Jay

Those that downplay the harm being done by Skizz having right-wing mods are harbouring a hostile environment. I am a trans man and I do not feel safe in his community because of so many people dismissing the harm this can do.

Now, I’m in no place to tell anyone what to do, but if you are a trans person and don’t think this is that bad, please have more respect for yourself. In such a politically dangerous time for people like us, it is important to value yourself.

Yes, it’s good to be tolerant of other people, but I refuse when said people align with those that would have me live a life that is disingenuous and painful. When right-wing people threaten my livelihood, they do not deserve my tolerance. I value myself, my health, and more than content on the internet, or creatives I admired.

Everybody can learn and everybody can change, and I know it’s not my place or anyone’s place to ‘forgive’ Skizz, but I am not going to preemptively forget this before I see proof that this actually is a safe space.

I am going to refer you to a poem I wrote recently about the normalisation of transphobes, as I feel it’s quite pertinent to the situation.