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Starry Messenger

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1. She sounds like any right-winger who says that
Thu May 31, 2012, 12:44 AM
May 2012

human rights are up for debate. What the hell is the "practice of transgenderism"? Children know at an early early age what gender they feel they are...this sounds like the old "lifestyle" debate for gays and lesbians, like it is some kind of sexual tourism.

From the bigot:



Psychiatrists and sexologists who are critical of the practice are targeted too. Transgender activism was successful in gaining the cancellation of a London conference entitled Transgender: Time for Change, organised by the Royal College of Psychiatrists' lesbian and gay special interest group for May 2011. When, in 2003, US sexologist Michael Bailey published a book, The Man Who Would Be Queen, which argued that transgenderism was a practice based on sexual fetishism, he became subject to a campaign of vilification, which included placing photographs of his children on a website with insulting captions. The effect is to scare off any researchers from touching the topic.



I've never been so angry at anyone's disingenuous words. Michael Bailey's book is listed on the Southern Poverty Law Center as hate speech. Michael Bailey was uncovered as a commentator on VDARE's commentary site the Human Biodiversity Institute.

This is the same VDARE that is connected to Charles Murray's The Bell Curve. John Derbyshire, who was just fired from ultra-conservative National Review for actually being too racist for their readership over Trayvon Martin's murder is also listed there.

Take a long walk off a short pier Sheila. Walk until your hat floats. Yeah, a lot of us are foursquare against Nazi science. You have been swimming in racist eugenicist waters. Stay there and leave the rest of us.

Hot mess angry.

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She sounds like any right-winger who says that Starry Messenger May 2012 #1
How is stuff like this not hate speech? Catherina May 2012 #4
Reminds me of the way stormfront folks talk about African Americans, Jews and LGBT. stevenleser Jun 2012 #13
After all the hateful comments and blogs I read from the RadFem defenders Catherina Jun 2012 #14
JFC that's evil obamanut2012 Jun 2012 #23
Good. Thanks for posting! yardwork May 2012 #2
Thanks for reading. And caring Catherina May 2012 #3
So she's too radfem for RadFems? Gormy Cuss May 2012 #5
RadFem still wants her Catherina May 2012 #6
Oops, thanks for the correction. Gormy Cuss May 2012 #8
I don't think you're missing anything Catherina May 2012 #9
Political lesbians? Oh my. I remember the first time I heard that from a rad feminist. Gormy Cuss May 2012 #10
You're so welcome but look at this, which is such a welcome difference Catherina May 2012 #11
No I hadn't heard of her. Gormy Cuss May 2012 #12
Good on you for devaluing lesbianism. He loved Big Brother Jun 2012 #17
I would say that saying all women should be lesbians as a feminist cause... Neoma Jun 2012 #18
Good for you for bursting in to try to devalue a sister who has our respect n/t Catherina Jun 2012 #19
How is a straight woman a lesbian? Gormy Cuss Jun 2012 #20
"Radfem political lesbians:" Starry Messenger Jun 2012 #21
Thanks, He loved Big Brother Vanje Jun 2012 #22
Don't even get me started obamanut2012 Jun 2012 #24
This have something to do with Lysistrata? Neoma Jun 2012 #15
Good one. It's Lysistrata imposing celibacy on all women Catherina Jun 2012 #16
Responses to RadFem2012 show our queer, feminist communities are standing strong against transphobia Catherina May 2012 #7
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