Charlie StrossMar 31

About trans rights:

They're a wedge issue. If you think it's okay to deprive trans people of the right to exist in the public sphere then you're saying human rights are conditional and/or can be withdrawn. Which puts you on a slippery slope to no human rights for anyone.

When you trace the roots of the modern anti-trans movement they boil down to some combination of bigotry and billionaire bullshit— the oligarchs think rights are for the rich.

So: trans-rights are human rights. No exceptions.

Show thread@FourQ ♿Apr 1
@cstross Would it be okay to link to this from BlueSky?
It's an important issue but certainly not my place to post the link elsewhere.
Show threadCharlie Stross
@FourQ Yes, it's okay to do that. (I'm on bsky too: @cstross.bsky.social. Posted this here because it's too long for a single bsky message.)
Apr 1 at 8:46amWeb
Show thread@FourQ ♿Apr 1
@cstross Thanks Charlie. The character limit can be frustrating sometimes. Other times a downright bloody nuisance.