Thursday on X (Twitter), all users saw the same pinned topic under the “What’s happening?” sidebar. As part of a “timeline takeover” — which gives advertisers “priority access to logged-in users’ first impression of the day” — conservative media nonprofit PragerU is promoting the hashtag “#DETRANS” to advertise its new film about “the stories of detransitioners.”
Not the topic detrans, but how they’re using it to push a story that “trans is just mental illness” and using that to justify oppressing trans folks.
Of course there’s medical risks to transitioning and anyone considering transitioning should be made well aware. But it still needs to be okay for someone to choose to transition, especially because it can save lives, and most most transitioners are much happier after.
Thanks you for clarifying!