Thanks so much for the update. I can say that we all pushed so hard to get Newsom to sign these bills. Our LGBTQ+ allies were a big help and it's very important to remember that phone calls are one of our most effective tools. Also, it's important to note that Newsom did veto a key stockpiling bill so more pressure is needed. This one was so disappointing as I can only get my esterdiol one month at a time. The bill would have allowed us to get 1 year's worth.
About fucking time. It’s so stupid to think by mimicking the fascists you can gain votes. But if people want fascist policies, they will just vote for actual fascists!
Exactly. Dems in Ohio keep running to the right and losing.
FORMER Senator Sherrod Brown needs to hear and understand this!
Ohio Dem officials need to hear & understand this.
I don't know which Dem strategist consults on Ohio (or perhaps they are really a republicon operative DINO egaged in soft, quiet sabotage) but this "strategy" does not work and needs to change fast.
New subscriber here. Happy to have found you. Sorry I can't do paid; I already support more folks on Substack than I can properly afford. But I do look forward to future content.
You subscribe to, among other things, Genspect, which has been designated as a hate group by the SPLC, along with a plethora of LGB and gender critical things. The fact you seek out all of this stuff when you genuinely have no personal stake in this whatsoever is beyond telling.
Being trans is not a social contagion. Being as obsessed—there really is just no other word for it—with us as you are is. We’re not ‘mutilating’ anything. Honestly, I don’t know why you’d come in here and feel the need to leave a comment. Who benefits? Just leave us alone!
And you have no idea what’s “at stake” for me. Anti-trans ideology has directly harmed ME, permanently disfiguring me and causing lasting psychological damage. Now this is the part where you say “but it’s because you refuse to accept yourself!”
No shit, dumbass. I refuse to accept what I am not. And I’ve struggled with people I love over it. Except I don’t blame you.
Now why did I repeat what you said almost word for word here? I’m not doing it to mock you; between you and me, little changes.
I’ve been this way since I was four years old. I tried to run from it, hide from it, and separate myself from it. But I can’t because this is just who I am. I mentioned growing up in Texas, and that’s important to my story. In 2022, Texas AG Ken Paxton declared all parents who helped their kids medically transition to be child abusers. At the time, I was 15. I thought the less my parents knew the better, and so I didn’t come out to them until I was 4 months away from 17. At that point, Paxton’s order had turned into a law banning that care from anyone under 18.
I asked my mom if I could seek care in another state. She firmly said no, that the law in Texas was 18 and that I’d have to wait—and no, it wasn’t a money issue. That night, realising it’d be 15 months until I could begin to live my life, was the only night I contemplated ending it.
You may say that would’ve been my choice. I know you’re probably thinking it. And perhaps you’re right, but I found the strength to pull through and started hormones a little over a year ago. Now, not only am I not depressed, but I’m actually happy. Yet, had I been made to wait until I was 19, 21, or even longer, I probably would have already given up.
You cannot fathom the importance of that care to me. You just cannot. And I blame your agenda for almost costing me my life; I can’t say that I don’t. But I don’t live on lies. As I said earlier, I know who I am. And even the state of Texas recognises that, gender and all.
You know don’t I don’t want? I don’t want for others like me to have to live their lives being someone else. I don’t want for others like me to feel scared of their government. And I don’t want there to be another kid like me that calls into a hotline after realising how long it was going to be until she was going to be able to feel happy.
If you don’t like ‘gender ideology’ then don’t be trans. But don’t tell others how to live their lives. Whether I’m a woman or not, it doesn’t affect you.
"Hurty words" didn't 'disfigure' me, Texas Senate Bill 14 did. I can absolutely blame the people that voted for it, as it prevented me from seeking the medical care I needed.
Oh what I think about myself absolutely doesn't define reality. But I don't even need to express my preference; people see me and treat me as a woman because that is what they unequivocally see. And that is reality.
My 'psychosis' is not your problem, correct. And neither is the 'F' marked on my passport or the 'Female' on my birth certificate. Or that both of those documents list my name as Aleksandra. I don't bully or intimidate anyone into acknowledging those things because, they aren't my 'claims,' they're the LAW.
What you and others like you think about me is not 'super super duper' important to me (I'll just blow past the loaded language here that you intended to send a message of immaturity), because quite honestly I don't care. You can think whatever you want about me. But that's your problem, don't you dare make it mine just as I don't plan on making it yours.
Okay, just to clarify, if you don’t care what I have to say about anything, why are you even leaving comments here at all. Clearly you read the article and you do CARE, just in a different way than almost everyone who read it.
Look, the second you start saying the SPLC is a ‘compromised organisation,’ maybe it’s time you asked yourself if that’s really objectively true, or just more partisan hackery. What do you think KKK members say? “The SPLC is a captured, compromised organisation. Captured by race ideologues.” Sound familiar?
For the record, I grew up in Texas, far away from the so-called ‘social contagion’ you claim I’ve caught. I’m trans because I was born this way. Nobody talked me into it. But regardless, why do you care? You’re not trans. You have no stake in how my life turns out. So I’ll ask you again: who benefits from your comments here?
You're thinking of a different person. Lia Thomas is still alive. Lia Smith took her life a little over 2 weeks ago, and she did so because of the abuse she received from people like you.
The SPLC has not been taken over. They're just able to see through the hate you've sold yourself on. Now you sound just like the KKK, delegitimising a civil rights organisation in hopes that you'll feel better about what you're doing. Genspect is a hate group. They endorse 'rapid-onset gender dysphoria,' which has been routinely disproven multiple times over. I've read some of their stuff, and as doctors, the rhetoric they use is extraordinarily biased. And they're the ones who profit off of their grift.
Also, I'm sorry but my job is journalism as I am a journalist. I don't 'propagate' anything except information. I don't spread lies, or at least I try my absolute hardest not to through meticulous fact-checking as I have that responsibility.
"I've" not lost anything. People don't buy into hate as you peddle it. They have a way of noticing cruelty.
Thanks so much for the update. I can say that we all pushed so hard to get Newsom to sign these bills. Our LGBTQ+ allies were a big help and it's very important to remember that phone calls are one of our most effective tools. Also, it's important to note that Newsom did veto a key stockpiling bill so more pressure is needed. This one was so disappointing as I can only get my esterdiol one month at a time. The bill would have allowed us to get 1 year's worth.
It says something that around 90% of my screen when showing all the comments is just one singular person spreading hate, and not stopping...
About fucking time. It’s so stupid to think by mimicking the fascists you can gain votes. But if people want fascist policies, they will just vote for actual fascists!
Exactly. Dems in Ohio keep running to the right and losing.
FORMER Senator Sherrod Brown needs to hear and understand this!
Ohio Dem officials need to hear & understand this.
I don't know which Dem strategist consults on Ohio (or perhaps they are really a republicon operative DINO egaged in soft, quiet sabotage) but this "strategy" does not work and needs to change fast.
Being Anti-trans is literally being anti- human.
These guys are going to have to walk a WHOLE LOT father back than this lukewarm BS to have my support.
New subscriber here. Happy to have found you. Sorry I can't do paid; I already support more folks on Substack than I can properly afford. But I do look forward to future content.
Which also allows me the opportunity for some blatant self-promotion: Newsom and Moulton: A Tale of Two Trimmers, found at https://substack.com/@whoviating/p-158827208.
Good fucking thing. What disgusting behaviour they had. In fact, I personally could never believe they’re good people.
Just say sorry I was wrong for a start
I will listen, but I have not forgotten the betrayal.
No. They don’t get to walk back Shit! Betrayers!
You subscribe to, among other things, Genspect, which has been designated as a hate group by the SPLC, along with a plethora of LGB and gender critical things. The fact you seek out all of this stuff when you genuinely have no personal stake in this whatsoever is beyond telling.
Being trans is not a social contagion. Being as obsessed—there really is just no other word for it—with us as you are is. We’re not ‘mutilating’ anything. Honestly, I don’t know why you’d come in here and feel the need to leave a comment. Who benefits? Just leave us alone!
And you have no idea what’s “at stake” for me. Anti-trans ideology has directly harmed ME, permanently disfiguring me and causing lasting psychological damage. Now this is the part where you say “but it’s because you refuse to accept yourself!”
No shit, dumbass. I refuse to accept what I am not. And I’ve struggled with people I love over it. Except I don’t blame you.
Now why did I repeat what you said almost word for word here? I’m not doing it to mock you; between you and me, little changes.
I’ve been this way since I was four years old. I tried to run from it, hide from it, and separate myself from it. But I can’t because this is just who I am. I mentioned growing up in Texas, and that’s important to my story. In 2022, Texas AG Ken Paxton declared all parents who helped their kids medically transition to be child abusers. At the time, I was 15. I thought the less my parents knew the better, and so I didn’t come out to them until I was 4 months away from 17. At that point, Paxton’s order had turned into a law banning that care from anyone under 18.
I asked my mom if I could seek care in another state. She firmly said no, that the law in Texas was 18 and that I’d have to wait—and no, it wasn’t a money issue. That night, realising it’d be 15 months until I could begin to live my life, was the only night I contemplated ending it.
You may say that would’ve been my choice. I know you’re probably thinking it. And perhaps you’re right, but I found the strength to pull through and started hormones a little over a year ago. Now, not only am I not depressed, but I’m actually happy. Yet, had I been made to wait until I was 19, 21, or even longer, I probably would have already given up.
You cannot fathom the importance of that care to me. You just cannot. And I blame your agenda for almost costing me my life; I can’t say that I don’t. But I don’t live on lies. As I said earlier, I know who I am. And even the state of Texas recognises that, gender and all.
You know don’t I don’t want? I don’t want for others like me to have to live their lives being someone else. I don’t want for others like me to feel scared of their government. And I don’t want there to be another kid like me that calls into a hotline after realising how long it was going to be until she was going to be able to feel happy.
If you don’t like ‘gender ideology’ then don’t be trans. But don’t tell others how to live their lives. Whether I’m a woman or not, it doesn’t affect you.
"Hurty words" didn't 'disfigure' me, Texas Senate Bill 14 did. I can absolutely blame the people that voted for it, as it prevented me from seeking the medical care I needed.
Oh what I think about myself absolutely doesn't define reality. But I don't even need to express my preference; people see me and treat me as a woman because that is what they unequivocally see. And that is reality.
My 'psychosis' is not your problem, correct. And neither is the 'F' marked on my passport or the 'Female' on my birth certificate. Or that both of those documents list my name as Aleksandra. I don't bully or intimidate anyone into acknowledging those things because, they aren't my 'claims,' they're the LAW.
What you and others like you think about me is not 'super super duper' important to me (I'll just blow past the loaded language here that you intended to send a message of immaturity), because quite honestly I don't care. You can think whatever you want about me. But that's your problem, don't you dare make it mine just as I don't plan on making it yours.
Okay, just to clarify, if you don’t care what I have to say about anything, why are you even leaving comments here at all. Clearly you read the article and you do CARE, just in a different way than almost everyone who read it.
Look, the second you start saying the SPLC is a ‘compromised organisation,’ maybe it’s time you asked yourself if that’s really objectively true, or just more partisan hackery. What do you think KKK members say? “The SPLC is a captured, compromised organisation. Captured by race ideologues.” Sound familiar?
For the record, I grew up in Texas, far away from the so-called ‘social contagion’ you claim I’ve caught. I’m trans because I was born this way. Nobody talked me into it. But regardless, why do you care? You’re not trans. You have no stake in how my life turns out. So I’ll ask you again: who benefits from your comments here?
You're thinking of a different person. Lia Thomas is still alive. Lia Smith took her life a little over 2 weeks ago, and she did so because of the abuse she received from people like you.
The SPLC has not been taken over. They're just able to see through the hate you've sold yourself on. Now you sound just like the KKK, delegitimising a civil rights organisation in hopes that you'll feel better about what you're doing. Genspect is a hate group. They endorse 'rapid-onset gender dysphoria,' which has been routinely disproven multiple times over. I've read some of their stuff, and as doctors, the rhetoric they use is extraordinarily biased. And they're the ones who profit off of their grift.
Also, I'm sorry but my job is journalism as I am a journalist. I don't 'propagate' anything except information. I don't spread lies, or at least I try my absolute hardest not to through meticulous fact-checking as I have that responsibility.
"I've" not lost anything. People don't buy into hate as you peddle it. They have a way of noticing cruelty.