A week ago, I was nervous. It turns out that I was justifiably nervous. Perhaps I was more nervous than some of my friends because I have a Twitter account. I’d also recently joined an email list with people that … Continue reading
Category Archives: de-platform
Two Women Hold Civil Conversation
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I am doubly fortunate today. The sun is shining without killing us with heat, and I’ve discovered a civil conversation online about an issue that’s been perplexing me since pre-coronovirus days. I cannot pass along the sunshine, but I can … Continue reading
The Library Makes a Decision
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The Seattle Public Library has made a decision. It will allow a radical feminist group to sponsor a program in one of the meeting rooms at the Central Library. Library policies clearly permit this sort of activity to take place … Continue reading
Sex, Gender, Trans, and the Law
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Two weeks ago, I offered a post about opposition to an event planned for February 1 at Seattle’s Central Library. The private event’s sponsor is WoLF, or Women’s Liberation Front, a radical feminist organization. Trans activists consider WoLF to be … Continue reading
Seattle, Support Free Speech – Here, Now
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Support free speech! Please contact Seattle Public Library Executive Director Marcellus Turner at: chieflibrarian@spl.org From the front page of The Seattle Times, December 10, 2019: “Library weighs decision to offer room for event criticized as anti-trans” Yes, sadly, right here … Continue reading
Good News! (More Work Ahead)
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Twitter (for real) brought good news this week, from Ex-Muslims of North America. Seriously. What’s more, it seems that EXMNA brought good news from the halls of Congress. The promise of social media, enabling people to connect with like-minded people … Continue reading
Another Kind of Blasphemy
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This morning I read an article by Helen Pluckrose in Aero Magazine entitled The Problem with Intersectional Feminism. It’s but one of many recent articles exploring free speech issues on campuses here and abroad. My sense is that we are struggling … Continue reading