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DarryB Mar 5, 2023

@Gustodon Good attitude. I will always stand between the oppressed and the oppressor, no matter who they are.

Stormcrow Mar 5, 2023

@DarryB @Gustodon We need to do more than stand. We need to fight, and keep fighting until the monsters are dead, because until we do they will keep attacking and killing us.

DarryB Mar 5, 2023

@[email protected] @Gustodon I've done it before many times. So believe me when I say that I will do it again.

Maggieci democracy enjoyer Mar 5, 2023

@Gustodon Respect 💜

@MaggieCi Thank you. There's nothing I value more.

Maggieci democracy enjoyer Mar 5, 2023

@Gustodon Absolutely. I have 2 special needs siblings who I am privileged to be guardian for. Love is unconditional.

Kerri Levine Mar 5, 2023

I'm here to say the same thing.

Not gonna happen.

Wendybird13 Mar 5, 2023

@Gustodon @cstross I don’t think most people in my workplace noticed that the bright, happy woman who started managing our IT walk-up Help Desk bore a striking resemblance to quiet man who used to huddle in the a back corner. If you have any empathy at all, seeing the before and after is amazing. I can’t figure out how to communicate this to people who are lacking in empathy.

Steph Mar 6, 2023

@Wendybird13 @Gustodon @cstross I’ve been trying to figure this out as well. Even friends I’ve expected to be more empathetic and understanding have missed this point. Why is it just lost on people?

Espinada Mar 5, 2023

@Gustodon
Standing right with you 100%

Evey Mar 5, 2023

@Gustodon Why can’t we just let people be happy the way they want.

Joey BoughtACola Mar 5, 2023

#Transrightsarehumanrights

I'm here to help in any way I can.

Stormcrow Mar 5, 2023

@Gustodon Conservative (plz call them nazis which is their true name) want everyone to suffer. It's how they know their fucked up god 'loves' them. Happiness scares them.

Pari Moon-Forest Mar 5, 2023

@Gustodon Thank you for sharing that.
I knew someone, she seemed awkward, unhappy and just uncomfortable to be around...and then they had an "Ah HA!" moment, and morphed into someone who is strong, funny and hardworking, and now he is creating the life he always wanted.
I had this conversation with a relative the other day too, who also has a friend who metamorphosed into a new them.
I said to my family member, as an often depressed cisgendered person, dang I wish someone would bottle up that kind of joy!
Not that getting there for any of these people was easy but I'm SO glad they became their true selves and I will ALWAYS fight for that!

@PariMoonForest I appreciate that generous reply. It's really encouraging to see how many people support this idea.

Pari Moon-Forest Mar 5, 2023

@Gustodon
I mean, 30 years ago even, it wasn't talked about...now it's not only that trans people are "out" but really everyone knows someone...
If they cancel Black people and gay people and trans people and make poverty illegal, they will come for the rest of us sooner or later. #TransRightsAreHumanRights

Pari Moon-Forest Mar 6, 2023

@Gustodon
Oof sorry I don't know where that 1ns0mniak guy came from. I blocked and reported. He's a mess.

Walker Mar 5, 2023

@PariMoonForest @Gustodon 🤗🌈💜

Neverfadingwood 🇺🇦Mar 5, 2023

@Gustodon So good to hear. I'm glad to learn of your brother and how much happier he is. All power to his (and your) elbow.

It's Just Jenn 🏳️‍⚧️Mar 5, 2023

@Gustodon And this is why it matters. Thank you for sharing, Gus.

@Tweetfiction I'm glad it's helpful. I do it too much, but I look around at all this bigotry and I have to ask if it's really 2023, because we appear to be failing a lot of our own tests.

ThePurrspective Mar 5, 2023

@Gustodon @Tweetfiction
Thanks for sharing. You would think people would want other people to be happy but this does not seem to be the case.

Mad Dog Ace Run Mar 5, 2023

@Gustodon
Well, there had to be one right wing troll posting up the nonsense. Pay no attention to them. They just want to whine and complain and blame all of the world's problems on things like this. To me, that makes no sense. Acceptance is a much better path.

Ossi-Aussie Mar 6, 2023

@Bringiton @Gustodon Actually, I liked the way the conversation went and I think there even was some resolution. I don't think this was trolling and a rare case of actual engaging with someone who had differing views. Well done, everyone! We need to do more of that.

MikeasaService Mar 5, 2023

@Gustodon @cstross
As a younger man, I had two baby boys. One of them was a quiet child who sometimes seemed unhappy for no reason.

One day that person went away.

And then I had a daughter, who is finally comfortable as the person she’d wanted to be her entire life.

Conservatives want to eradicate my daughter. I’m here to say that’s not going to happen.

#transrightsarehumanrights

Ω 🌍 Gus Posey Jun 15, 2023

@mike_jones I'm sorry I missed this. ✊

Reservoir Bunny Mar 5, 2023

@Gustodon that was my mum when she came out as a lesbian when I was 30. ❤️

SammyGalen Mar 5, 2023

@Gustodon Trans rights are human rights! I am human! Therefore, whether I am trans or not (I'm not trans), I stand for #TransRights !

Eden Hare Mar 5, 2023

@Gustodon Agreed! I was one of those. Except at the time I was the brother. Now I am happy. And incredibly scared of the government and they're desired to control, eradicate and discriminate against me, and others like me.

CoolBlenderKitten Mar 6, 2023

@edenhare @Gustodon
💕❤️💕 I hope this will be stopped and go away forever.

Dave P Mar 5, 2023

.@Gustodon I grew up with a brother, and we fought often as brothers do. He went away to war and saw unspeakable tragedy in the Battle of Fallujah. He volunteered to go back a second time believing it was the right thing to do. Conservatives would love to use this person as their model patriot.

2 years ago my brother went away but I gained a sister. These same conservatives who would have fawned all over my sibling’s story now want to pretend he doesn’t exist and otherwise destroy their life.

She doesn’t need me to fight her battles, but I’ll stand along side her and everyone like her every day nonetheless.

SusanKnieriemen Mar 5, 2023

@Gustodon 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🙏💕

PBandJessi Mar 5, 2023

@Gustodon I love this for him. (Being able to be his true self, not the fact people dont believe he should have that right, of course... But these days I feel I have to specify bc people suck a lot)

Giselle Mar 5, 2023

@Gustodon
I'm so glad for both of you and your family, and particularly him, that he was able to become himself and be himself. No one should be made to feel bad about who they are despite some people not understanding. It only takes putting yourself into the shoes of another person, I really don't get why that's so difficult for some. It's about respect, about empathy, about being decent and kind.
Trans right are indeed human rights, all our rights.
Let's be decent and kind with each other.

Alex Mar 5, 2023

@Gustodon Thank you for sharing your story with us.

Your brother sounds wonderful. I'm so glad he and you are able to know one another honestly and completely. That is beautiful and should be treasured.

It will not happen on our watch. #TransRightsAreHumanRights

@mentallyalex Thanks for that. He is wonderful, to be honest. I appreciate the supportive reply.

Buffalo Rude Mar 5, 2023

@Gustodon Right on!

GardenReady Mar 5, 2023

@Gustodon Within reason, I will do my best to defend the autistic, handicapped, LGBTQ, immigrants, native Americans and all minorities. The fascist will come after them and they will not stop. They will not stop before they get to you either, no matter who you are. Take appropriate precautions. Above all, vote and get others to vote.

CoolBlenderKitten Mar 5, 2023

@Gustodon
💕👍❤️

the Stripey Goodness Mar 6, 2023

@Gustodon this, I'll defend

Ω 🌍 Gus Posey Mar 6, 2023

@stripey I appreciate that. ✊

isotope239 🥸💻📚 🇺🇦Mar 6, 2023

@Gustodon These attacks are all of one piece. Superficially, it looks like a bristling forest of different attacks, ban abortion, gun violence, trans hate, but they're all the same thing underneath. They're all about forcing an oppressive, smothering regime of a particularly nasty flavor of Southern Baptist pseudo-christianity on the rest of us. To effectively fight these xtian autocrats, we need to keep dragging them into court citing separation of church and state:https://www.au.org

Americans United for Separation of Church and State

The separation of church and state guarantees religious freedom, a fundamental American right promised by our system of government.

Americans United

Wendi Gordon Mar 6, 2023

@Gustodon one of my closest friends is transgender. I fear for her safety and am appalled by the hate disguised as a desire to protect kids (by the same people who oppose all gun restrictions or even registration or safe storage requirements when gunshots are now the leading cause of child deaths in the U.S.). Here’s what I wrote in response to Governor Abbott’s directive to have parents of trans kids investigated for child abuse: https://medium.com/@wendigordon/texas-republicans-are-terrorizing-parents-of-transgender-kids-aab982640e7d?sk=dd1b5f6037955ce76e167e21f259af90

Texas Republicans AreTerrorizing Parents of Transgender Kids

Parents of transgender kids in Texas are scared to death because of the cruelty of Republican politicians. Two weeks ago, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton equated gender-affirming medical treatments…

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DaltonRoad Mar 6, 2023

Thanks... this is the point: people are people. Your brother, my friends, our families.

What does it cost me how other people live? What difference does it make to me in the long run if someone is happier and healthier?

Patty Bluebird 🦩Mar 6, 2023

@Gustodon I'm glad your brother found his true self.
I stand with your brother.

#TransRightsAreHumanRights

Its Gregory Mar 6, 2023

@Gustodon
Humanity for ALL!

Charles C Mar 6, 2023

@Gustodon Thank you. I realised that I’m trans only in my 40s. Well, I’ve never been that smart, and for most of my life I didn’t even know that trans men existed.
For most of my life, I’ve been paralysed by severe depression and panic attacks.
Now I hear people saying that I should be erased from the face of the earth, and I’m scared, and angry, and heartbroken — but the depression disappeared, and the panic attacks are a tiny fraction of what they used to be.
#TransRightsAreHumanRights

JW prince of CPH Mar 6, 2023

@Gustodon To anyone "on the fence" (ugh...) about this, there are really only two options: You've never witnessed a person finding themselves, and seen sadness, depression & anger melted away by finally feeling like a real person - or you have, and you want to take that away from them and bring back the despair.

One of these states can be remedied. The other is unforgivable & makes you nothing short of a sadistic monster.

Gnomic Heresy Mar 6, 2023

@Gustodon I like this... and also... trans people have the same right as cis people to be angry, sullen, even sometimes rude or unkind, even after we transition... the value of our transition is what it does for us, not that it makes us more pleasant to be around. (Although it often does!) #trans

Jeff Fecke Mar 7, 2023

@Gustodon I'm very happy for your brother, and I'll defend him and everyone else like him to the bitter end.

OldAndCranky Mar 7, 2023

@Gustodon I saw that remarkable change in one of my neighbors' kids. He is now so much more outgoing, warm, friendly- he is such a lovely young man. In his former life he was also withdrawn and sullen. Now he's just the coolest guy. #TransRightsAreHumanRights

The McKennas 🌊♀️🏳️‍⚧️♾️Mar 8, 2023

@Gustodon
This is such a happy short story. 😊
May the two of you be good brothers for each other.

— Maggie

I've moved to [email protected]Mar 11, 2023

@Gustodon Once I had a miserable son who never wanted to do anything but stay in his room and brood.

Now I have a wonderful daughter who goes out as much as her introversion will allow and will sometimes kindly bestow some of her time on me. 😂 And many hugs. And I'll fight for her with every breath in my body.

#TransRightsAreHumanRights

Patricia Kayden Mar 12, 2023