Sunday, August 06, 2017

People are speaking, are you hearing?

Sometimes, what we need to do is listen. Transphobia has no place on the left. 




  1.   Aug 5
    The Kamala Harris stuff has been a pretty good litmus test for whether or not Dems actually care about trans rights. A lot of you failed.
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  2.   Aug 5
    In the same week you all took a principled stand to allow trans people to serve in the military you misgendered and ignored many trans women
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  3.   Aug 5
    It's very clear to us that when you said you cared about LGBT rights, that message wasn't directed to trans people.
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  4.   Aug 5
    Democrats had a chance to prove they could put their money where their mouth is and that they were ready to stand with trans people.
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  5.   Aug 5
    You had a shot and you blew it.
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  6.   Aug 5
    One prominent liberal, met warnings of transphobia with cruel mockery and derision.
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  7.   Aug 5
    Then there was 's transphobic rant directed at Chelsea Manning in the same week.
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You say you are an ally to LGBT people, but when it comes to stand up with us, you are as cruel and hateful and violent as the GOP
6:23 AM - 5 Aug 2017
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    1.   Aug 5
      Replying to 
      What Dems called a purity test, I called a trial-by-fire. In the week trans people particularly needed you to do better, you got worse.
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    2.   Aug 5
      We watched you double-down on your bigotry. We watched you throw our most vulnerable members under the bus because it was inconvenient
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    3.   Aug 5
      And those who think they're immune to this? I pay careful attention. I see you retweeting transphobes and TERFs.
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    4.   Aug 5
      Hey that last one is directed at you specifically.
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    5.   Aug 5
      Oh and ? Thank you for apologizing for the handmaidens comment, but I want you to know that one hurt. You failed us.
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    6.   Aug 5
      In a week when it felt like the entire world was turning against us, you really dropped the ball and let many members of your community down
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    7.   Aug 5
      To say that this week has been painful and hard to deal with would be a hilarious understatement. It felt like an entire year.
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    8.   Aug 5
      To quote an elf from an overrated fantasy movie, "Our list of allies grows thin" and it rings truer every day.
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    9.   Aug 5
      If we can't even count on you when when our rights are at their most visible and egregious assault, then what good are you?
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    10.   Aug 5
      LOL Candice quote-tweeted this, misgendered me, denying it ever happened, then blocked me. A+ allyship.
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    11.   Aug 5
      I've been able to laugh off some of this, I'm also coasting off the euphoria of a few recent successes, but I'm still hurting. I'm scared.
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    12.   Aug 5
      I feel very very much betrayed by those who would pretend to be my allies, and they won't even listen to me air that hurt.
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    13.   Aug 5
      If you claim to be an LGBT ally, here's my message to you: Do better. You failed. Learn from it. Listen. Make it right.
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