Profoundly disappointed in an organization which I’ve volunteered for and donated to most of my life. I can’t see continuing this now. @Amnesty International USA @AISA - Amnesty
I have no idea how that country functions with such poor protections for speech. To any reasonable person, the groups listed in Amnesty's report do not like trans people. All Amnesty did was format their names into a table.
In the UK, can tobacco companies sue for saying cigarettes cause cancer? Are oil companies suing environmentalists? I bet the Brits must love Teslas because Elon has sued away any opposition.
Is Rowling a self-hating closet transman? Her million dollar campaign against one of the smallest and least threatening group of people on the planet reeks of of some kind of inner angst. She’s created a brilliant fantasy world, but acts like Cruella Deville in real life. Very sad.
Clearly, what's happening in the UK is not good, right now. It's not just about this bowing down to TERFs, even, there's some kind of reckoning happening that I didn't anticipate, not being familiar enough with that country. Arresting people for merely demonstrating in support of the Palestinians, combined with J.K.'s insane crusade against trans rights meaning that people can't speak up, I mean, where are we now? Without a divine judge to settle these matters, we're talking about the collapse of society.
Saddened but not at all surprised. @AmnestyInternational is also capitulating to Islamist extremists — who are ideologically anti trans, anti marriage equality, anti reproductive choice etc. on other topics — just because they hate some of the same folks. Sometimes the enemy of my enemy is just another A-hole.
Why do we live in such a pathetic timeline?
Cowards. The number of orgs willing to throw us under the bus grows by the day.
It’s astonishing how under reported her crusade against trans people is. It runs deep. It’s dangerous and insane. Thanks for this reporting
I’m appalled. Amnesty International, get your shit together!
Profoundly disappointed in an organization which I’ve volunteered for and donated to most of my life. I can’t see continuing this now. @Amnesty International USA @AISA - Amnesty
Here’s the link to Amnesty’s contact form for anyone who wants to criticize this capitulation: https://www.amnesty.org.uk/contact-us/
I have no idea how that country functions with such poor protections for speech. To any reasonable person, the groups listed in Amnesty's report do not like trans people. All Amnesty did was format their names into a table.
In the UK, can tobacco companies sue for saying cigarettes cause cancer? Are oil companies suing environmentalists? I bet the Brits must love Teslas because Elon has sued away any opposition.
"I have no idea how that country functions with such poor protections for speech."
What speech is approved of officially is said, what is not approved of is not. It's awful, but it is simple.
Scares me.
@$#& that pathetic excuse for a person.
Owing to the unusual idea of what the UK calls "free speech", this is not a surprise. Saying something true can get you put into prison there.
Thank you Erin.
I am worried for our friends in the UK.
Blackmailing to achieve "victory." How nice.
Is Rowling a self-hating closet transman? Her million dollar campaign against one of the smallest and least threatening group of people on the planet reeks of of some kind of inner angst. She’s created a brilliant fantasy world, but acts like Cruella Deville in real life. Very sad.
You are on to something, with that comment ....
Clearly, what's happening in the UK is not good, right now. It's not just about this bowing down to TERFs, even, there's some kind of reckoning happening that I didn't anticipate, not being familiar enough with that country. Arresting people for merely demonstrating in support of the Palestinians, combined with J.K.'s insane crusade against trans rights meaning that people can't speak up, I mean, where are we now? Without a divine judge to settle these matters, we're talking about the collapse of society.
Very sad. Amnesty had been such a warrior for truth and justice.
Amnesty International giving in to genocide was definitely not on my bingo card...
Saddened but not at all surprised. @AmnestyInternational is also capitulating to Islamist extremists — who are ideologically anti trans, anti marriage equality, anti reproductive choice etc. on other topics — just because they hate some of the same folks. Sometimes the enemy of my enemy is just another A-hole.
"Sometimes the enemy of my enemy is just another A-hole."
Indeed!
If this social-work group is just about politics, they are no use to the cause.
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