r/LibDem 4d ago

News Lib Dem Suspended over Pro-Trans Tweet

https://archive.ph/azDFg
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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.....

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u/Mr_Rinn 4d ago

Linehan was inciting people to attack women they think are trans if they see them using a ladies toilet. That’s a bit more than just a tweet.

I’m assuming you’re referring to him at least partially.

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u/Aggravating-Gap4897 4d ago

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. 

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u/Mr_Rinn 4d ago

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.