# Topic ban for Aspidistra, no more posting about Trans People will be allowed

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-ban-for-aspidistra-no-more-posting-about-trans-people-will-be-allowed/1015676>\
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**Created:** [March 16, 2025, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-ban-for-aspidistra-no-more-posting-about-trans-people-will-be-allowed/1015676 "2025-03-16T20:36:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2025, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-ban-for-aspidistra-no-more-posting-about-trans-people-will-be-allowed/1015676/1 "2025-03-16T20:36:14Z")

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Topic Ban for @Aspidistra for Trans Issues. **She is no longer to post about Trans people at all.** As the poster has been unable to follow explicit moderation instruction when informed they are in violation of our existing rules on the subject.

Because this topic ban is somewhat broad, please check with a mod before posting in any thread that may violate this ban. We can’t cover every contingency, but if it involves Trans people at all, it is probably not the thread for you.

This follows 3 warnings in the pit on this subject and numerous other posts elsewhere.

Please see her suspension for more information:

> [@Aspidistra has been suspended for 30 days](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aspidistra-has-been-suspended-for-30-days/1015623/):
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> Aspidistra has been suspended for 30 days for ignoring mod instructions to stop misgendering trans people in this thread in the Pit: SDMB rules state: Do not deliberately misgender another poster – that is, refer to them by a pronoun or other sex-specific term indicating a gender other than the one they identify as… Likewise, do not deliberately misgender off-board figures. Despite having been warned, Aspidistra then proceeded to make many comments such as the following: If [trans women a…

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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2025, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-ban-for-aspidistra-no-more-posting-about-trans-people-will-be-allowed/1015676/2 "2025-03-16T20:36:19Z")

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