Post ATFKGDEnLOZflWm6Ii by ryn@mstdn.ca
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(DIR) Post #ATFKG4V7pJI0fZLW0O by ryn@mstdn.ca
2022-12-13T20:25:05Z
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Since our local election, #transphobia (or at least my awareness of it) has exploded in #nanaimo. In this thread, I’m going to be covering what I know about the #antitrans rhetoric and propaganda happening in our district. Please if you know anything, contribute! #lgbtq #trans #nanaimogang #queer #sogi #nanaimopolitics #bcpoli
(DIR) Post #ATFKG5FZ2eR6zb4bOC by ryn@mstdn.ca
2022-12-13T20:50:38Z
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So there was a school board trustee candidate Tanner Scott, who was also a youth support worker with NARSF. He was running on a platform that was about “protecting children” and very blatantly against SOGI. Also, there wears a circlejerk of other council and mayoral candidates that had all gone and nominated each other (for example, Derek Hanna, David Wang, Tasha Brown, etc).
(DIR) Post #ATFKG5rqkJ3quKzB44 by ryn@mstdn.ca
2022-12-13T20:51:27Z
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Well, at one of the trustee Q&A meetings on Gabriola, Tanner Scott started showing the crowd graphic images of gender affirming surgeries for shock value, claiming that this is what SOGI and its proponents want, which is to groom and mutilate children. He refused to leave and was escorted out by police. He posted the video of himself getting escorted out on his Facebook Page and YouTube. Here’s an article about it: https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/nanaimo-ladysmith-school-trustee-candidate-asked-to-leave-meeting-police-called-5959325
(DIR) Post #ATFKG9Gm65mVSVfcpc by ryn@mstdn.ca
2022-12-13T22:47:32Z
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This isn’t happening just in Nanaimo either. I’m going to make a thread about what I know about #transphobia and #antitrans hate happening in #victoriabc #yyj
(DIR) Post #ATFKG9WNA6G4Esy58y by ryn@mstdn.ca
2022-12-13T20:52:02Z
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Meanwhile, a friend and I were horrified to learn that Tanner Scott was working with vulnerable youth in the community, and starting writing a letter to be delivered to NARSF asking for him to be dismissed from his position. In an effort to gain support, we created a Say No To Tanner Scott FB page, started chatting with a few folks. We also started combing through Tanner’s social media, to glean as much about how much support he has based on homophobic and transphobic views
(DIR) Post #ATFKGDEnLOZflWm6Ii by ryn@mstdn.ca
2022-12-13T20:52:48Z
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We started getting folks posting anti-trans rhetoric on our page, including someone named Scotty Guy, who is a part of LGB Alliance, which is where I first learned of this organization. He falsely accused us of doxxing Tanner Scott (we never intended to post any public information about him, just have him removed from his position and ensure he wasn’t elected).
(DIR) Post #ATFKGHG0Opv4ERN7k8 by ryn@mstdn.ca
2022-12-13T20:54:00Z
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He also posted on his LGB Alliance FB page calling for reinforcements to start attacking our page. When I closed down comments, he sent a DM ranting about how somehow trans people, and them transitioning and “changing sexes” and “promoting gender over sex” was somehow homophobic and erasing LGB people. Myself and others have also seen him on Grindr, which is how we know that he is from Nanaimo.
(DIR) Post #ATFKGKpD8OrZIUrmXA by ryn@mstdn.ca
2022-12-13T20:54:41Z
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So ultimately, before our letter could be sent, we learned from multiple sources that Tanner Scott was let go from his position. He was also thankfully not elected, however he did get over 5000 votes, which was extremely concerning, letting us know that #homophobia and #transphobia is alive and well in #Nanaimo. #nanaimopolitics #bcpoli
(DIR) Post #ATFKGO4D55dxLsuIpU by ryn@mstdn.ca
2022-12-13T20:55:33Z
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However, since then, someone has been posting LGB Alliance stickers around town. A friend of mine had made a post on FB about taking them down and of how awful this organization is. A friend of theirs shared a public post about it, which got the attention of Scotty Guy, who then started harassing her along with a few of his friends. Since then, more LGB Alliance stickers have started popping up around town.
(DIR) Post #ATFKGQp4poJxtoql9s by ryn@mstdn.ca
2022-12-13T20:56:25Z
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As well, I learned that there was someone downtown witnessed at a place of business shoving rolled up handouts of anti-trans propaganda into the hands of patrons. Also, the Nanaimo Politics Facebook page is absolutely rife with anti-trans rhetoric. They’re also attacking a local sexual health educator.
(DIR) Post #ATFKGSshBKP6HcYg4m by ryn@mstdn.ca
2022-12-13T22:42:08Z
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Most recently, a friend of mine has been targeted by Scotty Guy, who took screenshots of their Grindr profile to post on his #conversiontherapy anti-trans hate FB page. They were able to get the tag removed, but can’t get it taken down despite multiple reports because it somehow doesn’t violate any of FBs “community standards”?
(DIR) Post #ATFKGVEORcwrZUj2Aq by ryn@mstdn.ca
2022-12-13T22:45:47Z
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I’ve also learned that Scotty Guy is also Scott Geiler on YouTube, and is in a Celtic band called Clannigan. A case has been opened, however, the local police of course cannot/will not do anything because he didn’t make a direct threat. #acab #1312 This is a call to everyone in #nanaimo #rdn #ycd and area, if you have any information about Scotty Guy/Scott Geiler to PLEASE go to the police.