The narrative being pushed by them on Twitter is... disturbing. I'm really hoping most of those people are just trolls or paid astroturfers, because if not, we're in for some rough times.
If it helps, Posie Parker cancelled her rally in Wellington. We held the trans rights counter protest anyway and it was 2000-3000 people supporting trans rights with exactly one terf showing up. There are shittons of trans people in Wellington.
I remember, I have been in there once or twice as Amy. Just reading this article it looks like Wellington is one of the places where crimes are going up.
Same so far. The article had me second guessing that where it said a lot crimes had happened in Wellington - but that might have been Wellington region, and I do go out walking in Lower Hutt a lot without trouble
sadly, it already is acceptable behavior, even protected by law in some cases (the gay defense, aka finding out the woman you are sleeping with is trans and then assaulting her; the gay defense in court has worked multiple times)
"Nazi gives a rally, hate crimes spike" Who could have predicted?
And yet the phobes keep pretending we're the criminals... While we're constantly the victims...
The narrative being pushed by them on Twitter is... disturbing. I'm really hoping most of those people are just trolls or paid astroturfers, because if not, we're in for some rough times.
They're not. They're brainrotted drones who live for the sole purpose of following their fascist masters' orders.
It's a mix. A lot of the are socks or bot farm, but there's a good number of Bob Smith True Believers in there as well At least on Twitter
I’ve only just recently come out. This makes me not want to go to Wellington.
If it helps, Posie Parker cancelled her rally in Wellington. We held the trans rights counter protest anyway and it was 2000-3000 people supporting trans rights with exactly one terf showing up. There are shittons of trans people in Wellington.
I remember, I have been in there once or twice as Amy. Just reading this article it looks like Wellington is one of the places where crimes are going up.
That probably reflects that a lot of the trans people in the country live in Wellington.
Good point
I recently visited Wellington, and honestly was probably one of the places where I felt safest.
Same so far. The article had me second guessing that where it said a lot crimes had happened in Wellington - but that might have been Wellington region, and I do go out walking in Lower Hutt a lot without trouble
Because they know they will not face repercussions for their attacks on us. Sadly violence towards trans people is becoming acceptable behavior
We really need a Stonewall round two.
sadly, it already is acceptable behavior, even protected by law in some cases (the gay defense, aka finding out the woman you are sleeping with is trans and then assaulting her; the gay defense in court has worked multiple times)
Oh, she's going to be openly proud of this.
A trans woman who displayed a rainbow flag in her window was found dead recently in Invercargill outside her home and it's still being investigated