Continued Adventures on Completely Normal Island

[netgirl_y2k]

Following the UK Supreme Court's appalling decision the other week I've seen it suggested a couple of places that cis people should try to show our support more overtly visually, wearing trans pride badges and the like, which is one of those things that doesn't feel like it's enough, but also can't fucking hurt, right.

It did make me think of this one time last year when I ran into a distant acquaintance on the bus, and we were making awkward small talk until someone's stop when they noticed the trans pride badge I had pinned to my beanie and sort of went "Oh...I didn't know you were..."

And I panicked and and went, "Oh! I'm just a fan of their work!" and got off the bus.

I'm suave in real life.

Comments

[spiralsheep]

I've seen the suggestion of stickering public loos with "a trans person peed here and nothing bad happened" or similar, which would probably lead to fewer fumbled conversations for those of us who're too shy, or tired, or whatever, to talk coherently.

[netgirl_y2k]

I went for a pint after work on Friday and there was a sticker in the ladies, it didn't say anything, it was just the flag, but it was cheering to see, especially as it was not the sort of pub you would expect to be at the forefront of this stuff.

[spiralsheep]

I'd prefer the plain flag as it seems more generally supportive, but it's not my decision to make. /is there a flailing emoticon?

[adafrog]

{{{hugs}}}

[umadoshi]

And I panicked and and went, "Oh! I'm just a fan of their work!" and got off the bus.

Oh no...! But also I kinda love it. Very relatable.

[netgirl_y2k]

I did make it sound like I was looking forward to the trans community's hotly anticipated third album, rather.

[lareinenoire]

I have suggested to our local representatives that any time an anti-trans bill pops up in the legislature (which is far too often), someone needs to stand up and publicly demand that whoever is sponsoring the bill explain exactly how they intend to enforce it, e.g. "Do you intend to have someone stand outside every single restroom in the state and demand to look into everyone's underwear before they use it?"

[netgirl_y2k]

That's it, isn't it. All of this stuff is unenforceable and will make all women and gender nonconforming people less safe. Which is more or less is what I've written to every elected representative I have. And luckily, due to a quirk of the Scottish electoral system, I have nine of them!