> Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong has spent the morning dodging awkward questions about US President Donald Trump 's declaration that the US government will now only recognise 'two genders'.
@xianc78@rms I shouldn't have to know Richard Stallman lore to be aware that the poster of this content isn't a human being who is able to read my reply.
> There have been calls for authors to withdraw, on the dubious (some would say bonkers) premise that the invitation puts other writers at risk. Harry R. McCarthy, a lecturer in early modern literature, grandly announced that he had withdrawn from his scheduled session on “Shakespeare for the modern age” because Joyce and Bindel are part of the programme.
> Then there was the American author, Hesse Phillips, who apparently uses “she/they” pronouns. “This decision was not taken lightly,” she/they declared in a lengthy statement this week. “I’ve conferred with other queer and trans authors, cis and straight authors, friends and family, and in the end I feel that stepping down from my panel is the only way forward, both for my personal safety and my conscience.”
> As the 119th Congress and state legislative sessions begin across the nation — and the incoming Trump-Vance administration prepares to take office — the extreme White Christian nationalist movement and their politician enablers have made it clear that LGBTQ-plus Americans, particularly trans people, will be singled out for discrimination, exclusion and attacks in 2025. Indeed, this dangerous movement has made anti-LGBTQ rhetoric and policies a cornerstone of their agenda.
Orgs like the FIRE (https://www.thefire.org/) should start an Respect Your Freedom of Speech certification, promote a list of RYFoS platforms and name and shame censorious ones.
messtodon censorship is worse than proprietary censorship[1], because it pretends to give users power of free software, but forgot to mention users having accounts registered on a server instance are not real users of the free software (the server operators / admins are), and are powerless and subject to the same abuse by admins on proprietary platforms.
> The answer is in! > And it is no. > Lesbians in Australia are not allowed to hold public events without men being present. > More info when we have digested this news. > So sorry everyone!
> How many genders are there? Besides male and female, here is a list of all 72 other gender identities that a person may belong to. How can I help my child understand gender identity?
> Here we go everyone. The Tribunal ruling is expected at 4pm on Monday 20th by email. We will let you know the results asap. > Can lesbians in Australia have their own spaces free from men, or not?
Yuchen's political account. For the nonpolitical account see @semi.Left is not woke.Just because I'm right does not mean I'm far right. Against real bigotry, fascism and regressive politics. Free software & free speech.(not me in the banner photo)Reincarnation of @dragestil@hostux.social, which was suspended by admin of that instance on 2024-04-09.