I’m done cross-posting @elementary to Twitter. I really hoped it would get better, but with the latest news of Elon promoting Ron DeSantis’ presidential run, I’m done. It’s become a far-right social network no different from Parlor or Truth Social and I won’t be a part of it.
I guess It’s my turn to echo what other trans people in the Linux space have been saying: if all you care about is the software, you still need to care about trans people. An attack on trans rights is an attack on desktop Linux. Several of the major things you probably care about and use every day are made or maintained by trans people. Even if you only care about the software, you still need to care about what happens to the people who make it. We need you to show up.
I don’t do this lightly. I’ve really been hanging on hoping Twitter would get better. I think dropping Facebook caused a major drop in revenue and dropping Twitter is going to cause a major drop as well. I’m leaving behind nearly 50K followers. I really hope I still have a job honestly.