#wedgeissue — Public Fediverse posts

“What #authoritarian governments and regimes do is take a #WedgeIssue and use it as the thin end of the wedge.

They pick particular issues which they feel a section of the public may be exasperated about, or have concern about, or there's been a media storm about, and they then use that to prise open your rights, and to change the law.”

Clive Lewis MP

Oct 29 MAGA Pushes Vaccine Conspiracy Theory After Matthew Perry's Death (Newsweek) http://www.newsweek.com/maga-covid19-vaccine-conspiracy-theory-matthew-perry-death-1838875 - 1) Getty Kandiss Taylor, a 2022 Georgia Republican gubernatorial primary candidate, 2) activist Laura Loomer, who unsuccessfully ran to represent Florida's 21st Congressional District in 2020, and 3) Robby Starbuck, a former Republican candidate for Tennessee's 5th Congressional District all tweeted the meme that COVID vaccine was possible cause-of-death. #COVID #infodemic #WedgeIssue

#Tory #Government set to #ditch #conversiontherapy #ban after ‘intense’ #lobbying by #TERF #MP #MiriamCates.

"If the #Tories have decided to make a ban on #conversiontherapy a '#wedgeissue', then I'm sure the #British #public will make it very clear to them what they think next year."

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #UK #Tories #TERFS #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #TERFIsland #EmptyThePews

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/22/conversion-therapy-ban-trans-inclusive-miriam-cates-rishi-sunak/

#Transgender #highschool #athlete #SpeaksOut in #honest #interview.

#Trans #athletes in #sports is an #WedgeIssue that is #dividing the #nation.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #TransKids #Education #Sports #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.thestreet.com/sports/transgender-high-school-athlete-speaks-out-honest-interview

#Transgender #highschool #athlete #SpeaksOut in #honest #interview.

#Trans #athletes in #sports is an #WedgeIssue that is #dividing the #nation.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #TransKids #Education #Sports #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.thestreet.com/sports/transgender-high-school-athlete-speaks-out-honest-interview

#Transgender #highschool #athlete #SpeaksOut in #honest #interview.

#Trans #athletes in #sports is an #WedgeIssue that is #dividing the #nation.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #TransKids #Education #Sports #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.thestreet.com/sports/transgender-high-school-athlete-speaks-out-honest-interview

#Transgender #highschool #athlete #SpeaksOut in #honest #interview.

#Trans #athletes in #sports is an #WedgeIssue that is #dividing the #nation.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #TransKids #Education #Sports #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.thestreet.com/sports/transgender-high-school-athlete-speaks-out-honest-interview

#Transgender #highschool #athlete #SpeaksOut in #honest #interview.

#Trans #athletes in #sports is an #WedgeIssue that is #dividing the #nation.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #TransKids #Education #Sports #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.thestreet.com/sports/transgender-high-school-athlete-speaks-out-honest-interview

#MhairiBlack: #Trans people should be ‘left the hell alone’.

The #SNP’s #deputy #Westminster #leader said “#badactors” are using the #debate around #trans #people as a “#wedgeissue to cause #chaos

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #UK #SNP #Allies #Tories #Labour #TERFS #Hate #Bigotry #Homophobia #Transphobia #TERFIsland #MoralPanic #HateSpeech #StochasticTerrorism #Hatecrimes https://www.newschainonline.com/news/mhairi-black-trans-people-should-be-left-the-hell-alone-352062

#Furious #row as #RishiSunak #accused of #weaponising #trans #lives to #win #votes.

#WesStreeting said #primeminister was using #equality ‘as a ‘#wedgeissue’ in an ugly #culturewar’.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #UK #Labour #Allies #Tories #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #TERFIsland

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/wes-streeting-rishi-sunak-trans-debate-b2363031.html

#Furious #row as #RishiSunak #accused of #weaponising #trans #lives to #win #votes.

#WesStreeting said #primeminister was using #equality ‘as a ‘#wedgeissue’ in an ugly #culturewar’.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #UK #Labour #Allies #Tories #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #TERFIsland

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/wes-streeting-rishi-sunak-trans-debate-b2363031.html

#Furious #row as #RishiSunak #accused of #weaponising #trans #lives to #win #votes.

#WesStreeting said #primeminister was using #equality ‘as a ‘#wedgeissue’ in an ugly #culturewar’.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #UK #Labour #Allies #Tories #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #TERFIsland

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/wes-streeting-rishi-sunak-trans-debate-b2363031.html

#Furious #row as #RishiSunak #accused of #weaponising #trans #lives to #win #votes.

#WesStreeting said #primeminister was using #equality ‘as a ‘#wedgeissue’ in an ugly #culturewar’.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #UK #Labour #Allies #Tories #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #TERFIsland

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/wes-streeting-rishi-sunak-trans-debate-b2363031.html

#Furious #row as #RishiSunak #accused of #weaponising #trans #lives to #win #votes.

#WesStreeting said #primeminister was using #equality ‘as a ‘#wedgeissue’ in an ugly #culturewar’.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #UK #Labour #Allies #Tories #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #TERFIsland

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/wes-streeting-rishi-sunak-trans-debate-b2363031.html