I swear by all the gods it’s a damn good thing I got out of NC when I did or I’d be burning down everything associated with these fucking clownshoes.
what the actual fuck, NC. What the actual fuck.
“To report suspicious bathroom activity, North Carolina residents can call the 24-hour ‘HB2 Offender Hotline’ at 1-800-662-7952. For individuals living outside of North Carolina, please call (919) 814-2000.”
Let’s spamcall the fuck out of this, please.
919-814-2050 – This is the number to the governor’s office. Call him and express your displeasure while you’re at it.
Also, I was so busy skimming the article for the numbers I didn’t actually read it.
“With the information gathered from this hotline, we’ll be working closely with local law enforcement agencies to make sure this law is enforced and those who break the law see jail bars. We are sending a clear message to all the transsexuals out there; their illegal actions and deviant behavior will no longer be tolerated in the state of North Carolina.” How in the fuck is this an actual thing that came out of the mouth of a government official? This reads like unfunny satire. It’s just flat-out bigotry. It sounds like the shit you’d hear at a Klan rally.
“We encourage North Carolina’s residents to take photographs and report as much detail as possible when calling.” Also holy SHIT the governor’s office is TELLING PEOPLE TO COMMIT A SEX CRIME. WHAT IN THE ACTUAL FUCK.
YEAH JUST GO AHEAD AND LEGALLY TAKE BATHROOM PICS OF PEOPLE THAT WON’T END BADLY.
I don’t give a shit who you are, if I see you trying to take my picture in any public bathroom, I’m breaking your face with your own goddamned phone because you’re a sick pervert.
Please correct me if this is unhelpful:
it strikes me that a useful thing for cis allies to do here would be 1) for in state allies to shut down anyone taking photos in a public bathroom and 2) for out of state allies to spam the hotline with reports that it is very suspicious the state of north carolina is spending money enforcing and running a hotline for this bigoted law when they have child poverty rate of over 25%.
Here is a script for #1):
You taking pictures in a bathroom is rude, inappropriate, and makes me feel uncomfortable. You need to put the camera away.
Whatever their response gets a broken record of, “(Well bless your sweet little heart), it is still inappropriate to take pictures of other people in a bathroom. You need to put the camera away.”
Cis people: you are not safe either. Under this law, someone can decide your voice is too high for the men’s room, your feet or your hands are too big for the ladies’, or they just don’t like you and want to make your day harder, and they will use this law against you too. If you don’t care what happens to us, think about every shitty joke you ever heard about a schoolmate or a celebrity who looked ‘too masculine’ or ‘too feminine’, and remember that not all of you can ‘pass’ as the gender you were assigned at birth.
And make no mistake, there will be more bashings. When governments pass laws like this, it tells the community bigots that society is on their side, that nobody’s gonna care what happens to a [insert slur here]. They get bolder.
If you’re cis in North Carolina and know a trans person whose bathroom of choice is the same as yours, another ally thing you could do is offer to go with them.
Don’t let this happen
Don’t let this happen
Shut this down wherever you see it happening
Protect your trans brothers and sisters
Protect yourself
Make it clear in your spaces that you will not have this shit
“Deviant transsexuals”
Wow, just wow.
Why hasn’t the federal government stepped up to stop this!? This is downright discrimination!! We are citizens of the United States of America we have EQUAL PROTECTION under the law. We have the right to equality in public spaces!!!
“Gender-suspicious activity” What the ACTUAL FUCK?
fucking christ
Reblogging to share the link to help locate safe bathrooms again, since it got pushed back a bit.
Hi guys, this is Nikola. She is a trans girl living in Germany and she desperately needs your help. I had the pleasure to know her in high school. She is one of the most humble, kind and gentle people I’ve ever met. Please consider donating to her emergency fund.
“Hello, I’m Nikola. I am 22 year old trans girl, originally from the Czech republic, but I’m currently living in Germany. I am in need of your urgent help.
I always knew I am a girl but I hid the truth from my family until my 20th birthday when I could no longer pretend to be someone I’m not. It all ended up with my dad saying he doesn’t want anything to do with me. So I left for Germany in hope of finding a place and people who accept me. I found a job and a place I could stay and everything seemed alright for a while. But everything changed when people in my job found out who I am and started bullying me into quitting my job. Then more people found out, since I live in a very small town. I am currently being harrased by a group of individuals who even attempted to enter my house and wrote slurs on my door. Two months ago, my window has been broken with a glass bottle (that probably contained petrol). I am not able to take any legal actions, since I am currently unemployed and in a huge debt. My only option is to move out of Germany to my cousin, who lives in the USA and who promised me a place I can stay and be safe.”
If you can’t donate, reblogging this will be appreciated.
the director of The Matrix Trilogy and V for Vendetta just came out as a trans woman, which is something usually we should be supporting were it not for the circumstances of how she came out.
Lilly Wachowski was doorstepped by The Daily Mail, blackmailed, told that if she didn’t come for an interview with them they would out her. Lilly was forced to come out before she was ready.
this is disgustingly unethical journalism and general human behaviour, and it’s not the first time this has happened.
after the Mail outted Lucy Meadows, a primary school teacher, in 2013, she killed herself. this is ridiculously irresponsible and dangerous and it has to stop because lives are at risk.
Why is everyone reblogging that gifset of Jon Stewart being conscending af To Caitlyn Jenner like “welcome to womanhood sweetheart” what the fuck would u know about that. and saying “when you were a man/now that you’re a woman” and not “when the world thought you were a man/now we know you’re a woman”. this post has two hundred thousand notes and is all over my dash how did this happen. please don’t reblog that post.
acceptable problems to have with Caitlyn Jenner, you go, you critique those mainstream narratives
as a wealthy, white celebrity, her experiences aren’t representative of those of most trans women
she’s described herself as conservative, which, even though she hopes to make the Republican Party more trans-inclusive, implies some other oppressive views
a lot of trans people don’t conform to cis beauty standards and that’s just fine
the narrative of visibility as a goal is really problematic for trans people who are placed in danger by hypervisibility
“trans media moments” like this don’t do very much if they focus on one successful trans person instead of the systematic oppression we face
cis “allies” who fetishize trans women but don’t show up when trans people need solidarity
unacceptable problems to have with Caitlyn Jenner, get off my blog, you transphobic trashpile
you think trans people are gross
you think trans people’s identities aren’t valid
you’re uncomfortable finding trans women attractive
seriously if you have any issue with Caitlyn Jenner being trans, shut the fuck up and please never speak again
I have some issues with the acceptable critiques of Caitlyn Jenner.
While she is not representative of the majority of trans women, she doesn’t claim to be and it doesn’t mean she shouldn’t be able to share her story.
She’s been conservative for a good while to my (admittedly weak) knowledge. Criticizing her now vs. criticizing literally every other conservative celeb is problematic.
Does Caitlyn ever say that not conforming to cis beauty standards isn’t ok for trans women to do? If she wanted to conform that is her decision.
As long as Caitlyn Jenner transitioned there was inevitably going to be huge media coverage and visibility. Caitlyn in my opinion chose the right path since an in depth conversation of about transphobia, pronouns, respect in a wider audience is so much more constructive than tabloids filled with transphobia.
Caitlin isn’t in control of what the media tells about and did this for her well being.
Cis allies are going to suck, that’s not Caitlyn’s fault it’s the shitty allies.
Like I feel these are problems with media and it’s portrayal of Caitlyn Jenner, not of Caitlyn Jenner as the post frames it.
Idk it’s 5 am and I haven’t slept yet so if I’m missing the point/wrong/offensive I apologize in advance and please let me know.
So I’ve noticed that a number of trans women are asking about walking and body language tutorials to avoid misgendering out in the Hellish Cis Wilds
And before some gross shit says it: cis feminists please go fuck yourselves if you think it’s “misogynist” to keep yourself from getting a bottle cracked over your head by walking a certain way because lmao even cis girls will do that to a trans girl for not being “feminine” enough etc etc.
Survival > Your Liberal Attachment to Purity Of Ideology.
London Chanel, a 21-year-old transgender woman, was stabbed to death in North Philadelphia early Monday, a city official told BuzzFeed News.
Chanel is the eighth transgender woman of color killed in the United States this year — a trend that anti-violence advocates have called an epidemic. And as in many of the cases, Chanel was misgendered in early reports.
trans person: *transitions as a young child*
cis people: they’re too young to make that decision! their parents are pushing it on them!
trans person: *transitions as a teenager/young adult*
cis people: they’re just doing it for attention! you just don’t know who you are yet!
trans person: *transitions at 40/50*
cis people: they’re just having a mid life crisis! get a grip!
trans person: *transitions as an elderly person*
cis people: their mental health is deteriorating! clearly their family aren’t giving them enough attention!
trans person: *decides not to transition*
cis people: wtf! clearly you’re not really trans. stop lying!
Fucking really? This reblogged by someone I thought was decent? Because yeah, let’s mock non-binary teens who are trying to figure out their gender! Let’s mock people having panic attacks and other adverse reactions to things which remind them of awful shit that’s happened to them!
I mean… really?
Are you actually defending mayonnaise?
Im choking omg
And let it be known that on this day, tumblr user jennykrigg-court actively and unironically attempted to defend mayonnaise as a gender.
you all really are so ignorant. that person was not “defending mayonnaise as a gender”. they were stating that making jokes out of non-binary people is gross and making jokes about anxiety and people being triggered is gross.
Mr. Garrison (as in NDP politician) said Plett’s amendment “is contradictory to the whole purpose of the bill and it illustrates the transphobia that the bill is designed to fight.”
would it also be helpful to email the rest of the senate and lay out why this bill does literally the opposite of protecting trans women (bc lbr thats whom the amendment targets first and foremost)? i dont live in canada, if that makes any difference (probably does, because only canadian opinions matter in elections, ultimately), but maybe if a lot of people do so?
All Senators can be emailed/phoned/faxed at the link below:
Also since later the bill could have these amendments removed by the house of commons, I would recommend contacting your local MP (Member of Parliament) and urging them to reject this amendment.
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