Ghost said Trans Rights!
TF said so himself. Ghost is for all races, identities, orientations, etc. You should not be interacting with the fandom if you are discriminatory in any way.
There should be no excuses.
Do not support /ghostbandzine, /blanchebees, /gasolineghuleh, and those who support them.
“They weren’t like that with me!” “They’re a good friend of mine!” Yea, with YOU. But there’s evidence of how they’ve treated others. You don’t really know how a person is behind closed doors.
“I’m trans so it can’t be transphobic.” Uh, you can be trans and STILL be transphobic. There are many trans identies. What might not be harmful to you, is harmful to others.
“This was months ago, why bring it up now?” As others have stated, they still have not apologized to the people they’ve hurt. And no, a public apology doesn’t count, especially when they’re just apologizing for getting caught.
“But they’re such a good artist/writer!” Talent should not be put above safety.
Look, nobody is perfect. We all have things to unlearn. But when someone reacts negatively when their behavior is called out, that should be a fuckin red flag. Especially if they just swept it under the rug and moved on like nothing happened.
And no, language and culture is not an excuse. Minorities do not have the responsibility to educate. And if they do explain, the only thing you should be doing is listening and changing. Futher educate yourself. You do not get to decide that you didn’t do/say anything harmful to someone you hurt.
Sorry if this is all jumbled and out of focus, but damnit this pisses me off!!
- Hell Flower
There are some people who have asked for evidence of what’s stated up above. We’re happy to do that:
Document on Lorraine and friends
Document on Blanchebees
Honey (bandzine organizer) ignoring trans voices: Exhibit A Exhibit B













