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@ErinInTheMorn
Mar 16 • 9 tweets • 3 min read • Read on X
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1. Brutal anti-trans politics in England may have met their match in an unlikely opponent... ferrets?

Members of Parliament, including some conservatives, filibustered a gender affirming care ban that would have applied to private clinics in the country pushed by Liz Truss. Image
2. The bill, known as a Private Member's Bill, was proposed by former PM Liz Truss. It would have barred gender affirming care for trans youth, defined sex to exclude trans people, and more.

It failed to advance Friday.

erininthemorning.com/p/private-gend…
3. The bill comes after a recent NHS England decision to halt prescribing puberty blockers. Though it was a big decision, the waitlist was already thousands long with only 100 prescribed last year, changing the practical reality very little for many. Image
4. Many reported that three avenues were still open for trans youth: clinical research, traveling out of the country, or private clinics.

This bill aimed to shut down private clinics from providing care.
5. Another provision sought to ban social transition in schools, even if a parent approves. It states that "public authorities" would be banned from "treating a child in a manner inconsistent with that child's sex."

It does not define how boys and girls should be treated. Image
6. Instead of hearing the bill, however, members of parliament spoke at length about ferrets. See this exchange between Labour MPs Champion and Eagle:
7. Even some conservatives seemed in on it. Watch MP Spencer speak at length about all of the pet names entered into the record.
8. The bill has been moved to March 22nd, but it has been placed at the bottom of the priority pile, meaning it is not likely to be heard.

For those fighting for trans people in the UK, the ferret has become "an overnight symbol of trans resistance"

9. Lastly, I am a transgender journalist covering this issue every day. If you find what I report on useful, please subscribe to support my work at and be the first to get my articles.erininthemorning.com/subscribe

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Mar 18
1. A handful of Southern States are pushing forward with bills ending legal recognition for trans people: Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama.

They even target a lone trans employee at the Alabama Space Camp.

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2. In recent months, many states have slowed their attacks on transgender people. While a staggering 500 bills have been introduced in 2024, far fewer are advancing this year than last year.

But these states may be bucking that trend.

erininthemorning.com/p/southern-sta…
3. In Louisiana, HB608 was introduced with a staggering 63 Republican cosponsors. It would target bathrooms, shelters, and prisons but also would apply to ALL laws in Louisiana, ending legal recognition for trans people's gender identities.

It defines sex by reproduction. Image
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Mar 13
1. Today, JK Rowling promoted holocaust denialist views, claiming that the trans people targeted and books burned during the rise of fascism was "a fever dream." She also called for the arrest of Stonewall, Mermaids LGBTQ+ leaders.

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2. Rowling originally compared trans people targeted by the Holocaust to "a fever dream." When confronted with sources, she linked to a thread calling the first trans woman to receive gender reassignment surgery "a troubled male," which also denied it.

erininthemorning.com/p/jk-rowling-h…
3. The claims and denialism came shortly after she called for the arrest of doctors providing gender affirming care, as well as leaders from Stonewall and Mermaids.
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Mar 12
@benryanwriter This is a conference poster presentation, not a study. We don’t know much about their data, how the selection criteria worked and the challenges in it, limitations, information on pre-surgical suicidality beyond a couple years, control variables, no causal inference can be made.
@benryanwriter There are a million non-surgery reasons why the data could have nothing to do with the surgery itself, such as financial difficulty following surgery, job loss, health insurance denials, mistreatment and discrimination on follow up, patients with prior psych issues showing up
@benryanwriter Small numbers/rare event issues with data, temporary increase in MHIs during the first 6 months, coding issues around suicide attempts and completion, bias in the dataset, which surgeon made up most of the data and were their results poorer than usual, etc
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Mar 11
1. Major victories in West Virginia for transgender people! The state has defeated 20 anti-LGBTQ+ bills, leaving activists celebrating.

Bills defeated include a gender affirming care ban and a bill to end legal recognition for trans people.

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2. West Virginia is the second state this week to provide evidence that Republican attacks on trans people may be meeting resistance. Florida adjourned last week without passing anti-LGBTQ+ legislation.

erininthemorning.com/p/over-20-anti…
3. Republicans could be waiting for election results before proceeding forward. Notably, anti-trans politics have not played well in major elections. Over 70% of Moms For Liberty candidates lost their races in 2023, for example.
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Mar 9
1. One of the most stunning portions of the misleading and error-ridden "WPATH Files" is a section where the authors appear upset over how "suspiciously" happy trans people are.

They twist low regret rates into being a reason to oppose trans care.

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2. The authors of the WPATH files seem unable to accept that trans care actually works and make trans people happy.

Instead, they ask, seemingly mockingly, how trans people could be happy "with the consequences of their choices"

Read my article here:

erininthemorning.com/p/wpath-files-…
3. Excerpts from the "WPATH Files" authors note that in one study, "participants reported being happy... despite researchers noting that improvement in actual life situations was not always observed."

The implication, of course, being that trans people are "deluding" themselves. Image
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Mar 7
1. Major news. Anti-trans Dem Representative Shawn Thierry, voted for Texas' gender affirming care ban, has come in 2nd place in the Texas primaries against queer union organizer Lauren Ashley Simmons.

The election will now go to runoff.

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2. Rep Shawn Thierry delivered a long speech against trans youth care on May 12, 2023, voted against every Democratic amendment to make the bill less harmful for trans youth, and voted to pass the ban.

Now, her prospects appear dim.

Read my article:

erininthemorning.com/p/anti-trans-t…
3. Thierry came under swift condemnation from groups like Mothers Against Greg Abbott, abortion rights activist Olivia Julianna, and local Democrats.

The Meyerland Area Democrats even voted to censure her for her vote.

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