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Gottalife · 07/10/2020 16:59

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-54448646

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BitterAndOnlySlightlyTwisted · 07/10/2020 17:27

Her Facebook handle was in her maiden name. Some blighter had to be really determined to discover who she was and where she worked. I think I know the type

NiceGerbil · 07/10/2020 17:17

So I find this post in this section unhelpful tbh.

Many GC women/ people are lesbians/gay/bi. Are lifelong lefties. Etc.

The place that ??? around trans stuff comes from is for totally different reasons.

I also as an aside think that being sacked for airing a view on social media, if you are absolutely NOT bringing that into your workplace on any way, is ok. I mean, mixed feelings. Really mixed. But many people live their lives online now. It's another difficult topic.

BitterAndOnlySlightlyTwisted · 07/10/2020 17:15

Two Facebook posts which COULD have been seen as homophobic and transphobic. Could have, not were. That poor woman

NiceGerbil · 07/10/2020 17:14

See this is a fucking shitshow.

'One post referred to "brainwashing" children and said they would "be taught that all relationships are equally valid and 'normal'".

Homophobia was one of the things cited.

And then we end up with challenging some of the assertions of the more extreme TRAs (oh and charities, governments etc) being dismissed as homophobia.

Thesuzle · 07/10/2020 17:08

Typical, just typical