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Also, Nath, Please take the time to read the report into trans hate. https://transjustice.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Fuelling-Hate-Anti-Trans-Abuse-Harassment-and-Vilification-WEB-SINGLES-1-1.pdf

Have just read this. I’m not sure grim reading like this should look so colourful and bright.

Interestingly, bad-faith participants submitted 80% (32) of their responses on just three of the nine days the survey was open and often only a few minutes apart. This concentration of responses suggests that the study was circulated among anti-trans networks on social media, either publicly or privately.
Notably, these respondents tended to skip most questions on the survey, answering only the open-text questions with comments ranging from a few sentences to lengthy essays. Several included links to identical anti-trans resources, further indicating a calculated approach to taking the survey.

This is pretty awful, but it’s also pretty hopeful. 40 people out of 3,099 were Anti-trans. And to find that many, they spread the survey among hate groups and brigaded the responses. That actually gives me hope. It tells me that yes, there are morons out there, but even when banding together, they’re a tiny minority. Take some heart that 98.71% of the population supports trans rights. Yes, you’re in the trenches dealing with this every day, but you are surrounded by people who are on your side.

As to “all talk and no action”, how can we help? We want to help.

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Thanks Nath, I really really appreciate that, yeah they chose the colours according to their branding. I’m kinda busy this evening and maybe later tonight depending on how many emails I get, but I’ll send you through some details on how to help.

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