If you want a glimpse of progressive authoritarianism, look no further than the music industry. Two musicians, in successive weeks, have spoken out against the excesses of trans ideology.
First of all Christian Henson, co-founder of Spitfire Audio, Britain’s leading sound library studio and software audio creator. Henson had the audacity to voice his concerns of what damage the trans ideology is doing to children. He tweeted: ‘As a parent I can no longer keep my mouth shut about this. I’m in full support of [Graham Linehan] and [J.K. Rowling]. Please look into this. If you have young children its in the post if you have autistic children its probably already on your doormat [sic].’
Talking politics is OK, apparently, so long as they’re progressive
Henson’s support of women’s rights activists Linehan and Rowling, both of whom have been ostracised from the creative industries for their gender-critical opinions, was soon followed by a bluenose statement from Spitfire CEO Will Evans.

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