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I’ve been silent and minded my own business as Max criss-crosses the nation providing guidance on reconciliation. But I cannot be silent as he purports to be a leader when it comes to gender and sexuality.
TW: misogyny, violence, transphobia
I’ve been silent and minded my own business as Max criss-crosses the nation providing guidance on reconciliation. But I cannot be silent as he purports to be a leader when it comes to gender and sexuality.
TW: misogyny, violence, transphobia
Here’s a little of what I witnessed while we were in a relationship in 2017-2018: To Max, every woman is “a slut”. Had sex outside a relationship? A slut. Wearing a tshirt without a bra? A slut. He'd say "Bailey it's very important I don't have reason to believe you are a slut."
I recall a time in the car when his staff informed him there had been an “accusation of transphobia”. He freaked out and called his best buddy, concerned someone had overheard him the two of them privately making transphobic jokes.
And with at least one girlfriend -- me -- he has been physically abusive. Through April-June 2018, it was a series of minor incidents I wasn’t sure qualified as abuse. It exploded on Aug 10/18 with a terrifying and unquestionably life-threatening episode of domestic violence.
I loved him and wanted to give him a chance to change, but he showed no remorse. He later justified his violence and minimized my trauma, by explaining he wasn’t actually going to kill me that night, as it would “break his parents’ hearts to see him go to jail”.
My experience, along with a number of stories that have been shared with me by WOC and Indigenous women who experienced manipulation and/or abuse by Max, leads me to say this unequivocally:
Women and trans lives are not valued by this man stunting as a leader.
Women and trans lives are not valued by this man stunting as a leader.
