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While I do agree that some go a bit hard on this it is true that buying the movies, the games, or official merch is directly harmful as the money is used to fund anti-trans lobbies. I don't think it's reasonable to expect anyone to stop engaging with fanfiction or other things that doesn't give Rowling cash, but I do understand why me and other trans people are upset when others cling to harry potter. It's a sore point for us because we know what she stands for and are keenly aware of the bigotry even within the HP book series, not just Rowlings later statements. We are also aware that many simply do not care. Even if you tell them what the money is being used for people often don't believe us, or choose to prioritize their indulgence into the fandom over preventing harm. Talking about HP does contribute to the popularity of the franchise and can therefore arguably indirectly hurt us. So I do ask that you have some understanding for why people are upset.
I'm glad! I'm Linda over there btw!
Sign up is open! We have an application process that I help with: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/signup
Here's Ada, I dunno how to link her properly: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/u/ada
We also have a matrix and a piefed as well.
Might I suggest https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/ ? We have very active mods and admins and we have a pretty good track record of removing misogyny and other forms of bigotry.
One of the devs is a transphobe
I can confirm that I am me!
Okay I'm super impressed so far! I absolutely love this. Way better than lemmy imo, I'll be migrating there fully. The wiki feature for the HRT community is gonna be super handy and things like post flairs/tags is something many have missed here!
Things like a [transmasc] and [transfem] and [transneutral] tag for trans_memes f.ex!
Bottom surgery, testicular cancer (maybe), and former federal employment. I need to talk to someone.
I'm not the best at talking but my DMs are open if you ever wanna talk. There's also the matrix which has lots of people in it, including some people who have done bottom surgery
The UK is experiencing a surge in hate and violence against trans people, so it's for sure sampling bias. From what I've heard from others from your country it varies by city a lot how accepting people are
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