dont really know how to start this off, but @TelehopeBand was one of my favorite bands.
its hard for me to say, but as a trans woman, i feel completely unsafe & invalidated around them. i considered just unfollowing them, but that wouldnt be fair to other trans ppl.

james aka “calvin” ( @Calvin_malson) is a pro-trump republican & has said & retweeted extremely harmful transphobic things & i cant ignore it any longer.

just more republican bs, also thinks reverse racism is real.

also a pro-lifer

i don’t know what i want to come of this, i just know i had to say something. i imagine the rest of the band is aware of this considering ben is his brother. staying silent about it is just as bad as saying it.

i just got this dm, while it is important to know families have different beliefs, he seems to share the same beliefs as james & his whole account revolves around it