Well folks, it’s happening. Republicans have discovered the magic of HRT, and now the dolls are thinking that it can prevent COVID.
Wait a second–let’s dial it back. Republicans are doing what?
Well it’s a bit of a wild and wooly story, but thankfully one diligent Twitter user has taken the time to create a very helpful thread about exacting what the hell is happening here:
this is gonna be a bit of a thread, but i just found out that some conservatives are basically feminizing themselves to treat covid 🧵
— twinkbride pearl (@twinkbride) January 9, 2022
the front line covid-19 critical care alliance (flccc) is an organization of quack doctors who advocate for ivermectin and various other ineffective treatments for covid instead of the vaccine
— twinkbride pearl (@twinkbride) January 9, 2022
In addition to the usual suspects (Ivermectin, honey) there’s a new gal in town:
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take a close look at their second line agents, ie what you’re supposed to take if the ivermectin doesn’t ward off covid pic.twitter.com/Wmg0uJvJTQ
— twinkbride pearl (@twinkbride) January 9, 2022
You guessed right: spironolactone and finasteride are medications that assist in the suppression of testosterone.
trans women will be intimately familiar with two of these medications: spironolactone and finasteride, both of which are used to suppress testosterone. these are levels comparable or even above what many trans women take
— twinkbride pearl (@twinkbride) January 9, 2022
Wow! Ivermectin found DEAD. This is truly a bizarre piece of happenstance.
i think they should take it a step further and recommend estradiol and sissy hypno. you know, for science
— twinkbride pearl (@twinkbride) January 9, 2022
some of the same people who think eating soy turns you into a girl are willingly taking t-blockers lmao
— twinkbride pearl (@twinkbride) January 9, 2022
While this is totally hilarious and stupid, it’s also depressing: as this user points out, the same people who condemn trans women for taking hormones and minding their own goddamn business are now…taking hormones?
The trans community is both tickled pink and also fucking horrified and upset, because seriously what the fuck.
Conservatives taking estrogen as a substitute for the vaccine was not on my bingo card for 2022.
But now that this is the case, it’s going to get a LOT easier to have the “gender ≠ hormones” argument with them. pic.twitter.com/B2N443ydjf
— Vi La Bianca (@AuthorConfusion) January 10, 2022
“…and you’re absolutely sure the striped kneesocks and the cat ears will help keep me from getting COVID?”
— Moro☭ko (@Titi_Suru) January 9, 2022
Also, can we just point out the obvious here? These jerks get HRT while folks in the trans community are fighting tooth and nail to get life-saving treatment? Not cool. In fact: bullshit.
god its so unfair, why do they get hrt but not me????
— Tina (@OmnipoTina) January 10, 2022
