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@AriDrennen
Apr 7, 2021 • 6 tweets • 3 min read • Read on X
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Whenever I see people talking about the “skyrocketing” rates of people saying that they’re trans, I think of this chart. They used to punish children for being left-handed and force them to write with their right hand. Guess what happened after that stopped?
One constant that’s present literally everywhere in human history is that people in dominant groups will invent reasons to persecute people different than them, no matter how silly the reasons and no matter how cruel the effect. This is all familiar.
Reading all this, Jesse Singal could have made a fortune in the mid twentieth century arguing that left-handed was inherently risky and that children should simply not be allowed to be left-handed without proof that there was no other option.
Ok honestly this is UNCANNY
I’m trying to do videos and longer written pieces on topics like this! If you want to help make that happen, please consider supporting my Patreon. 🙏🏻 patreon.com/aridrennen
I asked my grandma if my grandpa experienced this (he’s left handed) 👀

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Nov 20
1/ The right’s war on trans people isn’t about “protecting kids” or “fairness.” It’s about isolating, dehumanizing, and provoking—pushing until someone breaks. You do not, under any circumstances, have the hand it to them. 🧵
2/ Trans people are losing healthcare, community, and hope for the future. In a country full of guns, dehumanization has a horrifyingly predictable outcome. The right knows this. They’ve laid the groundwork by claiming every mass shooter is trans. Don’t give them the spark.
3/ They want vigilante action. We’ve seen it before: Kyle Rittenhouse, Eddie Gallagher—praised as heroes for violence. In states like Florida and Texas, there’s reason to doubt authorities would step in to stop it, especially if framed as “self-defense.”
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Nov 12
1/ Trump's return as president is terrifying for trans people. We know what’s coming—bans on care, escalated violence, attacks on our dignity.

Here are 10 tips to get ready for the hard years ahead. 🧵 Image
2/ Start with your paperwork.

Make sure your name and gender marker match your presentation. In states where name changes can be sealed, file for privacy.

If you’ve faced online threats, they can sometimes help your case for sealed records.
3/ Learn makeup and voice skills.

It’s cruel that we even have to think about this, but passing can be a matter of survival. These tools can help you move through public spaces with less risk of harassment or violence.
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Oct 31
At the end of the day I do not understand why so many of you spend so much time thinking about and getting mad about trans people, a tiny and largely impoverished group of people who just want to be left alone. It makes me sad, for us and for you.
I don't really care if you understand why I transitioned or if you see me as a woman but I will never understand the certainty that so many people live with that an experience they don't understand is not real or why you seem so eager for us to experience more pain in our lives.
Even if you wish bad things would happen to me because I'm trans, I hope that you enjoy your life, that the people around you treat you well, and that you do not suffer needlessly. I will never understand finding joy in the pain of others. It scares me.
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Oct 18
🧵THREAD: CNN's hit piece on Kamala Harris's positions on trans issues changed the course of the Presidential campaign, but it ignored a massive point and sent right-wing media into a frenzy over nothing. Here's why it's all smoke and mirrors:
1/ CNN framed Harris' support for transition care in prisons like a scandal. In reality? Gender-affirming care was already happening under Trump. It's required by law.
2/ For decades, courts have ruled that denying medically necessary care to incarcerated people is unconstitutional. But Trump’s team is twisting this to make Harris seem "radical." Spoiler: she’s just following the law.
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Oct 17
Ted Cruz (R-TX) is one of the many political candidates flooding the airwaves claiming his opponent “opposed protecting women’s sports.” But as his former podcast co-host recently made clear, MAGA media can't stop dunking on female athletes. 🧵
Public contempt for women's sports is a surprisingly popular point of view in a right-wing ecosystem that has worked to elevate threats from trans women in women’s sports as a path to winning over voters at odds with the GOP’s view on abortion. mediamatters.org/riley-gaines/f…
Michael Knowles is not a fringe figure on the right - he co-hosted the Verdict podcast with Senator Cruz until just before the 2022 midterms. Knowles and Cruz frequently used their airtime to discuss anti-LGBTQ ideas, policies, and conspiracy theories. mediamatters.org/ted-cruz/daily…
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Oct 9
FOUR college volleyball teams have now forfeited matches against San Jose State University after right wing media outed one player as allegedly trans - and Riley Gaines, who previously offered to bribe athletes to do this, is cheering them on 🧵 Image
Blaire Fleming has played DI volleyball for three seasons, first at Coastal Carolina University and subsequently at San Jose, and “has never made any public statement regarding her gender identity.” Regardless, the NCAA does not unilaterally bar trans players from competition. Image
As the fall season began this September, right-wing outlets including OutKick, Breitbart, and Fox News revived speculation about Blaire Fleming's gender identity, alleging that she possessed an unfair advantage and posed a safety risk to other athletes.
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