Students at McGill University are protesting the invitation of a noted anti-trans activist to speak on campus on Tuesday. “The tolerance of intolerance ultimately results in the wiping out of tolerance.”
“As much as McGill may try to absolve itself from blame by claiming its right to academic liberty, we must refute that argument by stating that the tolerance of intolerance ultimately results in the wiping out of tolerance,”
. “Would McGill give a platform to an openly misogynistic lawyer advocating actively for sending women back into the kitchen, under the guise of debate? No. Then why would McGill do the same, albeit to trans people?” Celeste Trianon, one of the organizers of the protest against Wintemute’s presence at McGill, spoke toabout the dangers of allowing anti-trans speakers to promote their viewpoints at institutions of higher learning.
“The LGB Alliance…has directly contributed to the hundreds of anti-trans bills introduced in the United States and the failure of the Gender Recognition Act reforms in the UK,” Trianon said in an email to“Every extra minute of airtime given to an anti-trans activist may result in further rollback of trans rights,” Trianon added. “Every such minute will contribute to the premature deaths of trans people worldwide.
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