Elon Musk’s Twitter No Longer Protects Transgender People from Abuse
It’s now okay to deadname and misgender trans people on the app, thanks to the free speech absolutist who banned people for insulting him.
April 18, 2023
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It’s now okay to deadname and misgender trans people on the app, thanks to the free speech absolutist who banned people for insulting him.
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