Which has its roots in noble motivations but is explicitly hurtful to the trans space, and it’s unforgivable that Pug won’t just listen to trans people on this.

“But I’m an ally! Sure I ignore the voices of those I claim to support and said I am right as a cis person, I don’t agree with their safe spaces ran by them, and I refuse to change my mind despite hundreds of them agreeing in unison, but I’m an ally to them!”

I think there’s a letter from Birmingham Jail about this kind of “ally” to a cause.