On Thursday, July 27, #boycott Etsy began trending on Twitter. This happened right after the famous e-commerce website, Etsy, was accused by many of banning merchandise having slogans supporting detransitioners. Detransitioners refer to people who have halted or reversed their gender transition.It all started after a Twitter user with the username @FunkGodArtist shared an email on the platform she allegedly received from Etsy. It warned her from further selling merchandise with slogans including “Believe Detransitioners – First Do No Harm” and “De-Trans Awareness” on it, or else she would be banned.The tweet also mentioned how the company banned the user’s “Funky Human Female” t-shirts last month. The user further accused the e-commerce major of disfavouring free speech, women, and medical trauma survivors” and requested fellow Twitteratti to “share and boost” her post as much as possible.Laura Becker🦎| Funk God@FunkGodArtistBoost Etsy has f-cked with me for the last time. After banning my ‘Funky Human Female’ shirts last month, I’ve now received notice that my ‘De-Trans Awareness’ and ‘Believe De-Transitioners—First Do No Harm’ shirts are removed. This is my Final Warning before my store will… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… pic.twitter.com/wu8Z8rIm9r" target="_blank" title="tweet-url" rel="noopener noreferrer">pic.twitter.com/wu8Z8rIm9r54411912Boost 🚨Etsy has f-cked with me for the last time. After banning my ‘Funky Human Female’ shirts last month, I’ve now received notice that my ‘De-Trans Awareness’ and ‘Believe De-Transitioners—First Do No Harm’ shirts are removed. This is my Final Warning before my store will… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… pic.twitter.com/wu8Z8rIm9r" target="_blank" title="tweet-url" rel="noopener noreferrer">pic.twitter.com/wu8Z8rIm9rSince then, many have joined her cause, and #boycottEtsy has been trending on Twitter.All you need to know about Etsy’s detransitioning merchandise controversyAs soon as @FunkGodArtist’s tweet became viral, many users came in support of her as #boytcottEtsy started trending on the social media platform.Laura Becker🦎| Funk God@FunkGodArtistUPDATE on my Etsy censorship situation. I reported the harassment and removal of my listings as “Discrimination Based on Gender Identity and Disability.” This is the message I sent and the response I received from support: pic.twitter.com/l2Uari0uJj" target="_blank" title="tweet-url" rel="noopener noreferrer">pic.twitter.com/l2Uari0uJj twitter.com/FunkGodArtist/…11928UPDATE on my Etsy censorship situation. I reported the harassment and removal of my listings as “Discrimination Based on Gender Identity and Disability.” This is the message I sent and the response I received from support: pic.twitter.com/l2Uari0uJj" target="_blank" title="tweet-url" rel="noopener noreferrer">pic.twitter.com/l2Uari0uJj twitter.com/FunkGodArtist/…For instance, another user pointed out that the e-commerce website still sold anti-TERFs (trans-exclusionary radical feminists) merchandise, meaning it favors people who object to the inclusion of transgender people in women’s spaces and was allegedly inciting violence against the trans community.MI (Mother Incredulous)@kosta_miraEtsy reckons the t-shirt below is A-OK, but not t-shirts supporting detransitioners or women. #BoycottEtsy pic.twitter.com/ptSCewPX2N twitter.com/FunkGodArtist/…25589Etsy reckons the t-shirt below is A-OK, but not t-shirts supporting detransitioners or women. #BoycottEtsy pic.twitter.com/ptSCewPX2N twitter.com/FunkGodArtist/…Twitteratti also shared images of merchandise being sold on the site such as t-shirts carrying slogans including “Respect pronouns or I will identify as a problem,” “No TERFS on your Turf,” and “TERF puncher.”Billy Bragg@Serena_PartrickYo, @Etsy, why are you encouraging violence against noncompliant women?I guess you've a head office full of sad little misogynists in skirts crying into their frappes because they'll never be female.Not enough to target women, you have to silence detransitioned voices as… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… twitter.com/lesbaddies/sta…3194851Yo, @Etsy, why are you encouraging violence against noncompliant women?I guess you've a head office full of sad little misogynists in skirts crying into their frappes because they'll never be female.Not enough to target women, you have to silence detransitioned voices as… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… twitter.com/lesbaddies/sta…Another user named @Jennifer Gingrich (whose post now has limited viewership) took to Twitter to remind everyone that this is not the first time the e-commerce giant is doing something like this. In fact, she mentioned how the brand sells products that allegedly advocate violence against feminists, but bans any item that reads “adult human female” and tags it as “hate speech.” While agreeing with the latest trend, she also said in her post how the e-commerce website "hates women."A netizen points out how the site sells anti-women merchandise. (Image via Twitter/Hellcat the Hater #23040)Interestingly, there were others who were in praise of the e-commerce site and its decision to ban detransitioning merchandise and said that even though there were enough reasons to #boycottEtsy, this wasn’t one of them.A netizen thinks this is not a good enough reason to boycott the e-commerce site. (Image via Twitter/PRIDE with Collide = A Celebration Collection)Etsy is an American e-commerce website operating since 2005 and enables local sellers to sell mass-manufactured items, mostly focused on handmade, vintage, and craft supplies. The platform promotes sales of a wide range of items from clothing to jewelry to bags, toys, and home decor among others.Over the past few months, trans rights have faced severe backlash with not just the current controversy but when beer brand Bud Light was boycotted for featuring trans-TikTok influencer Dylan Mulvaney in its campaign in April.