My thread recently made it to the front page of Twitter, and had nothing to do with my transness. I had the same experience.
@Twitter @TwitterSupport Is hate against trans people ever ruled a violation against your policies? Or are you perfectly content to profiteer off of trans creators while not even doing the barest amount to protect us from abuse?
My inbox this morning was full of accusations about my mental state, accusations that I was a child abuser, and more. I reported these messages.
Every. Single. One. Was ruled not in violation of your policies.
Why are trans people not a protected group? @Twitter
Is it @Twitter policy to allow abuse of trans creators simply for daring to exist while trans? Or are you going to fix it?
Meanwhile you had the gall to post this. Pronouns don’t matter to you. Trans people don’t matter to you.

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Put simply, my scientific mission is this; to keep shit (sometimes literal) out of your drinking water.
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This means someone can be a “transgender person”, not “a transgender”.
@Twitter You may want to correct this in your demographic survey.
Other notes @Twitter:
“Gender non conforming” refers to gender presentation, not gender identity.
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I don’t know if I ever can be.
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