As far as I know, I've only ever known one #trans person. When I met him, he was a beautiful blond boy. When she died 10 years later, she was a beautiful young woman.

But she's not the reason I care this much about trans issues. I care about them because I care about me.

Every one of us is a member of some minority group - black, trans, female, ginger, gay, short, whatever. Just because your group isn't society's enemy today doesn't mean it won't be tomorrow.

#TransRightsAreHumanRights

Today in 1971, Opposition MPs accuse Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau of dropping an F-bomb in Parliament.
He states he said "fuddle duddle".
Within days, fuddle duddle appears on T-shirts & buttons.
In 2015, his son Justin states that his dad did indeed drop the F-bomb.

#Canada #History #Histodon #Histodons #Canadian #Cdnpol #Cdnpoli #Canpoli #Canpol #Trudeau

The Boston University School of Public Health is withdrawing from Twitter.

The dean’s thoughtful, nuanced explanation raises the question: Why are other institutions still there?

https://www.bu.edu/sph/news/articles/2022/reconsidering-our-engagement-with-twitter/

So this tiki torcher Nazi from the Charlottesville tragedy turns out to be a drug runner — allegedly smuggling fentanyl from Mexico across the border into the US. He was indicted and about to be tried but killed himself.

But sure, tell me how Latinos and liberals are the problem.