Thread by @LyzSays

Correct me if I am wrong but I'm trying to put together some pieces... Anti-trans youth legislation comes to @wvlegislature. Fairness responds by hiring pro-life but gay MAGA Republican to lobby supermajority to vote down legislation. We actually LOST votes in the house. A 🧵 1/

Unexpected votes in favor of the trans youth genocide result in @WVCantWait and @mountainpartywv revoking endorsement. Fairness doubles down on lobbyist, and more anti LGBTQIA2+ legislation has been introduced this year than ever before. 2/

I mean if actions have consequences, is it no surprise that we are pulling our endorsement of what by all definitions is an organization failing to meet it's objectives and losing the trust of the community they claim to serve? 3/

Why are so many people being silenced, gaslit, and just outright shit on by fairness, but they ask us why they are being "attacked" when they are just being held to account? Do I have this all wrong? 4/

When I spoke to staff, I flat out said many people don't trust you any more. Their response was not to earn back trust, but continue to focus on those who do trust them. Why don't they want to earn back the trust of the WV Trans community? 5/

We must remember that racism, misogyny, bi-erasure, TERFs, and white supremacy run rampant in lesbian and gay communities. Right along side gender essentialism. americanprogress.org/article/black-… 6/

And this:
nbcnews.com/think/opinion/… 7/

And this:
victoryinstitute.org/a-look-at-tran… 8/

We can never forget that LGBQ liberation would not be possible without the work of BIPOC transgender women. Major Griffin-Gracy, Silvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson. 9/

Support for the T and 2S in LGBTQIA2+ is all talk, little action, where trans and nonbinary people are merely used as political pawns. We only get invited to the party when they can use us. 10/

Ok end rant. This was brought to you by the chaotic neurodivergent mind of @lyzsays and is just my thoughts strung together. #wvpol thanks for reading my 🧵.
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Here is who they hired: a side quest about who @Higginbotham4WV actually is... 2A/

Joshua is "America First" when it comes to his beliefs. This term was first popularized by Nazi Sympathizers. 3A/

washingtonpost.com/posteverything…

Joshua has also made it clear he is #prolife no matter what. Anti-choice laws are at their core anti-trans, anti-queer, and anti-woman. 4A/

Joshua is also proud to be rated "A" by the NRA which we know means he isn't "actually" pro-life. The NRA is pushing campus carry in West Virginia which will put LGBTQIA2+ students at further risk. 5A/

Joshua is very proud of his Trump camp endorsements and his trips to Mar-a-lago. He does not hide that he is a big MAGA Trump supporter. 6A/

Reminder of what Mr. Trump just said about trans people... thehill.com/homenews/38394…
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Joshua was also the chair of West Virginia @ALEC_states which is a well-known legislative lobby that actively works to undermine all #LGBTQIA people and have been highlighted by @splcenter hate watch here: splcenter.org/hatewatch/2021… 8A/

You can learn more about ALEC, who they are, who funds them, and the legislation they push here: alecexposed.org

@ALECexposed 9A/

ALEC has also worked with the @ChristLawmakers and have bragged about their anti-abortion and anti-lgbtqia legislation.
exposedbycmd.org/2021/10/04/ale… 10A/

ALEC is also proud to work with other groups on the @splcenter hate watch list which brings hate and bigotry to our college campuses. These are extreme Christofascist groups. 11A/ prwatch.org/news/2019/05/1…

So if I was looking to hire someone to lobby on behalf of WV #transgender folks and LGBTQIA2+ folks this resume would be a hard pass if it came across my desk. So tell me @FairnessWV other than voting to allow trans athletes play sports and the fairness act, why hire him? #wvpol

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