Lori Mae (she/her)

Wandering Vancouverite settled near London. Linguist. Software Engineer. Dance/music enthusiast. Prommer. A woman. Scorned.

[Hunter Biden @HunterBiden]

I am officially nominating Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) for the Nobel Peace Prize.

No President in History has ended the same war so many times.

Our Dear Leader has ended the war with Iran at least 38 times by CNN’s count.

No President has ever done this before.

And he is nowhere near finished ending it.

It’s a record worthy of the Nobel committee’s recognition. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

[India Willoughby @IndiaWilloughby]

REALiTY CHECk: We all seem to be forgetting the Puberty Blocker “trial” is yet another charade - written to support a ban. Ala Cass.

NHS Gender Services are run by gender critical’s, put in place by Badenoch and Streeting. It’s a rigged system.

Whether the ‘trial’ goes ahead or not, the UK will NOT lift its Trump style ban on PBs. Despite them be 100% safe. @TransLucent_Org

[Stephanie Hayden @flyinglawyer73]

Makerfield demonstrates that @Nigel_Farage is not going to be prime minister. He is not even going to be leader of the opposition. You were all told this.

[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.

[Steph Richards: (She/her) - Say NO to hate. @PompeySteph]

'Of course, I want trans people to play sports', says Mary-Ann yesterday at the WESC, but trans men cant compete with "biological" women because they will likely have a testosterone advantage & that is "unfair".

But what about trans women with huge testosterone disadvantage?

Ah, they can compete in the "Open" catergory says Mary-Ann where the men compete.

Nothing said about the obvious testosterone disadvantage trans women face in competing against men, nor the fact they would "out" themselves in doing so.

The 'common-sense' answer, is to introduce some new events based on 'ability' not 'sex.' Not possible in all sports, but certainly some.

Mary-Ann constanly refered to "common-sense".

That however is in very short supply.

Common-sense tells us yesterday was a "car-crash"....the code is unworkable, uneconomic, unjust, and unsafe.

That's not the fault of Mary-Ann.

It's the fault of the Supreme Court, who (as shown in numerous cases in recent years) no longer reads the Human Rights Act.

Connor Gearty must be turning in his grave.

[stellacreasy @stellacreasy]

This video is an attempt to explain the parliamentary processes being used to give the EHRC guidance legal status and why I think they are a problem in themselves. Am sure it’s not perfect but I hope it’s helpful in trying to navigate the acronyms and actions being taken.

[Lori Mae (she/her) @meta4ical]

@Nigel_Farage You disgusting racist VULTURES - using people's disasters to push your foul racist hate campaigns!

You sit there waiting for tragedies to use as phoney excuses to spread your foul bigotry!

You should be ashamed of yourselves! Future generations WILL be ashamed of YOU!

[Lori Mae (she/her) @meta4ical]

@RobKenyonReform You disgusting racist VULTURES - using people's disasters to push your foul racist hate campaigns!

You sit there waiting for tragedies to use as phoney excuses to spread your foul bigotry!

You should be ashamed of yourselves! Future generations WILL be ashamed of YOU!

[Lori Mae (she/her) @meta4ical]

@RobKenyonReform Feck off you disgusting racist VULTURES - using people's disasters to push your foul racist hate campaigns!

You sit there waiting for tragedies to use as phoney excuses to spread your foul bigotry!

You should be ashamed of yourselves! Future generations WILL be ashamed of you!

[The SNP @theSNP]

Happy Pride Month!

This month and every month, we stand with LGBTQ+ people across Scotland, celebrating pride, equality and the right to live openly and safely.

[Miffy @miffythegamer]

I haven’t been on a Pride march for years. But thanks to the rightwing press, JK Rowling & her vile vendetta, and the abandonment of the LGBT+ community from our government, it’s more important now to turn up & speak out at the erosion of our rights.

This year I’ll be marching.

[India Willoughby @IndiaWilloughby]

Heartened to see so many MPs - and orgs such as the Fire Brigade Union and Unison - speak up about the grotesque ‘trans apartheid’ being ushered in by Labour and the corrupt EHRC.

Hopefully the rebellion is big enough to defeat it - forcing the Gov to overturn the UKSC ruling.

[LGBwiththeT @LGBwiththeT]

Remember:

Trans men ARE MEN!

No debate.

[Owen Jones @owenjonesjourno]

Our firefighters stand with trans people

[Fire Brigades Union @fbunational]

The Fire Brigades Union has made a statement on the proposed EHRC Code of Practice on Services.

Our message is clear. Equality matters, solidarity is essential, and we will continue to fight for both.

[Peter Tatchell @PeterTatchell]

Durham Pride has defied Reform UK’s funding axe with help from the unions

Decades of solidarity between LGBT+ people & trade unions has saved Pride

The Reform UK-controlled council said Pride wasn't getting ‘a single penny’ of council money. SHAME!

https://t.co/XG6cyx2oVl

[Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @MayorofLondon]

This Pride Month, London stands with our LGBTQI+ communities here and around the world.

I look forward to seeing hundreds of thousands of Londoners and visitors taking to our streets in celebration and solidarity for Pride in London on Saturday, 4 July.

[Kăskă (she/her)🏳️‍⚧️ @KaskaJessica]

I know I'll never get an answer to this question, but every time MPs talk about dignity for trans people, I ask what they mean by that.
They're saying trans people can't use the spaces they've always used & telling them to out themselves & put themselves at risk.
WHAT DIGNITY?

[Democratic Socialists @DemSocs]

Labour will drape themselves in rainbow flags all Pride month. But make no mistake, Starmer and the rest are leading a massive attack on our trans neighbours and friends, opening the door for further attacks on other communities.

[Les Misérables @lesmisofficial]

A heart full of LOVE.
Happy #PrideMonth from the barricade. 🏳️‍🌈
#LesMiz