November 2nd 2024.
Janey Godley was a beloved Scottish comedian who sadly passed away at the age of 63, leaving the trans community devastated. She had gained fame through her infamous Trump poster and her hilarious parodies of Nicola Sturgeon's Coronavirus news briefings during the pandemic. However, in November 2021, Godley announced that she had been diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Despite receiving end-of-life care, she continued to fight for the marginalized trans community until her last breath.
Godley had a remarkable life, facing many challenges and struggles. She grew up in poverty in the east end of Glasgow and had been sexually abused by her uncle David Percy for several years during her childhood. Additionally, in 1982, her mother Anne passed away after drowning in the River Clyde. Godley was convinced that her mother's death was not an accident and that she was killed by her boyfriend, who was never charged. In another tragic event, her eldest brother died from a drug-related illness in 2010.
Despite all of her personal battles, Godley remained selfless and used her platform to speak out against trans discrimination. Even when she announced that she was receiving end-of-life care, she defiantly stated that she would not succumb to the transphobic attacks she was receiving. She continued to show her support and love for the trans community until the very end.
Godley's fight for the trans community was not due to her being a part of the community herself, but rather her strong sense of empathy and understanding. She recognized the struggles and discrimination that the trans community faces and used her voice to advocate for their rights. However, this did not come without backlash, as some women of her generation have turned against trans rights, causing further division.
One such example is author JK Rowling, who has faced her own personal battles in an abusive marriage. While she denies being a part of the LGBT or trans community, she has become embroiled in the heated debate surrounding trans rights. This marginalized group, who make up only 0.5% of the UK population, continues to face disproportionate violence and hatred, often fueled by their scapegoat status in the ongoing "woke wars."
Godley's dedication to fighting for the trans community, despite not being a part of it, is truly admirable and shows her incredible strength and compassion. She will be deeply missed by her family, friends, and fans, but her legacy will live on through her unwavering support for the marginalized and her fearless stance against discrimination.
Janey Godley had always been a fierce advocate for the trans community, and her unwavering support continued until her very last breath. The news of her passing at the age of 63 has left the trans community in mourning. The Scottish comedian, known for her viral Trump poster and satirical parodies of Nicola Sturgeon's Coronavirus news briefings, had announced her battle with ovarian cancer in November 2021. Despite receiving end-of-life care just last month, her agent has now confirmed that she has passed away, peacefully and surrounded by her loved ones at the Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice in Glasgow.
Throughout her 63 years of life, Janey Godley faced many challenges and struggles. But even as she battled terminal cancer, she continued to fight for a marginalized community that she wasn't even a part of. In her final days, she boldly stated that she would not succumb to the hate and discrimination that she had witnessed towards the trans community. She stood firm in her beliefs and refused to let the transphobic attacks of others change her. Instead, she used her platform to send love and support to her trans friends.
Janey's selflessness in fighting for the trans community was not without its own personal battles. She grew up in poverty in the east end of Glasgow and was a victim of sexual abuse by her uncle as a child. At the age of 21, she tragically lost her mother to drowning in the River Clyde, and she believed it to be the result of her mother's abusive boyfriend. Despite this traumatic event, Janey's mother's killer was never brought to justice and died alone in 1995, just like her uncle.
Janey also faced struggles within her own family, marrying into a gangster Glaswegian family at a young age. She was met with bullying and mistreatment from her in-laws, causing her to cut ties with them and her husband later in life. But she never let the challenges and abuse she faced break her spirit. In fact, at the age of 12, she bravely stood up to her abusive uncle and threatened him with a red-hot poker, causing him to back off in fear.
Despite the personal battles she faced, Janey never wavered in her support for the trans community. In the 1990s, she and her sister successfully got their abuser, her uncle, convicted and put in prison. Around the same time, another woman of the same generation, JK Rowling, was also facing an abusive marriage. However, while Janey was using her voice to speak out against abuse and fight for trans rights, JK Rowling was embroiled in a public controversy over her stance on trans issues.
For many, feminism has now become about denying trans rights, leading to the creation of the term TERF (trans-exclusionary radical feminism). This has only added fuel to the fire in the ongoing gender wars, with trans individuals being disproportionately targeted and marginalized. Janey, who was not LGBT herself, refused to be a part of this harmful narrative and continued to use her platform to uplift and support the trans community until her dying breath. Her legacy will live on, and she will be greatly missed by her family, friends, and fans.
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