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Transgender Trend crowdfunder to be reinstated

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ItsAllGoingToBeFine · 07/06/2018 13:13

According to Andrew Gilligan:

Crowdfunder has told me that Transgender Trend's resource pack "does not break our terms and conditions" and its fundraiser will be reinstated. Big victory against trans lobby bullies.

Transgender Trend crowdfunder to be reinstated
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LastTrainEast · 08/06/2018 15:21

I was pleased to see common sense win out too and made a small donation. I hope more people hear of it because of the attempt to block it.

Mannix · 08/06/2018 06:53

Just donated Smile The pack seems measured and appropriate to me.

Stilettosandan0venglove · 07/06/2018 22:33

I doubled my donation when I learned it was under attack.

Me too, via PayPal. So glad the crowd funder is up and running again.

AllTheDressesInAllTheSizes · 07/06/2018 22:13

I'd like to do a school pack called Gender is Made Up Shit To Toxify The Air We Breathe

lightthedarkness · 07/06/2018 22:01

£6,275 and climbing Smile

Echobelly · 07/06/2018 21:49

I have to say, as a gender-critical but sympathetic to trans person I wanted to look at the material, and I can't see anything 'hateful' in it or dangerous to trans kids.

I think it's perfectly reasonably asking 'Hold up, could the reason so many girls in particular are questioning their gender because they're anxious about the pressures of being female? And transition/identifying as male/genderqueer could seem like a way out, so maybe we should check in with them about worries about maturing as a woman before we assign them other gender identities?'

I take everything I hear from either side with a pinch of salt, but if it is true that people are going into schools, saying to kids stuff like 'You can be whatever gender you want' I don't think that's a great idea. It's fine as part of PSHE to say that there is a very small number of people who don't feel they can identify with their birth sex, but I'm not sure kids everywhere need whole workshops on being trans. If kids really do feel that way, we have the internet now, people know about trans now people can find out about it. I think people who are doing education on it do mean well and just want to make sure kids who are unsure of their gender identity are supported, not force masses of kids to transition, but perhaps this isn't the right approach.

CuppaTeaAndAJammieDodger · 07/06/2018 19:12

I donated directly via Paypal when I saw the crowdfunded had been suspended - so hopefully they are even further along with their fundraising 😊

spontaneousgiventime · 07/06/2018 18:53

I'm sure her children's school has been threatened with fire and brimstone if they dare read a TT pack. Grin

ToeToToe · 07/06/2018 18:51

Grin She'll be literally frothing all over the place - which, to me, is literal violence.

spontaneousgiventime · 07/06/2018 18:49

ToeToToe I'm sure she will. Do you think she'd be offended if we offered her a spit guard for the spit and feathers heading out of the Helen house?

lightthedarkness · 07/06/2018 18:48

The crowd funder is more than half way there! £5860 to date !

ToeToToe · 07/06/2018 18:48

I think mimmymum's too busy harassing a school governor at the moment - for daring to hold a Woman's Place meeting at a school...

I'm sure she'll be frothing all over this soon.

TransplantsArePlants · 07/06/2018 18:42

TheGoal

My head has literally exploded Grin

TheGoalIsToStayOutOfTheHole · 07/06/2018 18:41

I misuse literally quite often. I tend to realise after I have said/posted Blush

spontaneousgiventime · 07/06/2018 18:41

Oh God, wait 'till Helen gets wind of it and starts tweeting. Grin

TheGoalIsToStayOutOfTheHole · 07/06/2018 18:38

Ariel complaining about being blocked when never even tweeting the account in question is delightful, and

mobile.twitter.com/TORIAP2/status/1001567083228991488
Grin

TransplantsArePlants · 07/06/2018 18:37

TheCountess

Yes. Misuse of "Literally" drives me figuratively insane

TheGoalIsToStayOutOfTheHole · 07/06/2018 18:35

You do realise that this "pack" will literally KILL Trans children? Are you happy to have this thought on your conscience?

On the contrary, it might save a bunch of kids from making life changing decisions, whilst also advising schools to support trans children. How upset TRAs get over this pack is bizarre when it seems not one of them can point out anything thats actually hateful or anything in the guidance.

spontaneousgiventime · 07/06/2018 18:27

Ariel is mad as a box of frogs. I can imagine them frothing and foaming and mantruming like a two year old. It gladdens my heart.

Cwenthryth · 07/06/2018 18:27

+1 countess Grin

Sarahconnor1 · 07/06/2018 18:26

Ariel complained about being blocked by trans for repeal. It's short but made me laugh
mobile.twitter.com/BeautifulArielM/status/1000905943243214848

TheCountessofFitzdotterel · 07/06/2018 18:24

I am saddened by how many young people have no idea what 'literally' means.

I suppose the pack could kill if you bashed someone really hard over the head with enough of them.

Sarahconnor1 · 07/06/2018 18:21

I'm convinced Ariel is a Twitter troll no one can lack awareness that much that they don't see what they are doing harm's their own cause

Cwenthryth · 07/06/2018 18:18

Ariel is the one who boasted about phoning up parliament using different fake voices to try and stop the WNTT meeting hosted there going ahead. They are absolutely utterly bonkers, not a reasonable person at all.

TERFragetteCity · 07/06/2018 18:11

Ariel IS utterly bonkers.

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