Oh I see, it’s our fault is it

It turns out it was our fault that Mermaids posted all those private emails online. We turn the milk sour when we feel like it, too.

Mermaids UK stated it had notified the Information Commissioner’s Office, the data protection watchdog, and contacted those affected.

The Charity Commission had also been notified, it said, and an independent investigation into the breach would be launched.

“We’re going to be employing a third party to oversee processes and advise on how we can improve internal practice,” the spokesperson told the BBC.

“I think it’s important to note that this dates back some two years when Mermaids was a smaller charity dealing with the first aggressive onslaught from those who are opposed to giving vulnerable transgender children and young people the safe spaces they need.”

There you go – they were dealing with an aggressive onslaught, so obviously they couldn’t help posting all those private emails online. Mind you, I don’t think we’re opposed to giving vulnerable transgender children and young people the safe spaces they need. I’m certainly not. I’m not opposed to giving any people the safe spaces they need – why would I? What kind of monster opposes giving people what they need? No, the issue isn’t giving people safe spaces, it’s cutting their breasts or penises off. Different thing.

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