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[Edit: this is about trans people moving to Seattle from other states, not “refugees” in the legal sense.] About 150 people met at the Shelter house and marched through downtown escorted by the motorcycle brigade, ending at the 4th Ave Plaza in front of City Hall. Dominique Stephens from Katie Wilson’s office spoke at the end. She sounded fired up about the importance of the goal although she cautioned people to keep pressure on City Council since money allocation has to go through them as well. (I am no expert but that all sounds correct.) Right-wing streamers (and self-described “journalists”) Jonathan Choe and Cam Higby showed up at about the halfway mark. People made Choe right away and gave him a lot of shit but Cam was wearing a trans t shirt and a hat with a bunch of trans rights and Free Palestine pins so it took a while for people to notice him. After we got to City Hall someone stole his hat and he made a report to the cops where they asked him if he had insurance on it (really) and he told them that “they’re not going to do anything because Katie Wilson cut your guys’ balls off.” (I pointed out that was transphobic.) A large portion of this group is still salty with me about the “STOP CHEERING FOR OCTOBER 7TH YOU ABSOLUTE COCK MUPPETS” sign a few months ago but they mostly played it cool today. (Different orgs but a lot of the same people.) submitted by /u/bennetthaselton |
