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Boyne opens recounting an anecdote about a cis TV host making fun of a trans woman on air He asserts the obvious transphobia would have gotten the show pulled off-air. When the obvious transphobia in his own book hasn’t stopped itpic.twitter.com/ExsU7kbN7o
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An appropriate reaction to discovering “I am completely ignorant about this marginalized group I want to write about” should probably not be “blunder heroically forward”pic.twitter.com/TOTKQiDWJh
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“The bisexual, trans, and queer men in the mlm community want nothing to do with me. Also, I have no queer women in my social circles.”pic.twitter.com/0NOgYh8ZKU
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CW: misgendering He discusses his trans friend through an othering lens, completely focused on her transition. Why not “My friend Katherine transitioned in her early twenties?”pic.twitter.com/rggrbd0871
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CW: misgendering, sexism HOO BOY This author probably shouldn’t be writing about cis women at this point “Wait... women don’t like being hit on by strangers in pubs?”


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CW: misgendering “Born in the wrong body” is SUCH outdated terminology. Transness is much more complex than that. Also, Boyne loves misgendering Jessica, his trans character. He’s overly-fascinated with misgendering her in a way that fetishizes her transitionpic.twitter.com/1bqtGfLB5c
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CW: misgendering, transphobia This is DEEPLY ENRAGING It’s possible to write about the complex emotions associated with a loved one’s transition. But assuming the default reaction to a loved one’s transition is ENGAGING IN VIOLENT TRANSPHOBIA is TRANSPHOBICpic.twitter.com/qQtMXvLDp4
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My own YA novel has a second POV in part to explore those emotions. Part of his story arc is understanding why his ex is transitioning. But he keeps these feelings in his head. He apologizes when he makes mistakes He understands that someone else’s transition isn’t about him
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It doesn’t matter how “shocked” Sam is by Jessica transitioning. Transphobia is never okay. You don’t get a handful of free passes to inflict harm
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CW: transphobia Note that Boyne isn’t educating himself about trans issues to better support his trans friends. He’s doing it because he’s already decided to write a book about her. Because, even though he’s admittedly ignorant about his subject, he’s forging aheadpic.twitter.com/V3TPVnXEhB
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CW: surgery, transphobia, misgendering, sexism So Boyne asked MULTIPLE trans women gross questions about their genitals. Because once wasn’t enough to teach him better. Because he doesn’t realize that ASKING A WOMAN ABOUT HER PRIVATES IS DISGUSTINGpic.twitter.com/BFwZxgMigv
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CW: transphobia First off, if this is a sample of the book’s dialogue...wow UK publishing is sleeping on so much POC talent for THIS? Second, this doesn’t read like something a 12yo would do. This reads like an adult projecting his creepiness through a childpic.twitter.com/PmKYqNlEY8
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Boyne on Linehan: “Gosh, doesn’t it suck when people promote intolerance by presenting themselves as champions of marginalized groups??? Women don’t need men to take care of them!” Except for the fictional trans woman Boyne’s written, who I doubt counts as a woman to himpic.twitter.com/HYzEz2wTAp
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Where I am not surprised by the arrogance of cis people and their rush to profit off transphobic bookspic.twitter.com/AvZWTSP6zT
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Supporting the rights of cis queer people does not make you immune to transphobia. Next.pic.twitter.com/ap4VYV18Nf
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Pictured: peak cisgender bullshit. “Cis” isn’t a label being forced on you. It’s an adjective describing your experience of gender. It’s like calling you “tall,” “white,” or “obnoxiously long-winded.”pic.twitter.com/vt5tYdEnFo
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CW: transphobia, vomit emoji “I wrote this book to encourage children to say transphobic things to trans people because cis people are entitled to demand emotional labor of trans people.”



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Stop talking about trans people as if we’re difficult puzzles, Rorsarch blots, Greek tragedies to “understand.” Here’s what kids need to know: white heteropatriachal society assigns you a gender at birth based on measuring your bits. Sometimes it’s wrong. There. Easy.
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No, we don’t. If you’re “apprehensive” about how the marginalized community you’re writing about will receive your work, FUCKING DONT WRITE ITpic.twitter.com/LGLCLwXout
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“Both sides!” “Can’t I be an ally and a transphobe at the same time?” “What if the real transphobes where the trans people calling me out?” *Twilight zone music*pic.twitter.com/cEFI51VqUh
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Look, John Boyne. Being an ally isn’t something you can half-ass. Because if you fuck up, trans people can die People will read this book when a loved one is transitioning. They’ll hear PROTECTING THEIR TRANSPHOBIC WORLDVIEW is more important than PROTECTING TRANS PEOPLE
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CW: suicide, self-harm Cis people empowered by this worldview harass trans people at their most vulnerable. Hurt their own family members. Sam’s treatment of Jessica could influence her to attempt suicide. It is NOT okay
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There is no room for debate when one side’s arguments have the power to embarrass you on Twitter and the other side’s have the power to kill.
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Update: hey look he apologized...for calling another transphobe transphobic: https://mobile.twitter.com/john_boyne/status/1117719879870758912 …
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We’re not going anywhere good until white cis men in media realize that other white cis men can be, in fact, irredeemably evilpic.twitter.com/4zvwP30WMF
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