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Feb 20 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Elon Musk directly replied to an explicitly anti-trans Kiwi Farms linked account named "TroonyToons." "Troon" is an anti trans slur associated with Kiwi Farms, the site that cyberstalks trans people to the point of suicide.

This is beyond the pale.
This is the Twitter ID and prior usernames of this account. It previously went by "LeftistsRPedos." It switched to the current name after Elon took over and turned into an explicitly transphobic meme account and growing from 5000 followers to 45,000 now.

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We are seeing the 4chanification of Twitter in real time. Vile slurs and rhetoric are being rewarded instead of moderated. Vicious hate has a direct pipeline from Kiwi Farms and 4chan to Fox News.
This follows the increase of explicitly transphobic meme accounts that were either created or changed focus in November 2022 following Elon's takeover. Several of them have gained tens of thousands of followers despite many of them explicitly violating Twitter content policies.
One of these accounts, "ValidLs" was originally "Transphobes taking W's." This account celebrated and mocked the murder of 16 year old trans girl Brianna Ghey. It regularly posts content mocking trans people facing difficulties such as rejection from their parents.

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Feb 22
Florida has introduced the Empower Bigots Act, HB991.

It would classify accusations that someone engaged in discrimination as defamation per se with $35k minimum in damages. If it involves LGBTQ people and someone's beliefs, truth is no defense.

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If someone calls you a faggot or tranny and you say they discriminated against you, they can now sue you for at least $35k and cite their religious beliefs. This would apply to the internet as well. This would empower bigots to target the LGBTQ community with impunity.
This applies to the internet as well so if the person is in Florida, you could be liable even if you have never stepped foot in Florida. For instance, calling Seth Dillon of the Babylon Bee transphobic on Twitter could make you liable under this bill since he lives in Florida.
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Feb 21
It seems Tennessee is attempting to leverage its Medicaid MCO contracts to get insurance companies to drop ALL coverage for gender affirming care nationwide, including adults.

This is beyond overreach and would violate the dormant commerce clause and create a conflicts of laws.
I have Blue Cross Blue Shield Massachusetts through Harvard. BCBS contracts with TennCare to provide managed care and BCBS would be forced to drop coverage nationwide and I'd lose coverage for my gender affirming care. And people are wondering why I stockpile my hormones.
Given the liabilities and mandates in other states. large insurance companies would likely just forgo contracting with TennCare. Tennessee Republicans would blame trans people for low income people losing their healthcare and pitting two groups against each other.
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Feb 20
Florida introduced the "Reverse Woke" Act that requires employers cover detransition care in perpetuity if they cover gender affirming care, even if the person is no longer an employee.

This is a blatant attempt to eliminate ALL coverage of gender affirming care.
Coverage for detransition under a broader gender dysphoria diagnosis isn't inherently bad and I think should be covered. The problem is that they are making this a massive unquantifiable liability for employers and insurance companies because the liability risk is not knowable.
This could require a company to cover detransition care 30 years later or face civil legal liability for the cost of care. The indefinite coverage liability is undefinable. Rather than comply, companies will simply drop coverage.
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Feb 20
History is rhyming. This was from a New York Times article in 1979. It's 44 years later and we're still doing this. Articles like this helped pave the way to a nationwide prohibition on coverage in 1983 by labeling it "experimental."

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They even use the same panic around initial numbers being higher among trans women but more trans men are seeking care.
The article then promotes conversion therapy that included "exorcism."
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Feb 18
What bothers me about the mainstream press taking the Jaimie Reed allegations at face value is that they're repeating it without any skepticism. They didn't do this with the countless election denial affidavits because they knew it undermined faith in elections.
What's even crazier is that the attorney who helped prepare this affidavit, Vernadette Broyles, participated in election denial lawsuits in Georgia herself! Almost like it's the same strategy. Run around with unverified affidavits hoping the media covers it.
Use the coverage to reinforce your narrative and undermine trust in the targeted institution. Weeks or Months later after the dust settles and the allegations were found to be unfounded, the damage is already done.
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Feb 16
I've spoken to journalists at the Times covering trans issues in a bad way that their pieces could be cited to justify anti-trans legislation or policies. I email those journalists with a copy when their pieces are cited to let them know the direct effect they are having.
Emily Bazelon's piece was cited by Texas to be able to justify launching investigations into the families of trans children. Megan Twohey's piece on puberty blockers was cited in a lawsuit to mandate forced outing of LGBTQ students in schools.
These certainly aren't the only ones and they will continue to be cited as more litigation happens. I will continue to keep these journalists accountable so they know exactly what harm their pieces are causing the trans community.
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