Rep. Jim Banks intentionally misgendered a high-ranking trans official. Twitter locked his account.
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A Republican congressman was defiant after Twitter locked his account for intentionally misgendering a high-ranking transgender official — an act the social media platform deemed “hateful.”
Rep. Jim Banks of Indiana accused the tech company of censoring him after he referred to Rachel Levine, the country’s first openly transgender four-star officer, as a man. Banks told his followers that if social media platforms could “cancel” him, the companies would soon silence them, too. He promised not to cave and vowed to hold Big Tech accountable.
Last week, Banks sent a pair of tweets reacting to news of Levine being sworn in as a four-star admiral with the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. Banks responded by posting that the honor had been “taken by a man.”
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