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Kirsty Feerick

Janey Godley vows to stand by transgender community in powerful message of solidarity

p Janey Godley has sent a powerful message of apos;solidarityapos; to the a data-content-type=section-topic data-link-tracking=InArticle|Link href=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/all-about/gender-issuestransgender/a community. /p p The Scots comic shared a picture of a a data-content-type=section-topic data-link-tracking=InArticle|Link href=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/all-about/lgbttrans flag/a while vowing to stand by them no matter how much apos;abuseapos; she got. /p p The 59-year-old a data-content-type=section-topic data-link-tracking=InArticle|Link href=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/all-about/glasgowGlasgow/a funny woman warned apos;you won#x2019;t change my mindapos; as she backed the LGBT group on social media. /p pJaney threatened to block any apos;trollsapos; who sent her apos;s****apos; on the topic announcing she would not tolerate hate./p img alt=Janey threatened to block any apos;trollsapos; who sent her apos;s****apos; after sharing the trans flag src=https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/article23096917.ece/ALTERNATES/s810/2_Screen-Shot-2020-12-01-at-112635-AM.png title=Janey threatened to block any apos;trollsapos; who sent her apos;s****apos; after sharing the trans flag data-portal-copyright=Supplied/ p/ p/ pShe said: quot;Sending solidarity- you can send me your abuse, you can troll me, tell me I am mentally ill, am a danger to children, am stupid, am unfunny, you#x2019;ll boycott comedy clubs, you can call me a handmaiden, you can keep sending me documents to read - you won#x2019;t change my mind.quot;/p pquot;I block trolls very quickly - if you start sending me s****, I am NOT stopping your freedom of speech, or living in an echo chamber- am merely telling YOU to get the f*** away from me with your hatred - parler is open- far right Christian sites would welcome you - I won#x2019;t.quot;/p pFans were quick to back the comic on Twitter after she spoke up on the subject./p pOne person said: quot;I donapos;t think you are anything bad at all./p p/ pquot;In fact I think we need humor to cope with what is going on in the world now./p pquot;Thanks for providing us with the humor that we need to lift our spirits.quot;/p p A second person said: quot;In a world full of batshit gender critters, we should all try to be a little more Janey. a href=https://twitter.com/hashtag/BeKind?src=hashtag_click#BeKind/a - remember that?! /p pquot;Thanks for your support and for being on the right side of history.quot;/p pA third person said: quot;Thank you! My youngest child (almost 19) came out to me as trans./p pquot;Sheapos;s had suicidal ideation and the growth of the anti trans brigade has me terrified for her./p pquot;Yes, women need safe spaces, but so do trans women.quot;/p
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