Freedom of Speech
My body is not up for debate
When your speech takes our freedom
my friend, then we’ll hit right back
‘Cos what you say makes it okay
for bigots to beat assault and maim
for authorities to ignore our pain
for medical malpractice
to continue without shame
My gender is not up for debate
When one in three try suicide
It’s not theoretical, bear in mind
the impact of your hateful slurs
Your shit-filled piss-stain fucking words
My life is not up for debate
Fuck your freedom of speech
You unrepentant, stinking shower of cunts
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Blogs
“The grossest possible misogyny”
Reading etc.
Transsexuals should cut it out (Julie Burchill, The Observer)
“Nasty Idiotic Tripe”: Stand Against Julie Burchill’s Years of Transphobia (John Tatlock, The Quietus)
The Burchill/Moore saga continues (Hel Gurney)
Moore, Burchill and the Web – A Timeline (Trans Media Action)
Who invited “ex-gay” activists to the House of Commons? (Ruth, writing for Lesbilicious)
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