Man Threatens to ‘Track Me Down’ for a ‘Physical Discussion’ in Response to My Trans Affirming Content — Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents

“I’m on my way out anyway. I will find people affiliate with you. I do not stop for protesters. I will run through you”

Content Note: threats of violence, transgender content, police

Over 20 years of blogging and activism, I have been thrashed and trashed from many corners. I’ve had mean, vicious comments, email, postal letters, and phone calls. The content is usually a topic I covered followed by the dissection of my weight, appearance, intelligence, ugliness, and so forth. It is ablest, sexist, misogynistic, and pathetic.

People have a hard time saying “You are wrong” or “I disagree with you” and laying out their argument. Maybe I’ve been guilty of the same thing myself over these many years.

But today something different happened — I received a death threat. It was a message to the Facebook page for my blog. It chilled me.

The first thing I did was call my friend D, the most level headed person I know. Then I called both of my lawyers. And then I waited for guidance, trying not to think of this person traveling across state lines to…