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Friday, June 13, 2025

Links - 13th June 2025 (1 - Trans Mania)

Meme - "LABOUR WINNING WOMEN'S VOTES
Sir Keir Starmer, Labour leader. "[The phrase 'only women have a cervix'] is something that shouldn't be said. It is not right"
"It is factually inaccurate to say only women have cervices" Emily Thornberry MP
Alex Sobel MP. Q: Q: Do you agree that there should be sex-segregated facilities for women in hospitals, schools, refuges and prisons? A: No.
Labour MP Lisa Nadia. Q: Should child rapist Christopher Worton be housed in a women's jail now he identifies as a woman?
A: I think trans women are women and they should be accommodated in a prison of their choosing
David Lammy MP. "[Those who want to deny males access to women's spaces] are dinosaurs who want to hoard rights"
Nadia Whittome MP. "The Labour Party should  educate those who are ignorant rather than ideological. And if they don't respond to education, unrepentant transphobes should be expelled""

Meme - J.K. Rowling: "Does anyone have a spare Irony-meter? Mine just blew up."
Dawn Butler: "Currently, anyone can call themselves a nurse. There's been some very worrying cases of people impersonating nurses. We must stop it. My Bill will legally protect the title "nurse", ensuring only Registered Nurses can use it. #ProtectNurse My column"
"Dangerous people are pretending to be nurses - I have a plan to stop it"

Steve Delaney 🇬🇧 on X - "Remember, if you didn’t want weird Pervy men watching your eight year old daughter getting changed then you were a “Dinosaur” according to the brilliant mind of professional race baiter @DavidLammy"

Meme - India Willoughby @IndiaWilloughby: "No we don't all agree on the fact we are not "biological women" Femi. I am absolutely a biological woman. As is Katy Montgomery and everyone else who has medically transitioned. Hormones change your biological sex. Bones, body chemisty etc. Having a baby or period is not a pre-requisite. Hormones have infinitely more influence than chromos. That's not me being stubborn, or obtuse - it's true. There is NO definition of "biological woman" because every woman (trans or not) is different."
Trans people are experts on their bodies and identities!

UN study reveals transgender athletes have won nearly 900 medals in women's competitions - "The U.N. says transgender athletes competing in women's athletic events have won nearly 900 medals over their competitors... The 20-page document examined “violence against women and girls in sports” and claims more than 600 biologically female athletes have lost at least 890 medals to transgender competitors. These defeats occurred in over 400 competitions in 29 sports, though authors did not specify specific events, levels of competition or time periods.  Authors of the U.N. study said the creation of “mixed sex” competitions has disadvantaged biologically female athletes who take on transgender opponents. “Male athletes have specific attributes considered advantageous in certain sports, such as strength and testosterone levels which are higher than the average range for females even before puberty, thereby resulting in the loss of fair opportunity,” the study reads. “To avoid the loss of a fair opportunity, males must not compete in the female categories of sport.”  Biologically female athletes, the study reads, are often tested by their sport’s governing bodies to ensure they are not using performance-enhancing drugs, such as testosterone. Biologically male athletes, however, are only subject to “arbitrary and asymmetrical” testosterone requirements, which the study says creates an imbalanced playing field compared to biologically female competitors."

Colin Wright on X - "Today, @amazeorg removed a video about puberty blockers from their YouTube channel when @BillAckman brought attention to it. It appears they have also removed the video below about p0rnography from their channel. Care to explain these decisions, AMAZE?"
Bill Ackman on X - "Consider that http://Amaze.org has taken down their cartoon videos that I and others have been posting over the last 24 hours.   What does that say about these cartoons that http://Amaze.org has inserted into the curricula of thousands of elementary schools around the country?  How is it ok to show these cartoons to eleven-year-old kids and then immediately take them down when they are shared with a broad audience of adults on @X ?"

Andy Ngo on X - "You'd think there'd be more media coverage about an international trans terror cult linked to six homicides across the United States."

The Waterloo math genius killed after joining radical cult - "Felix “Ophelia” Bauckholt knew how to play a human, but she excelled as a zombie... On Jan. 20, Bauckholt was pulled over by border agents on Interstate 91 in Vermont. Prosecutors allege her companion, Teresa Youngblut, pulled out a gun and began firing at the agents. FBI documents say Bauckholt pulled out her own gun and was shot and killed, along with border agent David “Chris” Maland. In the ensuing days, connections between Bauckholt and a cultlike group known as the “Zizians” emerged, a collection of highly educated vegan and transgender members, mostly in their 20s and 30s, with connections to five other homicides across the United States. The group appears to share bonds over topics like radical veganism, gender identity and artificial intelligence, though much is still being learned about their connections, objectives and leader, Jack LaSota, or “Ziz,” who was arrested on Sunday along with two other alleged members... Lorne Dawson, a sociology professor emeritus at the University of Waterloo, spent 20 years studying new religious movements, wrestling with why some eventually turn violent. When the Canadian government asked him to use that expertise on terrorism, he spent the next 20 years focusing on the process of radicalization.  He retired about two years ago but, after reading about Bauckholt, he decided to start looking into what he calls a “textbook” case.  “The vast majority of people who get involved in new religious groups, and to some degree terrorist groups, are generally kind and empathetic. And because they have that background, they really feel upset about injustices in this world,” Dawson said.  “So, being an empathetic, generous person actually draws you in more, which leads to a belief that you need to do something more.”"
Time to arrest more people from the "far right" to keep the public safe

Meme - Globe Eye News @GlobeEyeNews: "BREAKING: Donald Trump signs executive order to transfer transgender women to men's prisons."
Cloudy (estrogen angel): "this effectively makes prison a death sentence for trans women btw."
Holly Grayle @HollyGrayle: "Gay men, old men, young men, physically small men, men who were former law enforcement, intellectually disabled men, men who committed crimes against children, and men who pretend to be women are all examples of 'vulnerable' men in male prison estate. Only ONE of these categories of men were housed in the female estate, in breach of the Mandela Principles.   Risks posed to men by other men are not something that involves women.   Women are not human shields for men whose fetishes make them vulnerable to other men. And I'm sick of having to repeatedly point this out."

Progressive Misogyny on X - "DEI says we have to treat everyone equally. Safeguarding says we can't treat everyone equally. DEI says we should always ignore risk factors. Safeguarding says we should never ignore risk factors. DEI is anti-safeguarding."
Fury as Scotland's care watchdog says girls in care should share rooms with boys who self-ID as female - "In the latest development of Scotland’s single-sex scandal, the Care Inspectorate says looked-after transgender children ‘should not be made to use the toilet or bedroom of their sex assigned at birth’.   The edict adds that trans youngsters should be able to ‘share a room with other young people who share their gender identity’.   Astonishingly, it also states there is ‘no law in Scotland’ that protects single-sex spaces... According to the Cass Review published last year, there is a high presentation of children who have had adverse childhood experiences and those who are ‘looked after’ among the transgender population."

Wide Awake Media on X - ""[J.K. Rowling] believes... that if you're born a man, you can't ever be a woman." Labour MP Carolyn Harris: "Biologically, she's correct, but... when you introduce this level of hate into a debate, rationality goes out of the window." Which do you find more irrational? The statement of biological facts, or the belief that males can become females?"
Biology is Hate

Why are celeb children more likely to be trans? Experts explain phenomenon that has touched the Affleck and Musk families - "celebrity children may be more likely to be trans for attention.  Dr Persaud said that among children who live in the shadows of their parents, there may be a factor at play where they crave to be noticed.  'For those who are not the child of celebrities, they know that to come out as transgender you are going to get a lot of attention,' he said.  'It may be that there are a group of people not choosing the trans life course who otherwise would because they don't want the attention.  'But if you are the child of parents who seek attention, and you have attention-seeking genes, and you have a very famous father and mother meaning there is a distinct challenge in how to get attention, then there may be something about this drive for attention and coming out as transgender.' Dr Jonathan Alpert, a psychotherapist in New York City who works with transgender patients, said rather than seeking attention, it could be about establishing their own identity — although he didn't think this was a strong theory... Helen Joyce, a mathematician and former journalist at The Economist who researches transgender issues — and is a spokesperson for UK charity Sex Matters — added that it may be linked to trends in society.  She said: 'Another part of this is that it is just fashionable. It's the latest status symbol to be the parent of a transgender child."

Higher Prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences in Transgender Than in Cisgender Individuals: Results from a Single-Center Observational Study - "Adverse childhood experiences (ACE) have been shown to have a tremendous negative impact on health outcomes later in life. This study presents data on the prevalence of ACEs, psychological distress, and trauma-related symptoms in transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) people compared to cisgender people. TGD adults (n = 35) and a matched sample of nonpsychiatric hospital patients (n = 35) were surveyed between September 2018 and March 2019. Participants completed the Maltreatment and Abuse Chronology of Exposure Scale to assess ACEs, as well as the Brief Symptom Inventory and the Essener Trauma Inventory to assess psychological distress and trauma-related symptoms. TGD patients reported a higher number of ACEs than cisgender patients (0.7 vs. 2.4; p < 0.001; d = 0.94). A total of 28.6% of TGD vs. 5.7% cisgender patients reported four or more ACEs (p < 0.001). The most common forms of ACEs were parental abuse (54.3%) and peer abuse (54.3%). No significantly increased prevalence of sexual abuse was found (p > 0.05). TGD patients also reported a higher prevalence of depression (48.4% vs. 5.7%, p < 0.001), posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms (59.4% vs. 13.8%, p < 0.001), and anxiety (58.1% vs. 28.6%, p = 0.016). Health care providers should be aware of and assess ACEs, especially in vulnerable groups such as TGD people, and create a safe place through open-minded, affirming care."
The cope is that trans people face transphobic abuse - even before coming out as trans

Jennifer Sey on X - "Right now, in California, Oregon and Connecticut, the number one ranked high jumpers in the girl’s division are boys. Weird how it never happens and yet here we are."

Teen Won't Change Name To Make Trans Classmate Comfortable: AITA - "“I have a pretty common name, and my name is the same as what his dead name was.”  “He constantly complains and makes exaggerated cringing noises when people say my name in front of him.”"
Cis comfort is more important than trans lives!

Ontario must pay for patient's penis-sparing vaginoplasty, court rules - "Ontario’s top court has ruled the province must cover the cost of a penile-sparing vaginoplasty for a transgender resident who does not identify as exclusively female or male and who wishes to have both genitalia...    The latest ruling is the third unanimous decision in favour of the patient, identified as K.S. in court records...   In a letter accompanying the request, her doctor said that because K.S. is “not completely on the ‘feminine’ end of the spectrum” it was important for her to have a vagina while maintaining her penis, adding that the Crane Center for Transgender Surgery in Austin, Tx.,”has an excellent reputation” for gender-affirming surgery, “and especially with these more complicated procedures.”"

Meme - J.K. Rowling: @jk_rowling: "Preventing women and girls from accessing their bathrooms will totally dispel the idea that your movement contains a lot of very angry, potentially unbalanced men who're currently displaying classic symptoms of narcissistic rage."
Toxic Ivy (she/her) @ivyweber95.bsky.social: "The UK needs allies to start banning GC thugs from bathrooms. Technically political opinion is protected, but given what that lot are like, banning them is a proportionate response to ensure bathrooms are safe to use. A bucket and private yard are enough for them to shit like the animals they are."

J.K. Rowling on X - "Funny, isn’t it, how women who’ve been raped or beaten are accused of ‘weaponising’ their trauma when they ask for male-free spaces, but trans-identified men who claim using the Gents has a higher mortality rate than armed combat are met with credulity and simpering concern."
Jason Sheffey on X - "Another excellent point. If I may add to it: Why do trans identified men think that using the gents loo would be inherently more dangerous for them than just sitting in a public cafe or park? Is it because they fear that terrible things are more likely to happen to vulnerable, unsuspecting  individuals behind closed doors with no cameras?   Hmm…yet we are supposed to let the foxes into the hen house with no trepidations.   Just another logical inconsistency draped in moral superiority."

Meme - Queen Chimerazilia: "Rowling hasn't produced a successful thing since the HP Books."
Billy Bragg @Serena_Partrick: "She's only founded charities, created & funded a r*pe crisis centre, written a best selling children's book which is getting a film adaptation, & sold a mere 20 million copies of her Strike books, in 50 different countries, spawning a prime time TV series too.  What a loser."

Meme - Lee Patriot Hood @Mofoman360: "Do You Think Daniel Radcliffe stabbed JK Rowling in the back   Yes or No?"
Sam (he/him) @mushycrouton: "No. Without his performance as the star of the Harry Potter films, Rowling would be a moderate success with a failed film franchise to her name.   She should be more grateful to Radcliffe for what he did for her career. I think it’s really suspicious that this woman who isn’t related to Daniel Radcliffe in any way would want to spend so much time around him as a child 🚩"
Trans Mania melts your brain

What is a Therian? And why do children identify as animals? (aka "My daughter identifies as an animal. This is what I want you to know.'") - ""I wondered if it was just a passing fad — something she had seen on social media and connected with," she told Mamamia.  But it was more than that. Emma's daughter explained to her mum that she's a Therian — and she's just one of a growing number of children identifying this way... "Furries don't identify as an animal, they are people who dress up like animals with human characteristics," a Therian member of the Mamamia community commented.  "Therians identify as an animal/s spiritually and/or mentally."... There seems to have been an increase in Therianthropy (or perhaps simply an increased awareness), particularly on social media and in schools — meaning more parents like Emma are navigating this identity expression with their children. Which, according to Carly Dober, Director, Australian Association of Psychologists, is totally normal.  "Childhood is all about identity formation," the psychologist told Mamamia. "Children might be curious when they come across the term 'Therian' about what it means, and might try this identity on for size.  "The internet allows for subcultures to be shared more widely, and this in part could influence the uptake in Therian lifestyle," Dober explained. "Children might also be exposed to other children who identify as Therians which can influence them to try this lifestyle out."...  as Dober explained, identifying as a Therian is not a sign of a 'problem'.  "Generally speaking, exploring identifying as a Therian is healthy and normal," she said. "Children can have a rich, well-adjusted and socially expansive life as a Therian."  Emma does what she can to support her daughter, such as helping her source materials for animal masks... for many children, identifying as a Therian might represent a way to cope with mental, social and other challenges...  while identifying as a Therian isn't inherently harmful, some psychologists and child development experts caution that it can become concerning if it leads to social isolation, obsessive behaviour, or dissociation from reality...   "Help your child to develop critical thinking skills by discussing the differences between imagination, belief and reality," Dober said. "Encourage them to question and explore their thoughts and feelings."
If you don't offer them free tail surgeries, you are therianphobic
What a therianphobic article. Therian kids know who they are

Shared post - Stevenson, Wa. city council member exposes self for Trantifa activism - "Lucy Lauser, a radical trantifa activist on the Stevenson, Wash. city council, was investigated for an alleged indecent exposure incident on the street near a pre-school on March 31, 2025. A search of his online history also reveals a disturbing history of graphic sexual images and video. Watch the exclusive police body camera footage."

Andy Ngo on X - "Colorado state Sen. Faith Winter (D) says she has space in her home to harbor children who have run away from their families due to trans and queer ideology. Last year, the lawmaker was determined to violate ethics policy for being drunk at a meeting."

NETHERLANDS: Trans-Identified Male Inmate in Women's Prison Brutally Assaults Female Employee - "A trans-identified male incarcerated in a women’s prison in the Netherlands set fire to his cell before brutally beating a female prison guard. The victim has been described as having sustained “serious” injuries and has been hospitalized. The incident, which took place at Ter Peel prison for women, was first reported by De Telegraaf, and the outlet confirmed the assault with the Dutch Prison and Probation Service (DJI)... The prison guard was reportedly taken away from the scene via ambulance, and prison officials confirmed that her “teeth were knocked out of her mouth.”... Authorities in the Netherlands have been secretive about the transfer of trans-identified male convicts into women’s prisons, often protecting their identities... In 2023, news reports surfaced which described how a Chilean national convicted of committing a brutal murder was placed in a women’s prison even in advance of his final hearings. “Daniela D” had stabbed a man 214 times, targeting his eyes, ears, and genitals.  Daniela D. had been residing illegally in the Netherlands since February 2022, where he was involved in the sex industry. The court heard that he came from a broken home and that he had been “bullied” as a youth by peers who did not accept his gender identity.  Despite having not undergone any form of genital surgery, Daniela was detained in Ter Peel women’s prison."

Why the arguments against trans, intersex and DSD athletes are based on prejudice and ignorance - "Sport isn’t fair. Never has been. Genetics isn’t fair. Basketball players are blessed with height. Gymnasts are blessed with compact, flexible bodies. Fulham players are blessed with a preternatural ability to give the ball away on the halfway line. Economics isn’t fair. Geography isn’t fair. Privilege isn’t fair. What we call the level playing field is in fact a cosy myth, a homespun feel-good tale that hoodwinks us into chasing our dreams.  But let’s follow this argument all the way through. Let’s say the floodgates do open. Let’s say transgender athletes pour into women’s sport, and let’s say, despite the flimsy and poorly-understood relationship between testosterone and elite performance, they dominate everything they touch. They sweep up Grand Slam tennis titles and cycling world championships. They monopolise the Olympics. They fill our football and cricket and netball teams. Why would that be bad? Really? Imagine the power of a trans child or teenager seeing a trans athlete on the top step of the Olympic podium. In a way, it would be inspiring."
Sports is never fair, so let's make it more unfair. By this logic we should allow doping
It's inspiring to see women pushed out of women's sports

Meme - "r/soccer
Scotland bans transgender footballers in women's game"
transtifa (Mod): "Once again I would like to remind everyone that trans women are women and we are not "biological males" and referring to us in that manner is transphobic and will result in a ban. Thanks.
Edit: Okay we're locking it now."
Once again, biology is transphobic. We're going to get a lot of cope about "advanced biology", of coure

Meme - Femi @Femi_Sorry: "Biological sex isn't binary. It's bimodal.  i.e. If you plotted physical criteria on a graph, there would be two clear peaks, but intersex people, infertile people, and whole list of hormonal issues, mean it's a spectrum.  So when you MY approach ignores the facts..."
Readers added context they thought people might want to know: "Zachary Elliott, the person who made the image in this post, has said in response: "this screenshot is taken from my Paradox Institute video where I debunk the absurd idea that sex is bimodal"."

Meme - "Trans people: "We will not be erased!"
Also trans people: "Let's render ourselves incapable of reproduction, then attempt suicide at a 41% rate.""

Texas bill would make identifying as transgender a state jail felony - "A Texas state bill could charge transgender people with “gender identity fraud,” making it illegal to identify as trans on official documents and potentially leading to jail time.   The bill, which was filed last week by Republican state Rep. Tom Oliverson, would make it a state jail felony if a person “knowingly makes a false or misleading verbal or written statement” by identifying their sex assigned at birth incorrectly to a governmental entity or to their employer."
The usual fake news and misinformation from the media. Or maybe the new TRA orthodoxy is that "sex assigned at birth" can be changed.
Weird, we keep being told that sex and gender are different and only ignorant people don't know that.

Meme - zoestorm: "brb, going to write "To the cutest" on a golden apple and toss it into a room full of trans girls. Will report results.
Okay I'm back. Pure chaos. Every single one of them kept insisting she's not the cutest and the others deserve the apple more than she does. They looked like they were about to fight. Gonna check on them again, hold on.
So, um. Good thing is, they're not fighting. They're definitely not fighting. Bad thing is, that room will need to be cleaned. Very thoroughly."
There's no narcissism like trans narcissism. And of course this doesn't prove that they are sex crazed or that it's a fetish

Shared post - Owner of famous Florida drag clubs and his boyfriend charged over child s—x crimes - "  The owner and his boyfriend of two pillar drag and queer clubs in Tampa and Orlando, "Southern Nights," were indicted on federal child s—x crime charges.  Richard "Rick" Kowalczyk and Eric Patrick, who is a teacher, are accused of conspiring to s—xually abuse a child and transmitting child s—x abuse material (CSAM). They were given bail ($400k) after being arrested on Jan. 2, 2024, and have since deleted all their social media and photos online.  The couple recently gained custody of a baby, and the court has shockingly allowed them to continue contact with that child.  According to court documents, investigators discovered communications where Mr. Kowalczyk and another man shared graphic content of child s—x abuse involving boys as young as seven.  Mr. Kowalczyk and his boyfriend, Mr. Patrick, a teacher, had communications detailing how to find and gr oom underage victims on Grindr, according to court documents.  They've had time to delete their photos online before news reporting broke about their arrest. I found what images remain of Florida LGBTQ+ community star Mr. Kowalczyk. I was unable to find any photos of his boyfriend and co-defendant.  Liberals and queer activists reacting online to the news of the charges say the story will be used by the right to "dehumanize" and attack queer and leftist communities."
Grooming is a transphobic right wing myth

Thread by @benryanwriter on Thread Reader App – Thread Reader App - "Almost nothing about this pod was scientific. Almost all of it was political, namely taking a political stance against Republican efforts to restrict access to gender-transition treatment, in particular for minors, but in some cases also for adults.  At the end of the podcast, they made a series of non-evidence based claims. And they also did not distinguish between pediatric and adult gender-transition treatment and how the ethical considerations and evidence base differ between them.  They falsely claimed that doctors in this field simply “follow the evidence”; because if they did, those doctors would know that evidence-based medicine experts have widely concluded that for minors in particular, gender-transition treatment is not evidence-based and instead is grounded in weak and uncertain research findings.  Most notably, no research has backed the claim that this treatment lowers suicide deaths. Only one study has sought to determine whether these treatments are life saving for youths and it found that they are not.
@scifri turned off replies when this post was inundated with people saying the pod is not scientific. The pod then falsely claimed they were muting the replies because of hate. I do not see hate in the comments. I see people arguing about science.
Here are some of the replies that @scifri hid from the post, which I gather are the reason they turned off replies:"

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