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"Spanish Stonewall" suing "Non Normative Trans People"

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WitchyWitcherson · 13/03/2024 08:57

Saw this post on X from Glinner: https://twitter.com/Glinner/status/1767691199794545138

"The Spanish equivalent to Stonewall (FELGTB) has been fuming some days because of those military guys who changed their legal sex to female without doing anything else (and keeping beards, wives, everything!), because they were proving us feminists so right.

So finally FELGTB have decided to sue the military guys (who created an organisation called "Non Normative Trans People" (TNN in its Spanish acronym) for "fraud". But TNN have doubled down and said that they are going to sue FELGTB for transphobia, because no reason has to be given for changing your ID and the law says you can't be questioned."

How transphobic of FELGTB, who are they to gatekeep transness?!

https://twitter.com/Glinner/status/1767691199794545138

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EsmaCannonball · 14/03/2024 12:41

I'm trying to work out where that Laura Ashley-esque shade of pale green would provide camouflage and can only conclude they are limited to fighting in silver birch forests in the early spring.

ArabellaScott · 14/03/2024 12:34

Definitely very manly, lip-synching to Carly Rae Jepson while half naked. Much macho. So bloke.

MagpiePi · 14/03/2024 12:31

I think we can all agree that there is absolutely nothing homo-erotic or weird about the military. All just manly men doing manly men things....apart from in Spain where they're doing manly women things, or is that womanly men things?

Anyway, move along, nothing to see here.

MagpiePi · 14/03/2024 11:40

ArabellaScott · 14/03/2024 11:35

But Marie, I need your comment on this.

Is there some deep reverse psychology going on here? March into battle singing this and then go totally macho apeshit on the enemy’s arse while they’re laughing at your battle anthem?

MarieDeGournay · 14/03/2024 11:34

Are those rolling pins they're carrying?
No, axes. Shiny ceremonial ones.....dammit I've commented again, I just can't help myself. I'm really stopping now. F*k this for a game of soldiers, so to speak🙄

IcakethereforeIam · 14/03/2024 11:33

Emotionalsupportviper · 14/03/2024 11:10

Aprons?

"Quel Fromage!" may be more appropriate, then.

They do look very determined in their little leather pinnies.

Presumably their enemies are incapacitated with uncontrollable mirth . . .

Edited to add - Are those rolling pins they're carrying?

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Rolling pins and pinnies, perhaps it's just the quality of the picture but, their white caps look like chef hats too.

ArabellaScott · 14/03/2024 11:23

ScrollingLeaves · 14/03/2024 10:09

That is one of the most extraordinarily strange sights I’ve ever seen. It is both wonderful and highly disturbing. What a tangled frame of mind.

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The song is 'The bridegrooms of death', apparently.

'The Legion's march step is faster than the Spanish military standard, being 160-180 steps per minute in contrast to the usual 90 steps per minute.'

Emotionalsupportviper · 14/03/2024 11:10

MarieDeGournay · 14/03/2024 11:06

They also wear aprons.
I'm going to stop now - I've made lots of serious political empathetic thoughtful posts on MN and the one with the biggest impact is one about fellas in uniforms.. how did this happen? why do I know so much about the French Foreign Legion? why did I immediately think 'Tom of Finland' when I saw the Spanish Legion's uniforms? what other areas of my mind are full of weird things? Excuse me while I go and read some Judith Butler [phew, at least my minds isn't that weird!], or burn some sage or something..😄

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Aprons?

"Quel Fromage!" may be more appropriate, then.

They do look very determined in their little leather pinnies.

Presumably their enemies are incapacitated with uncontrollable mirth . . .

Edited to add - Are those rolling pins they're carrying?

MarieDeGournay · 14/03/2024 11:06

Emotionalsupportviper · 14/03/2024 10:40

Of course the French have a reputation (totally undeserved, I'm sure) of being cheese-eating surrender monkeys, so arriving last at a battle might be an advantage. ("Oh! C'est fin? Quel dommage!" 😢)

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They also wear aprons.
I'm going to stop now - I've made lots of serious political empathetic thoughtful posts on MN and the one with the biggest impact is one about fellas in uniforms.. how did this happen? why do I know so much about the French Foreign Legion? why did I immediately think 'Tom of Finland' when I saw the Spanish Legion's uniforms? what other areas of my mind are full of weird things? Excuse me while I go and read some Judith Butler [phew, at least my minds isn't that weird!], or burn some sage or something..😄

"Spanish Stonewall" suing "Non Normative Trans People"
Emotionalsupportviper · 14/03/2024 10:45

MagpiePi · 14/03/2024 10:37

Just thought I’d leave this here

Synchronised mincing!

Superb!

As the first comment under that clip said: "Who could have predicted this would be what the military turned out to be in 45 years..."

Emotionalsupportviper · 14/03/2024 10:40

MarieDeGournay · 14/03/2024 10:33

The French Foreign Legion march v e r y slowly, half the speed of the Spanish Legion. So they are always last in the Bastille Day parade in Paris.

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Of course the French have a reputation (totally undeserved, I'm sure) of being cheese-eating surrender monkeys, so arriving last at a battle might be an advantage. ("Oh! C'est fin? Quel dommage!" 😢)

JoyousAsOtters · 14/03/2024 10:35

Hmmm. Lovely weather in Malaga at Easter time. Perhaps we could go on an appreciation trip? (Misses point of thread, but still ….)

MarieDeGournay · 14/03/2024 10:33

Brefugee · 14/03/2024 10:27

Aren't they like the Spanish version of the French Foreign Legion? Who also march fast, IIRC (I used to know a few chaps who joined that lot)

The French Foreign Legion march v e r y slowly, half the speed of the Spanish Legion. So they are always last in the Bastille Day parade in Paris.

IcakethereforeIam · 14/03/2024 10:32

Felt a bit sorry for the one with Christ's arse resting on his head, he's going to have such a crick in his neck.

Try watching it at 1.75 speed.

Brefugee · 14/03/2024 10:27

Aren't they like the Spanish version of the French Foreign Legion? Who also march fast, IIRC (I used to know a few chaps who joined that lot)

Boiledbeetle · 14/03/2024 10:24

Ofcourseshecan · 13/03/2024 19:01

Sorry Boiled, my computer's one of the old steam-driven types.

If you could throw a few bits of popcorn through the screen, I'll put my feet up and join you.

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😁

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Emotionalsupportviper · 14/03/2024 10:23

Aye Caramba!

MarieDeGournay · 14/03/2024 10:14

Well I sure started something with my post, glad to have brought so much er.. gaiety to the thread😄

ScrollingLeaves · 14/03/2024 10:09

ArabellaScott · 14/03/2024 09:31

Here they are in full song, carring a statue of a man stripped to a loincloth and apparently well oiled.

I'm trying to work out if the head tilt is an official part of the march/uniform, or if they're just trying to keep the tassels out of their eyes.

That is one of the most extraordinarily strange sights I’ve ever seen. It is both wonderful and highly disturbing. What a tangled frame of mind.

WickedSerious · 14/03/2024 09:56

Emotionalsupportviper · 14/03/2024 09:40

Too late!

We're all sniggering. Grin

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I wasn't going to say anything.

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WitchyWitcherson · 14/03/2024 09:41

ArabellaScott · 14/03/2024 09:31

Here they are in full song, carring a statue of a man stripped to a loincloth and apparently well oiled.

I'm trying to work out if the head tilt is an official part of the march/uniform, or if they're just trying to keep the tassels out of their eyes.

Jesús doesn't seem to be enjoying the ride very much!

What I'd do to trade places... (minus the nails and stab wound of course)

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