Look I get you don't approve of trans rules, I don't agree with self ID, but then again all the trans people I know and have dealt with aren't self ID'ers. They are full post operation or in final stages of transition.
The bit I disapprove of is this faircop campaign. The police do not make the laws, its your government. The police implement the law.
So Harry the Owl posts a re-tweet of a poem, an unfunny one and some say a shit one.
A citizen of the Uk complains to a police force and says it's offensive to them as a trans person, which I believe they are a protected characteristic under the harassment act of 1997. The report gets logged as a possible hate crime/incident, it is investigated and Harry is rang by an officer and ask why he posted it, officer says ok and agrees no crime, incident is recorded as hate incident on police database. why is that wrong, why shouldn't the police investigate it and ask?
Because if he had re-tweeted a crap poem about lesbians/gay/black/travellers/Muslims/all women been cheap/all women are worthless etc. I bet you would want the police to investigate it and ring the poster to ask, or would you not?
So to me, it is only because Harry posted a poem on your beloved GC that you support him and also all the others, because they all, are GC supporters.
SO here's my question if it was to support Danny Baker against the police/bbc or George Galloway against talksport or the brexit party knob who posted rape comments to a female MP, would all of you given your money?
I bet the answer is no and I bet most, I hope most would expect them to speak to a police officer too.
If you wouldn't give to them or a neo-Nazi, if they set up a fundraiser, I certainly won't, you aren't interested in free speech, you are hypocrites.
I wish you well, but please be honest, this isn't about free speech for all, it is just for your pet project, and that's why I don't support you, because I don't support free speech for racists, bigots and thugs. I can't pick who deserves less to be free to be abused.
As Humberside say, if people report a possible crime and we ignore, we send them the picture we don't care. But they do.
If you drive around Hull you will see 2 pride supporting cars, but there are at least 10 DV issue cars in the same area, so you see Humberside can and do support both women and trans.
I remember when police officers, from a time when Harry was one, who wouldn't deal with DV, it was a man's right. Wouldn't take seriously attacks on gays, they deserve it. The modern police force, which even it admits gets it wrong, is ten times better then that. Humberside have sacked at least 4 officers for failing to deal with stalking/rape and similar issues, all where older officers.
The culture of policing is changing, has Harry found out.
The lbgt, bame and DV victims we know all say not soon enough.
Fight self ID. But don't be hypocrites. One man's free speech is another person's bigotry.