One of the speakers on the “Women Support Harris” video call was a former male feminist who has been accused of verbally abusing women.
Charles Clymer (now known as Charlotte Clymer) talked during a virtual call Monday night.
During the call, Clymer said talked He spoke about being a “proud American, a proud Texan, a proud veteran, a proud transgender woman and a proud Democrat” and supporting Vice President Kamala Harris for president.
“I find there are a lot of people out there, like Donald Trump and J.D. Vance, who try to put me in a certain box,” Clymer said. “They say I’m too queer to be a proud military veteran. They say transgender women like me can’t be Christians or strong believers like me. They say women like me don’t belong in America.”
The Harris campaign held a “Women for Kamala” fundraiser on Zoom, featuring Charlotte Clymer, who appeared in a filtered image.
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Clymer went on to praise Harris for having “common sense” and believing “no American, no human being should be boxed in.”
“A little over four years ago, some right-wing extremists took photos of me in public and tried to harass me online,” Clymer added. “They wanted to make me feel ashamed of my appearance as a transgender woman.”
The transgender activist went on to explain that she wrote the “thread” and that “one of the first prominent people to respond to the threat was then-Senator Kamala Harris.”
“She supported me,” Clymer explains, “she encouraged me and made me feel seen, and in that moment she sent a clear message that by supporting her, we were supporting the fundamental notion that we are all worthy of our true selves.”
Clymer was previously the emergency response spokesman for the Human Rights Campaign, a position that has drawn criticism over the past few years.
December 2014, Fast CompanyA business magazine specializing in technology and business hosted a live chat with Clymer, but was met with loud boos. according to To the salon.
The outlet noted that Clymer previously ran a Facebook page called Equality for Women, where he “verbally attacked women”. He was also accused of “deleting” comments from women who disagreed with him.
So who is Charles Clymer? A self-described feminist leader, Clymer runs the Women for Women’s Equality Facebook page (which now appears to be largely defunct), where he has been accused of verbally attacking women and deleting comments from women who disagree with him. In an article for Huffington Post last year, Darlena Cunha reported that Zoe Catherine, a former moderator of Clymer’s page, had threatened to kick him out of the group for disagreeing with her views. “When we personally disagreed, we were made to feel guilty or simply ignored,” Catherine explained.
Huffington Post report Many of the comments Clymer removed about women’s equality were “made by women” and “many of the people who were banned” were women.
She added that she “didn’t agree” with Clymer “preaching feminism to women”.
“He’s completely unaware of his privilege,” Katherine said. “He can’t tell us not to take back our words, and he can’t tell us to be grateful for periods.”
Another person, Stephanie Kaye, explained to the outlet that “the page’s male moderator posted a request that people “always be aware of the fact that authority over women is a male prerogative, and that male supporters should be very careful not to become the ‘voice of feminism.'”
In response to Mr Kaye, Mr Clymer replied:
“I’m going to let you in on a little secret, Stephanie, that apparently no one has ever told you in your life before: having a vagina doesn’t magically make me more perceptive or understanding of nuance, just like having a penis doesn’t magically blind me to the horrors of the world.”
You have to earn respect for your opinions. Just because you’re a woman who talks about women’s rights doesn’t mean I’m going to earn you respect.
In 2014, Clymer Deleted As a blogger for the Huffington Post.
In 2015, Clymer made headlines after she was kicked out of a Washington, DC restaurant while celebrating a friend’s birthday after the manager refused to show identification identifying her as a woman. according to To Business Insider.
