Welcome to the Dollhouse Episode 9: Confronting Our Transphobia with Kit Kowalski and Edie Wyatt.
Mainstream Media
Backlash Against Drag Queen Story Hour in The Age
Monash residents oppose drag queen story hour at a council meeting on 26 April 2023. The Age hypes up the image of protestors as conspiracy nuts.
Drag acts and trans rights have become a target for fringe groups that have protested against issues including 5G, 15-minute cities, COVID-19 lockdowns and vaccination.
Alexandra does an excellent job when she calls 3AW to explain the objection to DQSH
https://www.3aw.com.au/shame-angry-protesters-derail-monash-council-meeting/
On-the-ground coverage from Rukshan Fernando
20 minutes of footage including what happened in the chamber - https://twitter.com/therealrukshan/status/1651439211734765570
The Books
Drag queens are reading to children, but what are they reading? These are the books to be read by the
Jacob's School Play: Starring He, She, and They - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55403768-jacob-s-school-play
The Hips on the Drag Queen Go Swish Swish Swish - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44781697-the-hips-on-the-drag-queen-go-swish-swish-swish
She's My Dad!: A Story for Children Who Have a Transgender Parent or Relative - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49182147-she-s-my-dad
Contact Monash Council
Monash Council’s response to the 3AW radio segment - https://www.monash.vic.gov.au/About-Us/News/Media-Responses-2023/Media-response-IDAHOBIT-Day-library-event
Monash Council’s response to story in The Age - https://www.monash.vic.gov.au/About-Us/News/Media-Responses-2023/Media-response-following-April-Council-meeting-1
The Drag Queen Story Hour is going ahead at Oakley Library on 19 May 2023. Contact them here: https://www.monash.vic.gov.au/Contact
Aunty in the Spotlight - Vale Barry
‘We never cancelled Barry Humphries and if we did, it was justified’
Melbourne Comedy Festival: “We didn’t cancel him” (but if we did, it was justified) - https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/comedy-festival-to-honour-complicated-legacy-of-barry-humphries/mvhrbh5bk
But of course, they did. When he dared to say that men are not women. Barry was banned from the Melbourne Comedy Festival, which he created. The annual ‘Barry’ award was renamed.
Barry was barely cold before the ABC started the attacks - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-22/barry-humphries-comedian-behind-dame-edna-everage-dies/6962192
ABC Radio National host and comedian Sammy J issues an essay attempting to have it both ways - https://www.smh.com.au/culture/comedy/i-owe-barry-i-won-a-barry-and-i-was-on-the-board-when-we-voted-to-rename-the-barry-20230424-p5d2tm.html
Here’s an overview from The Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/apr/25/barry-humphries-melbourne-comedy-festival-says-tribute-is-in-works-after-criticism
Australian Politics
The Greens Stamp Out Transphobia
The Greens code of conduct changes to include a 9-point definition of transphobia. Thank you to Nina Vallins for making this one available to us.
https://twitter.com/ninavallins/status/1649321181122793474?s=20
What’s your score?
The Age ran with the headline “This Will Split Us” - https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/this-will-split-us-victorian-greens-expand-party-s-definition-of-transphobia-20230423-p5d2ku.html
HER: A great place to find HIM
Twitter deletes lesbian dating app of lesbian day of visibility (because they tried to criminally doxx lesbians): https://hypebae.com/2023/4/elon-musk-twitter-suspends-lesbian-dating-app-her-visiblity-day-community-guidelines-terfs
The CEO explains her position here- https://twitter.com/HerSocialApp/status/1651675809596448768?s=20
Kit declares it ‘Lesbian Visibility Year’
https://www.redbubble.com/i/t-shirt/Leave-Lesbians-Alone-You-Creep-Magdalen-Berns-Quote-by-Womanation/83116827.WFLAH
This is how it’s done: Julian Hill MP Kowtows
Julian Hill, Labor MP for Bruce (Victoria) likes a tweet.
4:41am on 27 April 2023 - anonymous troll updates Julian Hill’s Wikipedia page to mock his as a TERF Apologist.
9:57am on 27 April 2023 - Local TRA tweets @ Julian Hill MP to make sure he’s aware of his transgression.
12:52pm on 27 April 2023 - Julian Hill, Labor MP for Bruce, issues a grovelling tweet.
Between the Tweets
The Bethyl Award!
A fellow going by the name Bethylamine has brought women together by producing yet another naughty list. Don’t worry, Edie and Kit are both on it.
It has since been taken down!
Do check out Bethyl’s “Anti-Transphobia Library” complete with a list of figureheads of the movement. We aren’t there yet! - https://bethylamine.github.io/
He was also the creator/maintainer of What Is A Woman Bot.
If you’re wondering, Bethylamine is a pun on the name of the chemical compound Methylamine:
Fictional characters Walter White and Jesse Pinkman use methylamine as part of a process to synthesize methamphetamine in the AMC series Breaking Bad.
— https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methylamine
Rainbow Files
Lia Thomas Blames the Patriarchy
Trans-id female Schuyler Bailer interviews Lia Thomas about why the patriarchy is to blame for the rejection he faced from young women.
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Intro song: Bad Girls by MIA
Episode 9: Confronting Our Transphobia