The Return of the Long Goodbye
Update 311 No Larping Men Special
The last in my Marlowe season - remember the theme? The solo hero against the establishment 😎
So far we have had Marlowe played by Humphrey Bogart, Robert Montgomery and Robert Mitchum. With apologies to the two Roberts, I think Bogart knocks the spots off them. It might have been thought that there would never be a Marlowe as good as Bogart until (in my opinion) along came Elliott Gould. All thoughts on this gratefully received.
I am calling this ‘The Return’ because I have featured The Long Goodbye before. Spoiler alert: this is the final scene. Jim Bouton is Terry Lennox.
I even lost my cat!
OK, I think we also need the closing credits - Hooray for (OLD) Hollywood!
But definitely not NEW Hollywood - see Endpiece.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Otherwise known as the Labour Party. The veil (OK it was always very thin) has slipped! Yes, they are actually aliens! Well, that’s the only explanation I can come up with! Thanks to a wonderful reader for the first piece and to my wife for the piece from Diva ( no , she is not a regular reader 😊).
The proposals below from Labour are solely designed to prevent therapists and others (eg. parents!!) from using ‘talking therapy’ or similar for children (and others) who are suffering from distress about their bodies and thus designed to effectively open the way for so called ‘gender affirming' care.’ And just to assist that, they are going to make the route to such ‘care’ much, much easier and make it much, much easier for men larping as women to gain gender recognition certificates. And don’t forget strengthening hate crime. If you are a gender critical or a women’s rights campaigner or whatever else you call yourself on this side of the ‘resistance’ and you vote for Labour, I’m sorry but you need your head tested!
Greg Heffer in The Mail Online(Keir Starmer vows to ban trans 'conversion therapy' if he becomes PM despite fears parents and teachers could be criminalised for having 'honest discussions' 30 January) reports:
Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to push ahead with a ban on transgender 'conversion therapy' if Labour wins power at the general election.
The Labour leader reiterated his party's commitment to a ban on 'all forms of conversion therapy' at an LGBT+ event in Parliament last night.
He promised a future Labour government would 'implement a full, trans-inclusive, ban on all forms of conversion therapy'.
'We fully support the view that conversion therapy is psychologically damaging abuse,' Sir Keir added.
So-called 'conversion therapy' practices seek to change or suppress someone's sexual orientation or gender identity.
Theresa May first promised a ban on such practices when she was PM in 2018.
Her successor, Boris Johnson, recommitted to a ban on 'conversion therapy' for gay or bisexual people when he was in No10 - but excluded practices aimed at transgender people.
Ministers have warned of 'unintended consequences' from legislation.
It came amid fears parents, teachers or therapists having 'legitimate conversations' with children experiencing gender identity issues might be 'inadvertently' criminalised.
And now, ladies and gentlethems, a woman…with a penis!!
Just when you thought it was safe to go into the voting booth - The Body Snatchers
In his speech at the LGBT+ Labour event in Parliament, as reported by DIVA magazine, Sir Keir said: 'Labour governments and the LGBT+ movement have a history of achieving incredible things together.
He added: 'Look what we did: decriminalised homosexuality [ Dusty - hmm, a whole lot more complex than that and involving both Tories and Labour ], the Equality Act, repealed Section 28 [ Dusty - don’t mention some in your party flirting with the Paedophile Information Exchange - PIE - which was one of the main reasons for section 28 ] , the Gender Recognition Act [ Dusty - add that to the charge sheet] and the Civil Partnership Act [ Dusty - the Tories legalised same sex marriage ].
'A whole raft of groundbreaking legislation that moved the dial towards the equal rights LGBT+ people deserve, protected people from discrimination and changed people's lives.'
Sir Keir also hit out at the Tories for stoking 'culture wars' and for having 'pitted people against each other'.
Promising action by an incoming Labour administration, he continued: 'We'll strengthen the law, so every category of hate crime is treated as an aggravated offence.
'We'll cut NHS waiting lists for LGBT+ people waiting for urgent physical and mental health care. We'll modernise the Gender Recognition Act.
'We'll implement a full, trans-inclusive, ban on all forms of conversion therapy. We fully support the view that conversion therapy is psychologically damaging abuse.'
LGBT WTF LOL magazine Diva also reported on this event:
New hate crime statistics published by the Home Office last year saw that hate crimes on the basis of sexual orientation are up by 112% in the last five years, and transphobic hate crimes have increased by 186% across the same period [ Dusty - hopefully some one on our side of the fence will look at these dodgy looking figures!].
Starmer told the attendees at the event that a Labour government would be committed to changing this worrying reality. He pledged that Labour would fight to make sure that LGBTQIA people can live in a society where they aren’t just safe, but celebrated.
“We’ll strengthen the law, so every category of hate crime is treated as an aggravated offence,” Starmer said.
So even more opportunity for our opponents to make spurious allegations against us and for the captured Stasi - sorry, Police - to act on those allegations. The process is the punishment, of course!
If you can bear it, the full Diva report is here:
https://diva-magazine.com/2024/01/29/exclusive-keir-starmer-lgbtqia-rights/
Shout Out To Bethany Hamilton
JL on the Glinner Update covered this story very well (of course) in her last update:
https://grahamlinehan.substack.com/p/the-good-news-supplement-22nd-january
The update since then is the massive negative response against Rip Curl in Australia (HOORAY!!) - thanks to wonderful Feminist Legal Clinic for this piece:
Rip Curl makes huge damage control move after outraged Aussies tried to cancel the iconic brand for using a trans woman to promote women’s surfing ( 30 January)
Australians are calling for a national boycott of iconic surf brand Rip Curl for using a transgender woman in their social media accounts, as the brand moves to scrub any trace of the promotion.
Rip Curl came under fire for using Western Australia professional longboarder and transgender woman Sasha Lowerson in a promotion for women’s surfing last week.
It comes just months after Rip Curl severed ties with pro-surfer and shark attack survivor Bethany Hamilton – one of the world’s most famous surfers – reportedly over her opposition to transgender people competing in women’s sport.
The post featuring Lowerson has since been deleted from the Rip Curl Women Instagram page, but hundreds of Australians kept attacking the company on other posts across its social media platforms.
Surfing, which will feature as a new sport at the Paris Olympics in 2024, adopted its International Surfing Association’s policy for transgender participation in early 2023.
It states that surfers that were born as biological males must maintain set standards of testosterone levels continuously for 12 months to be eligible to compete in a women’s event.
Hamilton and fellow Aussie surfing legend Kelly Slater have previously called for a separate transgender division in the sport.
Montana
Thanks to the same wonderful reader for this shocking report from Montana. The complete contrast between different States in the US is amazing!
Caitlin Tilley in The Mail Online (EXCLUSIVE'Gender ideology has torn our family apart': Montana family who lost custody of their 14-year-old daughter after refusing to let her transition to a boy reveals their torment 30 January) reports:
A Montana mom and dad who lost custody of their daughter after they refused to transition her gender have told DailyMail.com the ordeal 'has torn their family apart.'
Krista Kolstad revealed the family's nightmare began when they received a call that their 14-year-old daughter Jennifer told friends at school that she wanted to commit suicide in August 2023.
Later that night, Child Protective Services (CPS) went to the Kolstad's home in Glasgow to inspect the house and interview Jennifer, later determining that she needed to transition to get better.
Krista, who is Jennifer's step mother, and the girl's biological father, Todd Kolstad, said Jennifer had a tough upbringing and several undiagnosed mental health concerns, including attention-seeking behavior and lying, which they believe caused the urge to transition and were overlooked by social services.
Krista told DailyMail.com: 'It's been horrible... Our family unit will never be the same. Even if they returned our daughter to us now, you're not going to have the same family unit... it's created a lot of animosity on Jennifer's part towards us, she doesn't believe she has to listen to us as her parents anymore.'
Mr Kolstad said: 'I love my daughter unconditionally, and only want her to refrain from making decisions until she has the maturity and life experiences to understand what the consequences are for her actions.’
The full article is here:
Utah
Meanwhile, by way of contrast, here is the position in Utah:
Amy Beth Hanson in The Independent ( Utah joins 10 other states in regulating bathroom access for transgender people 31 January) reports:
Utah became the latest state to regulate bathroom access for transgender people after Republican Gov. Spencer Cox signed a law Tuesday that requires people to use bathrooms and locker rooms in public schools and government-owned buildings that match their sex assigned at birth [ Dusty -that’ll be their sex then!?].
Under the legislation, transgender people can defend themselves against complaints by proving they had gender-affirming surgery and changed the sex on their birth certificate. Opponents noted not all states allow people to change their birth certificates and that many trans people don’t want to have surgery.
The full report is here:
Not One Larping Man
Most if not all of you will know of famous trans identifying male, David aka Debbie Hayton. A series of articles by him is being published by the Daily Mail. The first article is here:
He has also written a book, as mentioned in the article. He says he knows he is not a woman ( and I acknowledge his honesty in saying this ie. in saying the truth!) but continues to dress as and present as a woman. He does this to the children he teaches at the school where he works, thus gaslighting those children. He remains married to his wife and he has two children. He is a self confessed autogynephile. He clearly wants to enveigle himself into gender critical and women’s rights organisations. In this sense, he is in some ways more dangerous than characters such as Munroe Bergdorf and Freda Wallace who make no pretence of being on our side of the argument.
Firstly, I post below a video by ‘Feminist Claire’ from 2022 which is dealing with an article by DH. She explains by means of her expertise on child development how his claims that, effectively, autogynephilia might apply to children are totally incorrect. There is no such thing as a ‘trans child’. There are some confused and distressed children often fuelled by a social contagion or encouraged by trans activists including some teachers!
Secondly, I post a video by EDI Jester which is mainly about the situation with the Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre but, at about 5.30 into the video, he refers to DH. I concur with all that Barry says regarding DH. We want all men out of women’s spaces. There are no exceptions however ‘reasonable’ a few of them may seem. And there should not be one ‘larping man’, as Barry puts it, involved in our resistance movement. I understand that Barry will be doing more about DH soon.
All thoughts gratefully received, of course.
The British Woocasting Corporation
The BBC are going to avoid having to sack employees with gender critical views by ensuring that they don’t employ them in the first place.
Jack Walters in GB News ( BBC branded 'unwelcoming' after staff told not to hire people 'dismissive of diversity and inclusion' 30 January) reports:
The BBC has been branded “unwelcoming” after telling staff not to hire candidates who are “dismissive” of diversity and inclusion.
A recruitment policy document shows the broadcaster requires applicants to show openness to the success of both issues.
It confirmed applicants should be asked to “explain what diversity and inclusion means to you and, should you be successful, what opportunities do you see for you to promote, celebrate or encourage diversity and inclusion in your role?”
The guidelines, used in a major non-editorial department of the BBC, tell recruiters “don’t hire [candidates who are] unsuited to the organisation” if they are “dismissive or derisory of diversity and inclusion and surrounding topics”.
The full article is here:
EDI Jester covers this here:
Endpiece
Yet another brilliant ‘reaction video’ from Kellie-Jay about a cartoon about ‘Pride’ for pre-school children. Yes, that is pre-school children!!!
Oh, go on, let’s also have her demolition of actress Anne Hathaway talking to the (totally captured) Human Rights Campaign in the States - also brilliant - ‘SO SINCERE HOLLYWOOD!!’
Dear readers
To add to the very interesting discussion in the comments here about who to vote for ( please join in) I note that the Taxpayers' Alliance has reported:
"Taxpayer support of Stonewall in 2021-22 was at least £1,221,222. That includes £709,225 from Diversity Champions, alongside £108,602 from conferences, events and training programmes and supplemented with £403,395 from grant income."
Why haven't the Tories stopped taxpayer support of Stonewall!!??
That kind of money would make a great deal of difference to many PROPER charities!!
Dusty
I saw the Diva article about labour’s proposed ‘new’ legislation banning conversion therapy & my heart sank. It’s a trans charter which will run riot with safeguarding children effectively; I can’t vote for them. Can’t vote tory, either. I’m pleased to see the reaction to RipCurl promoting a trannie over Bethany Hamilton; it’s caused a right stink in Australia. Mixed news from America but I think the tide is turning there. Agree totally with Feminist Claire about Debbie Hayton; a very dangerous man. I noted on the jester’s video that the BBC is fully captured; that’s why I was surprised that they interviewed Jo Phoenix on Woman’s Hour. KJK’s video on the cartoon was brilliant, as was her skewering of Anne Hathaway’s cringe-making kowtowing to the trans cult. Agree with you about Eliot Gould’s performance in The Long Goodbye; he was much more subtle than the other actors who played the part. Thanks for the great update, Dusty. Much appreciated. X here I come.