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The past years have seen horrendous attacks towards trans people. We have a duty to protect the most vulnerable members of our communities. There is no Haskell without the trans people who have shaped it through the years. This June is a month of celebrations, but the struggle continues. ✊🏳️‍⚧️λ

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Trans people have had a great effect on history, and the world would be non-functional without them. For example, the ARM architecture, the basis for chips in practically every cell phone and tablet plus Apple Silicon, was designed in part by Sophie Wilson, a trans woman:

blog.sciencemuseum.org.ukCelebrating Sophie Wilson and 40 years of the ARM microprocessor - Science Museum BlogTo mark 40 years since the production of the first ARM microprocessor, Assistant Curator Cait Scott explores computing history and the career of one of ARM’s pioneering programmers, Sophie Wilson.