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What They Call “Womyn-Only” Space is Really Cisgender-Only Space

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Source Summary

One of the things that has irked me about the renewed “debates” about women-only space is that the defenders of “womyn-born-womyn” (WBW) policies keep utilizing specious counter-examples to try to defend their position. For example, those of us who are criticizing a non-inclusive women’s space are asked: “would you critique a transgender-only space? No??? You’re a hypocrite!” Apparently those who espouse this position need a reminder of Social Justice 101. Women-only space is necessary. Women are oppressed under the patriarchy, and need space to heal from the wounds of make-supremacy, misogyny and sexism. Trans women are women, and thus deserve to be included in this women-only space. Transgender people are also a targeted social group, and thus need space to discuss cis-supremacy, cissexism, transphobia and trans-misogyny as an oppressed social group. The same goes for People of Color, People with Disabilities, Old People, and other targeted/oppressed/subordinated social groups within a

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Why this article may matter

Community significance

“What They Call “Womyn-Only” Space is Really Cisgender-Only Space” may matter to community readers because it preserves a first-person or testimonial account connected to transgender identity and history, while also engaging feminism and gender politics. Such accounts can document how an issue was understood and experienced from within the period or community being discussed.

Historical significance

As a publication record from 2012 at Transadvocate.com, “What They Call “Womyn-Only” Space is Really Cisgender-Only Space” provides dated evidence of how transgender identity and history was being argued in relation to feminism and gender politics. Comparing it with earlier and later records can reveal changes in vocabulary, evidence, and emphasis.

Policy significance

“What They Call “Womyn-Only” Space is Really Cisgender-Only Space” discusses institutions, law, or governance in connection with transgender identity and history. Even without a dominant policy classification, the article may help researchers identify practical consequences for feminism and gender politics.

Content analysis

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Themes

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Transgender identity and historyTheme family: Identity, culture, and community
100%
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Feminism and gender politicsTheme family: Power, ideology, and social conflict
51%
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Community and organizingTheme family: Identity, culture, and community
14%
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Violence, safety, and dehumanizationTheme family: Power, ideology, and social conflict
14%
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Culture, identity, and representationTheme family: Identity, culture, and community
14%
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Law and civil rightsTheme family: Institutions, law, and public life
5%

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Sociological analysis
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Granular comparative context

How “Transgender identity and history” appears across the Collective corpus

This article appeared 1 year(s) before the theme reached its highest annual presence in the registered corpus in 2013.

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112 2012

240 2013

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Joelle

7 publications · 1 inbound sources/citations