Nicola Spurling
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Social Justice Ambassador | Construction | Art | Business | Public Speaking | Trans | Lesbian | Podcast | #LGBTQ #Coquitlam #bcpoli @BCGreens #cdnpoli | She/Her
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I can’t even post about ravioli without someone trying to make it about trans people.
For the record, I will not stop being a lesbian or playing sports with other women.
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So JK Rowling has had hundreds of threats sent to her because she's transphobic? Well, I've had thousands of threats sent to me because of JK Rowling. Two wrongs don't make a right, but let's not forget who started this fight, Jo, and let's not forget who has the bigger hammer.
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You can officially no longer state facts on X.
What a world we live in 🤦🏼♀️
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It’s more than a little hypocritical to call people “penised,” when you gained notoriety from taking offense to someone writing “people who menstruate.” I wonder if she refers to herself as “vaginad.”
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If you just started following me because JK Rowling threatened to sue me - get this…
One of her stans, who walks around town wearing an “I ❤️JK Rowling” sandwich board, crashed two of my events, then showed up at my home, and doxxed me when I didn’t answer my door.
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Trans people don’t deny biology. Biology is what makes trans people trans. Assigning sex at birth is not based on the vast nuances of biology, it’s based purely on the observation of genitals, and that observation does not always lead to a correct determination of gender.
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With that said, I stand behind the intent of the tweet, which is to highlight the dangerous nature of transphobia. Children are particularly vulnerable and must be accepted for who they are, not told that who they are is wrong. With great power comes great responsibility.
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At the request of
@jk_rowling
and on the advice of my lawyers, I have deleted my original tweet. The tweet, when read on its own, lacked clarity and, right or wrong, wealth is powerful.
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"The pay gap doesn't exist"
"Trans people don't make less than cis people"
Oh, really?
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@jk_rowling
If you feel that the transphobia you’ve put into the world is not dangerous to children you are more than welcome to have your lawyer send me a cease & desist letter. I’m sure the media would love to write articles about how you attack l trans folks and then try to silence them.
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@MNateShyamalan
This is fantastic satire! It looks like Rowling’s response to my tweet. I can see her DMing her threats in the future since threatening a trans person (me) with legal action removed any doubt that she’s transphobic and showed that she hates free speech.
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A soccer teammate of mine, who’s a nurse, showed up at practice with hot chocolate for everyone, because that’s how she’s processing her grief.
Turns out she witnessed multiple kids dying today due to hospital delays. She says they were completely preventable deaths.
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As a millennial, it’s difficult to comprehend how many gen z folks are able to freely express gender identity & sexual orientation in school. It’s fantastic, just difficult to comprehend. We had one out trans person in my high school (that I know of) and kids were merciless.
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JK Rowling - if you want to paint trans women as dangerous because you’ve received some threats, logically I can do the same, right?
This is what your ‘movement’ is doing to trans people…
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I love how JK Rowling tried to silence me and, instead, wound up sending more than 20k followers my way, across Twitter and TikTok.
#Karma
#TransWomenAreWomen
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Here’s a breakdown of JK Rowling’s most recent transphobic rant (I know, it’s getting hard to keep track of them all).
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Oh damn, the literal definition of trans woman is “a woman.” That must be awkward for the TERFs.
#TransWomenAreWomen
#TransMenAreMen
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Flying the
#TransLesbian
flag at my
#women
's league soccer game, because transphobes can suck it.
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Amazing how much power Rowling has to silence trans people with her Twitter account. Apparently some media won’t interview me for fear of being sued. Now I understand why I keep coming across stories that just say “she threatened a trans person with lawyers.”
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@EmmaWatson
I’m not going to say that I’m your biggest fan, because that’s cliche, but you are my favourite celebrity and as a trans person who JK Rowling threatened with lawyers, your words mean more than you can possibly know.
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Want to support trans people? Hire us.
Trans people regularly face workplace discrimination, and earn 60-70 cents for every dollar earned by a cis person. Let’s fix that.
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@DrLoupis
Thanks for clarifying that anyone who needs a C-section is not a woman. Until this moment, I had no idea.
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@jk_rowling
I’m also very much interested in the truth. Tweeting support for someone who is indisputable transphobic is transphobic in and of itself. Suicide rates among trans people are so high due to lack of acceptance, hence transphobia is dangerous to children.
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How many of you contemplated not transitioning because you weren’t sure if you could pass? I know I did.
Let’s make a world where trans people are accepted no matter how we look.
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Today is my 6 year tranniversary. I’ve sure come a long way since then!
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With Andrew Tate and Elon Musk talking about The Matrix, here’s your reminder that the movies were created by two trans women, and the story is a trans allegory.
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Alright “Cis a slur” folks - stop calling me trans and just call me a woman, because by your logic ‘trans’ is also a slur. Alternatively, you can make a distinction between you and I by acknowledging that you are not trans and the official word for that is ‘cisgender.’
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Let’s dissect
#JKRowling
’s recent transphobic rant for anyone who thinks she might gave valid points (a thread):
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Apparently I’m not taking seriously how much I may have hurt JK Rowling with my tweet calling out her transphobia.
I seem to have misplaced my cares. Anyone have any for me?
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I don’t swear in public forums very often, but I’ll make an exception for this.
@jk_rowling
- fuck you and fuck off. You are a disgrace to feminism. Your transphobia is dangerous to children. Your homophobia (using the pen name of a conversion therapist) is palpable.
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Did the person who threatens to sue people whose opinions she doesn’t like really use the line “if you believe in freedom of speech,” without a hint of irony?
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Internet trolls regularly tell me no one will ever love me because I’m trans, as if I didn’t already consider that before I transitioned and chose to proceed anyway.
My happiness isn’t dependent on anyone else, it’s dependent on living an authentic life.
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If the Nashville shooter was trans, why is the media using she/her pronouns? Could it be an attempt to portray trans women as dangerous when the shooter was not, in fact, a trans woman?
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@Telegraph
A woman who came in 6160 out of 20,123 marathon runners was labeled ‘unfair’ by a woman who finished 6th. 🙄
Why did you think this was worthy of coverage?
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Let it sink in that JK Rowling actually liked this. Bill C-16 simply provides the same rights to trans people that everyone else has. Bill C8 seeks to ban conversion therapy - you know, as in trying to change someone’s sexual orientation or gender identity.
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Any lesbians out there willing to offer dating/relationship advice to trans women? Many of us grew up dating women, but since we were perceived as men we learned how to emulate straight people. What differences might there be to approaching lesbian relationships?
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One of the insecurities that trans women who transition as adults have to deal with is knowing exactly what men think of women. I’ve heard the “locker room talk,” and it’s very difficult to dress myself knowing exactly what men will be thinking/saying about my appearance.
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TERs get all riled up when I share pictures of myself. I wonder how they’ll feel about a picture of me on TV talking about
@jk_rowling
’s transphobia? Insult me all you like, I know I’m hot and powerful. 😉
#comeforme
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Affirmation and medical intervention allows kids who question their gender to determine if they’re trans or not by removing shame, allowing exploration of gender identity & expression and approaching transition with the help of teams of medical professionals.
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Of course there has been an increase in gender diversity, that’s a good thing because it means people finally feel free to live authentically instead of trying to adhere to societal norms and outdated gender stereotypes.
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Sure, Graham, keep telling yourself that. I wasn’t the one banished from Twitter for being vicious and abusive. 😉
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I will always stand up against hate. It’s crucial that everyone be accepted for who they are (provided they aren’t harming others). The alternative can be deadly.
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Transphobes are losing their minds over a post about transphobes losing their minds over a post about ravioli. You can’t make this stuff up!
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The terminology used here is extremely outdated and transphobic, as are the views. It is entirely false to claim that medical intervention is being pushed on children “for what is in very many cases a psychological issue.”
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It’s not surprising that she’s receive plenty of emails. The vast majority of medical professionals acknowledge transition as the best and safest option for most trans people, so when transphobic ‘professionals’ find a celebrity that agrees with them, they latch on.
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I see we’re playing a game of ‘three lies and a false equaivalence.’ Let me give this a try…
JK Rowling is a feminist.
JK Rowling is a trans ally.
JK Rowling never pretended to be a man.
The cis person who raped you is a representation of all cis people.
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The refusal to acknowledge the word “cisgender” is very 1984. The concept of News Speak is to remove words so that the things they represent cease to exist. This is the same reasoning behind not providing SOGI education. If you don’t have words to describe yourself, you can’t be.
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This “whistleblower” is someone who insults the intelligence of people based on their income & politics and imposes their views when assessing a child instead of acknowledging the experience the child & parents have. This may be the most insulting thing Rowling shared today.
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I received death threats and months/years of online abuse, because JK Rowling publicly threatened me with a SLAPP. Interesting how transphobic individuals forget the horrible things the people they support do, when it’s convenient for them.
The intolerant left belittles the death threats against JK Rowling at its peril.
It's now or never for the woke literary world to stand up for free speech following the despicable attack on Salman Rushdie.
My new
@MailOnline
column
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Instead of continuing to focus on
#JKRowling
’s transphobia, can we just take a moment to appreciate how awesome the cast of the
#HarryPotter
movies are? I’m looking forward to hearing more of them speak out.
#TransIsBeautiful
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It means so much to me that
@selinarobinson
and
@willdaviscanada
(my two opponents in Coquitlam-Maillardville) are taking time out of their busy days tomorrow to show up at my sign waving event and to stand up to transphobic hate. I love this cross-partisan support!
#bcpoli
❤️🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
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@elonmusk
It seems like having a transgender child really messed with your head. Instead of just loving your child for who she is, you chose to push her away and incite hatred against people like her. You may be rich, but you're still pathetic.
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Richard has either failed to read the declaration he’s signed, or he’s adopted the position of being anti-science and anti-human rights. I think it’s time for a breakdown thread…
Please sign the Declaration on Women’s Sex-based Rights. I have just done so.
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JK Rowling says ridiculous things and when people criticize her for those things she threatens legal action.
This is a tactic employed by wealthy people. They don’t have to be right, they just have to be able to afford legal fees when their critic can’t.
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Say it with me - non-passing trans people are just as valid and just as beautiful as passing trans people. People’s worth is not based on their appearance.
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Yes,
@jk_rowling
is transphobic. Yes, she deserves to be called out and criticized for it. No, that does not excuse mysoginistic comments about her. No, that does not justify minimizing the abuse she’s been through.
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What a great soccer tournament in Squamish!
I was invited to play on a women’s team and to stay at a house with a group of other women. Instead of having an issue with me being trans, I was welcomed with open arms.
Don’t believe the online hysteria.
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Say what you will about
#JKRowling
, she's just given trans people a huge amount of exposure and support. When was the last time this many celebrities were speaking words of acceptance to their fans and condemning transphobia?
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I love that transphobes are now referring to Canada as Tranada. That must mean we’re doing something right here! 😊
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So the JK Rowling-loving jackfruit behind this billboard in Vancouver is
@christophelston
. He preemptively blocked me but that won’t stop me from putting him on blast.
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Yes, I’ve been posting about Rowling a lot and I know some of you don’t like it. Let me tell you why I do:
1) She tried to silence me with threats of lawyers and I won’t be silenced.
2) Trans kids deserve better. Rowling is incredibly influential and her hate must be shut down.
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I’ve been feeling insecure over the past few weeks because I’ve been allowing others to impact my feelings of self worth.
This is a reminder - I’m awesome and I deserve to be successful and loved. Don’t forget you are too. Tell yourself until it sinks in, because it’s true.
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“Women overall are paid 87 cents on the dollar compared to men on an hourly basis. But the gap is more severe for trans women.
The same survey found only 37 per cent of respondents were employed full-time.”
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Are you a proud
#TransLesbian
? Don’t let anyone tell you your identity is invalid. I designed this flag to push back against people trying to police my sexual orientation as a trans woman.
You can get it from
@TheFlagShop
and proceeds support trans focused organizations.
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Zendaya declares true feminism must include trans women: ‘That means all women’
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I know exactly what these insults are like. When JK Rowling threatened to sue me in 2020 I was getting 10 notifications every second, and the hate didn’t let up for months. It’s been 4 years and it still hasn’t completely stopped. Stay strong,
@IndiaWilloughby
!
I’m not going anywhere, no matter how much they insult me ❤️🏳️⚧️
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This brings up CT and acknowledges harm re gay folks but attempts to separate that from attempts to turn trans people cis. The source acknowledges studies have been conducted that support transition, but doesn’t providing opposing evidence, instead suggesting “poor-quality data.”
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I criticized transphobes for spending money on a billboard promoting JK Rowling instead of helping the community. In return I've been told that I'm not doing enough to support homeless LGBTQ2+ youth. It's turned out to be a pretty ridiculous conversation, so let me sum it up...
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MEC to close all stores across Canada on Friday for climate strike
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JK Rowling threatened to sue me 🤷🏼♀️
#nbd
People with 500 plus followers.. how did y’all get all those followers? 🤔
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Trans women are extremely vulnerable women. Let’s not pretend that
#JKRowling
has concern for vulnerable women, she only cares about women she views as acceptable. As she states, she is in a position of privilege where she is entirely ignorant about women’s prisons and refuges.
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This got a lot more attention than I was expecting! Thanks for the support! Here’s the video of me telling this person to stop harassing and doxxing me, per the
@cqrcmp
’s advice.
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No one should have to deal with sexual assault & domestic violence. That said, her experience does not justify transphobia. Her abuser was a cis man, not a trans person and abusers exist among every group of people. That’s not a reason to paint minorities with the same brush.
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Retweet if you are a trans ally. Allies often go unnoticed and without you making yourself known, the world can seem like a lonely and unsupportive place for trans people.
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JK Rowling (the free speech proponent, remember) also threatened to sue me, when I had just 1700 followers, for raising concerns about transphobia possibly making its way into her then upcoming book, The Ickabog. It’s looking like a pattern of bullying people into silence.
If I were almost a billionaire and a 2,000 follower queer twitter account took a quote of mine out of context I would simply buy a crane large enough to lift my ego so I could get all the way fucking over it.
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@ericakland
Glad to know it’s the verified New York Times posting this, and not some imposter!
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I love how many people are calling Rowling a danger to children. Called it and thanks for the support! Transphobia is incredibly dangerous and transphobes can’t be trusted around children.
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There are many dangers as a marginalized person, but I will not fear being me.
#ThisIsWhatTransLooksLike
#TransIsBeautiful
#TransWomenareWomen
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She only received 3000 emails when she has a Twitter following of 14.5 million and her transphobia was reported around the world? That’s a pathetic level of support to brag about.
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Does anyone else find the amount of men attacking
@ElizabethMay
over her abortion stance weird? She’s already stated that her and
@CanadianGreens
are firmly pro-choice. Why do men think it’s their place to mansplain women’s rights to the only female party leader?
#elxn43
#cdnpoli
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The transphobia of today is the homophobia of 20 years ago. This too shall pass.
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How many of you decided to delay transitioning for the sake of your family (parents, kids, partner, etc)? Was it worth it?
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It’s the same thing Chris Elston did to me, in
#JKRowling
’s name, but now it’s happening to her.
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I find it hilarious how TERs are getting their knickers in a knot over this. Many cis lesbians with trans partners have DM’d me or replied to this, most of my friends are lesbians and I play in lesbian soccer leagues. Tell me again how lesbians don’t recognize trans women...
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JK Rowling blocked me.
William Shatner blocked me.
Meghan Murphy was kicked off Twitter.
Graham Linehan was licked off Twitter.
I’m reveling in having my notifications free of transphobic celebrities.
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You will find people in all walks of life that “express concerns about the aims and methods of current trans activism.” Those people are called transphobes. These are people who can’t stand those who are ‘different’ and refuse to allow them equal rights and freedoms.
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For context, this video explains what happened in the lead-up to him showing up at my home…
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This might actually be one of the worst of JK Rowling’s holocaust denial tweets.
The fact that she’s dismissing and making jokes about trans people being targeted by Nazi’s is just as bad as doing the same to Jewish people, or gay people, or people with disabilities.
It’s sick.
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If you had sexual orientation and gender identity education in school, how would your life be different now?
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It finally happened, I've been blocked! Took her long enough. She threatens me with lawyers but all of my friends get blocked before me - how is that fair?
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