Remembering the late great Magdalen Berns

WarriorN · 2021-09-13T14:40:18+00:00

[[https://youtu.be/JkK7zisjoDk https://youtu.be/JkK7zisjoDk]] Who sadly died two years ago. Much missed [thanks] And would be delighted with certain threads on stonewall at the moment!

CatChant · 14/09/2021 14:36

RIP Magdalen. You were an inspiration and you are sorely missed. Your ability to nail the heart of the matter, and with such dry wit was a very, very rare talent. You achieved so much in your cruelly short life.

Lettera · 13/09/2021 23:13

Magdalen

You did so much in such a short time. A warrior woman and an inspiration. I miss you so much.

littlbrowndog · 13/09/2021 22:43

@FloralBunting

I sat with my formerly trans IDing daughter watching a couple of Magdalen videos. It was a special moment to hear her laughing delightedly at the dry humour and nodding emphatically at so many of the crystal clear points, when a few years ago she was wanting to bind her breasts and disappear into a trans identity.

In so many, many ways, I wouldn't be where I am now were it not for Magdalen, and in dark moments, I wonder if I would have been more content with the life I had if I had kept my head down. But then I hear my daughter laughing, and I am quite sure that whatever else the future holds, being brave is always worth it.

We're fighting, Magdalen. Sleep well. We've got this.

Flora. So glad. Tear to my eye. Flora

WorkingItOutAsIGo · 13/09/2021 22:22

Never forgotten.

BreadInCaptivity · 13/09/2021 21:58

@thinkingaboutLangCleg

Gone too soon. But she inspired so many people that her influence will be felt for a long time. RIP Magdalen.

Absolutely.

RIP

LittleEsme · 13/09/2021 21:55

She was also my peak.
She was utterly breathtaking.

May you keep fighting MB, wherever you are, kicking the liars squarely in the bollocks and shaming the dishonest woke with your razor like intellect.

Thanks to you, my eyes are wide open.

thinkingaboutLangCleg · 13/09/2021 21:55

Gone too soon. But she inspired so many people that her influence will be felt for a long time. RIP Magdalen.

BrandineDelRoy · 13/09/2021 21:51

@Outbutnotoutout

She was my peak

She wasn't my peak- in that I saw the whole thing as bullshit with Caitlyn Jenner vs Rachel Dolezal- but she tied it all together. RIP.

FloralBunting · 13/09/2021 21:31

I sat with my formerly trans IDing daughter watching a couple of Magdalen videos. It was a special moment to hear her laughing delightedly at the dry humour and nodding emphatically at so many of the crystal clear points, when a few years ago she was wanting to bind her breasts and disappear into a trans identity.

In so many, many ways, I wouldn't be where I am now were it not for Magdalen, and in dark moments, I wonder if I would have been more content with the life I had if I had kept my head down. But then I hear my daughter laughing, and I am quite sure that whatever else the future holds, being brave is always worth it.

We're fighting, Magdalen. Sleep well. We've got this.

storminasnowglobe · 13/09/2021 21:04

Remembering Magdalen

I still watch her videos with awe, she had a massive impact on me and my life. I wish I could have met her. A truly outstanding woman.

littlbrowndog · 13/09/2021 20:46

Oh there you are

Missing her

JackieQueen · 13/09/2021 20:42

RIP Magdalen, you were mesmerising to watch

ChattyLion · 13/09/2021 20:21

She was so inspiring. What an awesome woman. Such a loss as a public figure. Condolences to her family and friends who must miss her terribly.

IWantT0BreakFree · 13/09/2021 20:05

She was an incredible woman. So brave, so smart, so articulate, so tenacious. And bloody funny to boot.

Eyesofdisarray · 13/09/2021 20:01

I haven't seen that video @Anotheruser02 - brilliant!!!
RIP Magdalen- what a woman 👍

Outbutnotoutout · 13/09/2021 19:53

She was my peak

TheWeeDonkey · 13/09/2021 19:47

@Passmeamenuatthetottenham

'Of course it terrifies you Alex, they chop your cock off' is my favourite Magdalen Berns quote ever! 😂

Loved that and I often think it

I loved that she was so straight to the point. I can't believe its been two years.

RIP Magdalen

Blackopal · 13/09/2021 19:44

Two years already? Wow.
An incredible woman.

TheHouseIsOnFire · 13/09/2021 19:44

RIP MB. Total legend.

TheHouseIsOnFire · 13/09/2021 19:44

I was thinking it would make a good t shirt!! You beat me to it.

I love that she recommended 1984 too. I’ve just reread it and it’s scary how accurately he depicted it - it used to be a dystopian fiction, now it seems life mimics art.

DoctorTwo · 13/09/2021 19:39

@JellySlice

"I'd rather be rude than a fucking liar."

A statement that is extraordinarily empowering to women shackled by their social conditioning.

I have that quote on a t-shirt and every time somebody asks me about it I peak somebody. Rest in Power Magdalen you star.

TatoAndBeans · 13/09/2021 19:32

Rest in peace you amazing human. Thank you for being a voice of reason

Passmeamenuatthetottenham · 13/09/2021 17:25

'Of course it terrifies you Alex, they chop your cock off' is my favourite Magdalen Berns quote ever! 😂

Anotheruser02 · 13/09/2021 17:19

I love her videos, it's hard to think of her in past tense when I didn't know of her until after her death. She's so relevant still right now, still gaining new followers.
I ordered the book 1984 this week on her recommendation.
My fave quote video

ArabellaScott · 13/09/2021 16:43

RIP Magdalen. Never forgotten.