect the differing needs of those it covered. LGB Alliance is calling for the same approach to LGBTQ+.

Don't Call Me Queer is LGB Alliance's campaign for same-sex attracted people to have specific representation that actually serves their needs. Read our report and take action: https://t.co/G4wWzyaUTI

[J.K. Rowling @jk_rowling]

Trans-identified men in Edinburgh are fortunate enough to be welcome at the Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre, which was headed for a while by a trans-identified man who believed, and said publicly, that women who wanted a female-only service were bigots. That same rape centre admitted a male as a client because he called himself non-binary. The man was subsequently convicted for rape.

Beira’s Place was set up by me to provide women in Edinburgh and the Lothians with the female-only service they were being denied. Internal emails between ERRC staff were revealed during an unrelated court case, which showed them to be angry and dismayed that there was now an alternative service for women. One might have thought, reading those emails, that ERRC staff’s priority was the ideological conversion of rape survivors rather than the provision of a service that traumatised women required to feel safe after rape.

Beira’s Place has been exceptionally busy since it opened. We’ve taken on more staff and are currently looking for larger premises. We’ve helped women who’ve admitted that they didn’t want to use the alternative rape centre because of its very loud and public ‘trans women are women’ stance. We are also open to any and all trans-identified women who need support after rape.

In short, you’ll be relieved to hear that the trans-identified men for whom you feel such empathy and compassion aren’t losing out. It was biological women who were being shamed for their entirely legitimate desire for a male-free space. Apparently you’d have preferred that situation to continue, but I think you’ll find that most people, whether male or female, will see that as evidence of your cruelty, not mine.

[Chantelle Alicia @ChantelleA33696]

"No one is saying trans women are biological females!"
Exhibit A 👇

[Jill Foster @JournalistJill]

‘Can’t believe they’re going after Amnesty’ say the people who went after a rape crisis centre for women.

[MrMenno 🇳🇱🏳️‍🌈🎶 @MrMennoTweets]

Ah yes, gays defending homosexuality are the 'traitors' and those going around saying "Dykes love girldick" / "Gay men should eat 🐈‍⬛" are the good guys 🥴

Homophobic fools

[Progressive Misogyny @JustMisogyny]

Not sure if "Trans Rights" crushing all other rights was the intended message.

[Steve Stewart-Williams @SteveStuWill]

“Around a third of liberal students think professors should be reported for saying that biological sex is a scientific fact, and that there are two sexes.”

https://t.co/mTTaEkcpI4