From what I understand its based on the following tweets
April 20, 2025 (approx.)
One post read:
“if a trans-identified male is in a female-only space, he is committing a violent, abusive act. make a scene, call the cops and if all else fails, punch him in the balls.”
Another post featured a photo of protesters likely holding transgender/LGBT+ Pride flags, with his comment:
“A photo you can smell.”
A reply to that photo, saying:
“I hate them. Misogynists and homophobes. F*** em.”
Rightly or wrongly, I dont use X so the full story has probably bypassed me.
I used to use it pre-Elon and paid attention to the anti-trans movement there, and I honestly think Graham Linehan has lost his mind. He's made going after trans people his entire life and has done for years, to the point that he's completely neglected his personal and professional life and driven his own family away.
I can see how it's easy to get so engrossed on such a subject it can pretty much devour you.....it's easy to fall down that particular online rabbit hole.
Where do you get the idea GL was advocating attacking women? He said if a man was in a female only space and was abusive, call the cops and if all else failed punch him in the balls. Advise as old as time.
When he says man he means a trans woman, and that kind of mindset also isn't just a danger to trans women, women who aren't trans have also been attacked by men who've mistaken them for being trans in the past.
And I got this from the fact that over the past 7 years he's increasingly made transphobia his entire life at the expense of even his professional and family life. I strongly suspect the man is mentally unwell.
Linehan is accused of harassing someone repeatedly, doxing them, and causing £300+ worth of damage to their phone. It's extremely disingenuous to frame this as him being arrested "over tweets", you may as well accuse the 911 bombers of "violating airplane etiquette". Like yes, they did technically also do that... 🤦🏻♀️
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u/[deleted] 4d ago
A few things disappointing here, the fact this was sent directly towards Natalie Bird, so an obvious attack on her views.
However, also, the whole arresting/taking action on people over tweets I have never felt comfortable with and verges on totalitarianism.....