Senior Lecturer in history. Views my own. Historian of US politics and sexuality, especially Sumner Welles. Canadian. Non-binary (she/they) Fabulous.
To all the overwhelmed trans folx out there, read this. We're fighting for the day when this happens to Cass, Sullivan, and all the rest of them. And it will come.
Ashleeee 🌊🪭The 2024 Acta Paediatrica article by Anne Wæhre is now formally retracted. doi.org/10.1111/apa....
Bit of a tangent, but a common historical fallacy about the Confederacy is that it was hidebound and backward looking because it was a slave society. As Kevin Waite's excellent book 'West of Slavery' showed, regressive regimes dream big and bold about the future. Nightmarishly so.
Joel S.This is from the editor of the "Economist," and with all due respect, I do not think this is a surprising conflict at all. It's just typical fascist reactionary modernism, going back to Marinetti and the Italian Futurists.
Just in case you thought Amnesty's capitulation today was a regrettably unavoidable consequence of a hasty prior error on their part ...
Andrea JamesI've spent weeks profiling orgs listed in Amnesty UK's reports. Methodology, definitions, & inclusion criteria should have been explicitly stated. They could've republished a revised version with that included. Instead, they capitulated to anti-rights bigots. www.transgendermap.com/issues/group...
If Amnesty UK is on your donations list, remove them. If you are considering making a charitable donation, or organizing a fundraiser, loudly announce Amnesty won't get a penny of it so long as they capitulate to transphobia.
Lee HurleyAmnesty have issued an apology to JK Rowling and the rest. Adjust your expectations, and donations, accordingly www.amnesty.org.uk/latest/an-ap...
"The line must be held on all further erosions of trans rights. No concessions on sports. No concessions on bathrooms. No concessions on gender-affirming care for minors. Such erosions ... destroy political capital by causing trans people to be seen in various settings as less than equal" 💯💯💯
Liberal Currents“There has been persecution in the form of increased social scrutiny, harassment and violence. And there has been persecution in the undercutting of access to vital, lifesaving gender-affirming medication despite the overwhelming medical consensus for it.” www.liberalcurrents.com/the-american...
Not gonna contradict this as I think it's a worthy hypothesis to investigate for historians, but I'll add some other historically parallels I think are apt: - White slavery panic c.1890-1910 - Prohibition, specifically the Anti-Saloon League era c.1910-1930 - Lavender Scare, obviously c.1946-1960
Casey ExplosionThis is correct in so many ways I do not have the energy to elaborate upon right now, because the satanic panic was far more sinister than you probably know
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Jess O'Thomson🚨 BREAKING We've filed a complaint to the Charity Commission about Sex Matters, detailing 46 incidents which we think, together, amount to misconduct and mismanagement. But we also need wider action against charities spreading hate - help us tell the government & Commission they must step up 👇
There's much to commend in these writings, but the complete lack of any mention of trans people - the target of one of the most virulent and salient forms of misinformation in the UK - suggests this analysis lacks crucial insight.
Chaminda JayanettiMisinformation is rife on social media and plays a key role in fuelling racist abuse, violence and even riots But the way we regulate it is - bluntly - rubbish In the second part of my look at social media regulation, I focus on our flawed approach to misinformation and how we might improve it:
Honestly, this is disappointing. The Greens will need a candidate with either spectacular rizz and media presence or unimpeachable ground-level credibility to pull even with Labour - which is the bare minimum prerequisite to being competitive in the second-round runoff.
Stats for Lefties 🍉🏳️⚧️🗳️POLL | London Mayoral voting intention: 🔴 Lab: 33% ( -15 ) 🔵 Con: 18% ( -11 ) ➡️ Ref: 18% ( +15 ) 🟢 Grn: 17% ( +11 ) 🟠 Lib: 9% ( +3 ) Estimated result after 2nd preferences: 🔴 Lab: 62% 🔵 Con: 38% Poll: Savanta, 30 June - 8 July --- ( +/- vs 2024 Mayoral election ) x.com/LeftieStats/...
With so much eulogizing of Sam Neill (deservedly) focused on his landmark role in Jurassic Park, I'd like to draw attention to one of his lesser known gems: The Dish. A touching, charming, slightly silly, surprisingly epic story set in my namesake town. Check it out! www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dish
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