Rep. Jim Banks suspended from Twitter for misgendering trans government official Dr. Rachel Levine

[demmiblue]

Source: NBC News

Twitter suspended the account of Indiana Rep. Jim Banks on Saturday after the Republican congressman intentionally misgendered Assistant Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine, the first transgender person to hold an office that requires a Senate confirmation.

Banks, who represents the northeastern corner of the state, was responding to the news that Levine became the first woman to be awarded the title of four-star officer, saying the title was taken and honor were taken by a “man.”

Twitter said the comment violated its hateful conduct policy, which prohibits the “targeted misgendering or deadnaming of transgender individuals.”

The platform temporarily locked Banks' account, saying he would regain access upon deleting the tweet.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/rep-jim-banks-suspended-twitter-misgendering-trans-government-official-dr-n1282233

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[Wingus Dingus]

1. Juvenile troll.

[a kennedy]

2. Exactly, and damn I hate that........

[salin]

3. I have no doubt this has been a goal of Banks.

He's a troll-culture warrior. He gets his trolling in - and gets the glory of "Twitter Banned Me!?!?!" attention. You can bank on the fact that he is fundraising off of this.

[IronLionZion]

4. Suspend Greene and Boebert too

https://www.queerty.com/marjorie-taylor-greene-lauren-boebert-mock-admiral-dr-rachel-levine-20211022

[Steelrolled]

5. Remarkable the power that Twitter and other social media has.

Fascinating to think where this will lead.

[oldsoftie]

16. Especially when only a fraction of the US is ON it nt

[Steelrolled]

18. I've never used Twitter but I constantly see news stories about

something said on Twitter. So it is influencing the news I read - it seems there is no escaping it.

[CurtEastPoint]

6. Eminently and consummately slappable smug face. GDMFSOB

OR ... is he really Bob the Boner King?

[BumRushDaShow]

7. Some of the GOP loons in the PA state assembly purposely did the same

when she was the PA Health Secretary. Not long after, when she had had enough, she made a poignant statement during one of the COVID pressers just over a year ago -

[11 Bravo]

8. What are these mouth-breathing shitheads so fucking afraid of?

[riversedge]

9. Here is Banks tweet........

Link to tweet

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[monkeyman1]

11. where did this dumb ass go school ? oop's , how stupid , trump University !!

[AngryOldDem]

21. He's a vet.

Served somewhere overseas — Afghanistan or Iraq, can’t remember. While he was gone, his wife filled his seat in the Indiana General Assembly and was just as bad.

He basically rode his military service to Congress.

[KPN]

10. Geezuz. Just suspend him permanently. Do what's

right for humankind for crying out loud.

[monkeyman1]

12. against the rules ! their republican 's !

[Kali]

13. what an asshole

[Chellee]

14. Show of hands, Hoosiers that are surprised by this hate-filled stunt?

Oh look, no one.

[LittleGirl]

15. Raises hand

This hoosier agrees

[AngryOldDem]

22. Nothing surprises me here anymore.

We have a state rep who “accidentally” joined Oath Keepers about 10 years ago and is now claiming amnesia.

[Mike Nelson]

17. Hmm...

... Why doesn't Twitter delete the Twit... er, Tweet? I checked Facebook and liked the funny comments he gets!

[ShazzieB]

19. The GOP, aka Trans Haterz R Us.

For Republicans, being shitty to trans people is all in a day's work.

[Walleye]

20. I really liked her when she was giving the daily briefings on the Philly TV stations

She seemed intelligent and competent, cared very much about the work and I was glad when she was appointed to the new position. I can’t believe the way these Republicans have turned into such cruel sadists. Human existence is tough enough without this shit

[LetMyPeopleVote]

23. GOP lawmakers attack Twitter for suspending congressman who broke hate speech rules

I am glad that this bigot was suspended

Link to tweet

Republicans in Congress are outraged at Twitter after the social media website suspended Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) for violating the site's rules against hate speech.

Banks intentionally misgendered Assistant Secretary for Health Rachel Levine, the highest-ranking openly transgender official in U.S. history. Levine is a highly respected public health expert who served as Pennsylvania's physician general from 2015 to 2018 and as the state's secretary of health from 2018 to 2021.

Last Tuesday, Banks posted a tweet mocking the news that Levine had been sworn in as a four-state admiral for the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.

"The title of first female four-star office gets taken by a man," Banks wrote.