Melbourne

2080 readers

42 users here now

This community is a place created for the people of Melbourne and Victoria. We are a positive, welcoming and inclusive community. We might not agree about everything, but we always strive to stay civil and respectful.

The focus of our discussions is based around things that affect Victoria, but we are also free to discuss our local perspective on wider issues. Or head to the regular Daily Random Discussion thread to talk about anything.

Full Community Guidelines

Ongoing discussions, FAQs & Resources (still under construction)

Adoption Certificate for Nellie, the Daily Thread numbat (with thanks to @Catfish)

Feedback & Suggestions

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

lodion@aussie.zone

RustyRaven@aussie.zone

briongloid@aussie.zone

bot001@aussie.zone

YarraByte@aussie.zone

Bring your friends! (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 2 months ago by Sasha@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

10 comments fedilink hide all child comments

If you're able to make it to the State Library on the 31st, please come and show your support. There are a lot of awful things happening to trans people and it's time we demand protection, the right to gender affirming care and an end to pink washing.

The 31st is the trans day of visibility, but we are now very visible and without protection that visibility is violence. We are done asking to be seen, we now demand to be safe.

(Mods pls remove if not allowed, I checked the guidelines and couldn't find anything disallowing it)

top 10 comments

sorted by: hot top controversial new old

[–] CTDummy@lemm.ee 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Not trans so my opinion on the matter isn’t worth much but why lines 2,3 and four? What does communities not cops even mean? Communities will handle the spiralling gang war fuelled by illicit tobacco trade? Why not just a trans day of visibility that focuses on trans people/rights instead of that plus policing, indigenous issues and so on? At least two can be about trans people who are incarcerated I guess. Probably ignorant of me but I don’t know.

[–] Potatogem@aussie.zone 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Intersectional justice is the answer. Often companies that sponsor pride also are responsible for detention centers. 20yrs ago I remember loads of my friends getting beaten up by cops. So it's complicated but the idea of all oppressed people being interlinked by similar forms of oppression isn't. Hope that's somewhat helpful.

[–] CTDummy@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Thanks for the informative reply! I was worried how my questions came off. I didn’t realise pink washing spanned to detention centres as well. Almost laughable if it wasn’t depressing.

[–] Sasha@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I appreciate the question, honestly.

It is mostly about pink washing, we've certainly seen plenty of that sort of thing coming from Israel as they try to sanitise the genocide.

I think there's an important point to be made on cops though. While in some communities, the police have been a positive presence that make people feel safe, there are many others where police represent only violence. To the indigenous and immigrant communities, police are a force who rip families apart, physically assault and even kill people in custody. Trans people face similar discrimination and violence, and there's essentially no incentive for the police to change.

[–] CTDummy@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

Cheers, I appreciate you taking the time to elaborate even if I don’t necessarily agree with it all 100%. Hope you enjoy the event and no dickheads turn up.

[–] MY_ANUS_IS_BLEEDING@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm wondering the same thing. What does any of this even mean? On the trans side of things what are they trying to get that they don't already have? And why are they shoehorning in some deranged anarchism? The whole thing is a mess.

[–] Sasha@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

We're trying to get protection from discrimination and vilification while securing everyone's right to gender affirming care. The Queensland government recently suspended it for minors and a federal review into gender affirming care was announced, in other countries this has lead to an increase in violence and scrutiny of people who just want to live peacefully.

If you've decided anarchy is deranged then I can't convince you of why any of those points are important, but I will say that it's simply that we recognise that our struggles are all bound up together, the intersectional approach is the only right one.

[–] Sasha@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I assume more information will be announced on the Instagram page

[–] dumblederp@aussie.zone 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Boo Instagram. I support the cause but I'm not signing up to IG.

[–] Sasha@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 months ago

Yeah... Believe me I am not keen on it, fuck meta