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Powerful. I've recently had someone I know write to the chair of a board I serve on to report me as a transphobe - based on my twitter likes and RTs. fortunately my board dismissed this nasty and chilling accusation but they did investigate (!). I've asked them if they have heard of Maya Forstater. Now I'm thinking I should definitely post this poem. Enough is enough.

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"Colin' Montgomerie misogyny" is right. So happy Aja's speaks his 'dead' name. That's where the truth is. Strip him of the appropriated ultra 'feminine' name that provides him so much stolen and unearned 'feminine' cover. Names are magical and contain tremendous power. Just ask Rumpelstiltskin.

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Powerful testifying. This whole charade needs witnesses, it needs hearts and minds to chronicle and register every act of aggression and appropriation, so that when the tide turns and those cowardly backs are against the wall, we can identify each and every liar and thief, each and every entitled narcissist.

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Brilliant poem, deserves wide publicity!

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Ah! Matey Kuntgomerie strikes again! Now why doesn't that surprise me?

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Wow, that is FIRE!

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That is so beautiful and powerful. And maybe finally something I can share with my trans-washed daughter.

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Not sure that race should be a factor here. It's certainly wealth privilege as we don't tend to see this social contagion at lower income levels but I am not sure their needs to be the racial component that she adds as we have certainly seen black and brown high income people boasting of their kids' non binary bullshit. Maybe it's just me but hearing how casually people utter the words,"jewish" "white" "black" with utter contempt in their voice is just racism masquerading as "anti-racism".

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If anyone has contact with Aja, please pass on my best wishes and support. Wonderful woman with her head screwed on properly!

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Fab! I have copied and shared it on Facebook.

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Well done to Aja for that very powerful poem.👍. Her poems are always very inspiring. Don't understand how EVERYONE can't see the homophobia and racism within the ' trans ' movement. They barely even try to hide it ,even as they falsely accuse GC people of the same. Just more DARVO !!👎💔🤬🤮😭

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Aja is a very beautiful, talented, fabulous woman.

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Love it when she rode through the tunnel and 'Thank you' was echoed in a very ironic way. Hahaha Love this woman.

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Yes, as others have said, Powerful

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