Psychos targeting trans people, tried to sell fake HRT that was actually Testosterone

[Specter]

https://www.vice.com/en/article/z3mm88/a-sketchy-website-advertised-fake-hormone-pills-to-trans-people-then-it-disappeared

 

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Last week, a verified Twitter account went viral after advertising fake hormone pills in a scam that specifically targeted some of the most vulnerable members of the LGBTQ community—before the website selling them disappeared from the internet. 

The account named “QueerQuirk” began advertising a product called “I Can’t Believe It’s Not Estrogen,” which turned out to be a supplement that has no proven effect on raising estrogen levels and has been shown to instead raise testosterone levels. The tweet led to enormous backlash online, with many pointing out that the “company” seemed to be a scam targeting trans people by either collecting their data or selling them harmful products, or simply taking their money for pills that don't exist. 
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It is unclear if anybody actually gave the money to the site. In a statement posted to QueerQuirk’s Twitter, the company claimed that 284 people purchased the pills. Shopify did not respond to repeated requests for comment.

Many of the products on the EstroLabs site seemed tongue-in-cheek but at least, on its face, seemed nominally supportive of trans people. But one of the "products" being sold was an "Oops! All Testosterone" t-shirt with the description "Pairs perfectly with the 'I bought gas station HRT pills from EstroLabs and all I got was this male pattern baldness' coffee mug!" that suggests the site was intended to troll and harm LGBTQ people.

 

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Pride month in 2023, I guess. 

 

But on a plus side, this was MASS reported, and it seems almost no one bought it. 

 

Edited June 18, 2023 by Phantom

[ninasayers]

The obsession, the unhingedness... 

[Keter]

It was ashwaganda, which is an adaptogen. It can boost testosterone I believe, but I’m not sure to what degree. Still not nice! Research the ingredients of things you put into your body! Safety first. 

[LoveInStereo]

I don’t believe that anybody actually bought & consumed this product based on the info in this article. Seems like this was a performative gesture designed to upset & agitate & the intend result is outrage. Pay these people dust. Making others upset is a reward to sadistic people like that, apathy is the hardest pill for them to swallow. We should let their lil stunt flop & go unnoticed

[WitnessOblivia]

So many deranged crazy people out there.