Susan Larson ♀️🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🌈Call for #athletes to #coopt ‘#takingaknee’ against #trans #atheletes is ‘#bitter #mockery’, (and #racism) #activists say
The gesture of #takingaknee – #synonymous with #protests against #racism and #policebrutality – was popularised in 2016 after #NFL #star #ColinKaepernick did in protest during the playing of the #nationalanthem at the start of a game.
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https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/10/inga-thompson-take-the-knee-trans-athletes-backlash/
Call for athletes to co-opt ‘taking the knee’ against trans people is ‘bitter mockery’, activists say
Trans advocates have called out Inga Thompson for her “bitter mockery” after she asked athletes to “take the knee” against trans inclusion.