Naomi Long MLA @naomi_long@respublicae.eu
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@Aodhan_____ @TracyDempsey @LabhrainAine I don't - but you seem intent on misrepresenting me.
Do it again, and as per my policy, I will block.
Happy to engage respectfully: but I will not tolerate either abuse or deliberate misrepresentation of my views.
@Aodhan_____ I was engaging with you openly and respectfully.
Once you start the whole "screenshots" and "quote tweets" malarkey, it seems to me that maybe you're more interested in scoring points than genuine, respectful engagement. On that basis, I'll wish you goodnight.
@Agent_Smith_22 @Aodhan_____ @LabhrainAine This is exactly the same trope used to dehumanise gay people for years.
Most paedophiles are heterosexual.
Stop demonising what you don't understand: it's deflecting from the real threat to children from preditory individuals and causing huge harm to trans people.
@Aodhan_____ @LabhrainAine Respecting trans people and safeguarding are not in conflict: it is possible to do both.
Suggesting trans women are sexual preditors is just a variation of painting gay men as paedophiles. It's false, designed to stir up fear and hatred and not grounded in reality.
Please, stop
Even after all we have seen of this govt's approach to asylum, this is truly shocking.
RT @SkyNews: BREAKING: The government plans to fly asylum seekers to Rwanda for processing in an attempt to tackle small boat crossings in the Channel.
Sky's @ShingiMararike has the latest.
@EcceMandy @Aodhan_____ @LabhrainAine I've answered.
@Aodhan_____ @Agent_Smith_22 @LabhrainAine It isn't an attack on women like my mother - I find you dragging her into this offensive.
Affirmation of trans women isn't an attack on anyone: we need to stop defining it as such.
@Aodhan_____ @LabhrainAine Aodhan, I am a woman. I have no problem acknowledging trans women as women. Including trans women doesn't make me less of a woman, but it does validate their existence and experience. We all have different journeys in life and a wee bit of understanding goes a long way.
@Aodhan_____ @Agent_Smith_22 @LabhrainAine I was indeed raised by an incredible woman.
She taught me to love and respect people, to treat them with dignity and compassion, and never to seek to humiliate, dehumanise or exclude anyone.
@Aodhan_____ @LabhrainAine Because we see it for what it is: an attempt to dehumanise and exclude trans women.
I'm not going to be part of that.
There are young people out there who are struggling with their gender identity and they do not need to be the subject of this kind of othering.
@matrobinson @KateNicholl She is superb.
@SaraMFlynn Yes, absolutely. There's a section on http://nidirect.com which offers advice and guidance about offering accommodation and other assistance for Ukrainian refugees.
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@Aodhan_____ @LabhrainAine Do you not know? 🙄
Plus a busy mummy to a very energetic toddler and is currently about 8 months pregnant...
If anyone deserves to be an MLA and has proven she is up for the challenge, it's @KateNicholl.
I hope all the young girls she meets are as inspired as I am by her. 🤩
RT @KateNicholl: When the election is 3 weeks away (but you’re still the mayor) - morning coffee is life!! Busy morning of engagements, followed by afternoon canvass & the @Sustr…
@willowB20538462 @JohnMurrray I wasn't involved in either
However I agree that it's hypocritical to make rules and then ignore them, just as it is to get outraged about one event but not the other.
I think both failed the leadership test on this issue, personally.
@LabhrainAine I hope so 🙂. We certainly aim to be trans allies and to support our LGBTQI+ members and wider community.
@PortadownPaddy We already did so in Westminster and it was rejected. We'll continue to do so post election alongside other reforms to ensure no one party can stop us forming a government in future.
@JohnMurrray The PPS are not under my watch - they are fully independent.
The PSNI are not under my watch either: they are fully operationally independent and under the watch of the Policing Board, Ombudsman and also HMICFRS in this case.
@Aaron_R_Rankin @allianceparty @sinnfeinireland @SDLPlive @GreenPartyNI @BenLowry2 @henrymcdonald @brendanhughes64 @irish_news @GBNEWS @News_Letter @BelTel @CatharineHoey @Daily_Express @EuroGuido We haven't. We have launched a new website so all the content has changed.
Thanks for noticing!
Also there are lots of screenshots out there of the letter, so it certainly won't be lost to history.
@ClaireHackett_ Erm...lol!
You'd be great, too!
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