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Seven Goals Of Trans Activism

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There are whys to transgender activism, but beyond the whys of transgender activism there are the whats: there are the goals of transgender activism. Here are seven goals of trans activism with some explanation as to why these are trans activism goals. Employment antidiscrimination protections. According to the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE)/Task Force report Injustice at Every Turn A Report of the National Transgender Discrimination Survey, trans and gender non-conforming respondents experienced double the rate of unemployment: Survey respondents experienced unemployment at twice the rate of the general population at the time of the survey, with rates for people of color up to four times the national unemployment rate. And, trans and gender non-conforming respondents experienced widespread mistreatment at work: Ninety percent (90%) of those surveyed reported experiencing harassment, mistreatment or discrimination on the job or took actions like hiding who they are to avoid it. Forty-seven percent

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Why this article may matter

Community significance

“Seven Goals Of Trans Activism” may matter to community readers because it preserves a first-person or testimonial account connected to community and organizing, while also engaging transgender identity and history. Such accounts can document how an issue was understood and experienced from within the period or community being discussed.

Historical significance

The article may have historical value because it explicitly interprets or preserves material concerning community and organizing. Published in 2013 by Transadvocate.com, it can be read both for the history it describes and as evidence of how transgender identity and history was framed at that moment.

Policy significance

The article’s strongest policy connection is civil rights and anti-discrimination and public accommodations and facilities. It links that institutional frame to community and organizing and transgender identity and history, making it potentially useful for tracing how an argument moves from description or history into law, regulation, administration, or public practice.

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Rank 1 is the dominant inferred theme or framing. Parent labels identify broader theme families; the relationship key beneath the diagram explains the line styles used for hierarchy, same-family relationships, overlap, and separate-but-related themes.

Themes

  1. 1
    Community and organizingTheme family: Identity, culture, and community
    100%
  2. 2
    Transgender identity and historyTheme family: Identity, culture, and community
    89%
  3. 3
    Law and civil rightsTheme family: Institutions, law, and public life
    57%
  4. 4
    Healthcare and medicineTheme family: Institutions, law, and public life
    19%
  5. 5
    Education and youthTheme family: Institutions, law, and public life
    19%
  6. 6
    Labor, economics, and institutionsTheme family: Institutions, law, and public life
    19%

Editorial function

Relationship among the ranked article themes The central circle is the primary theme. Line styles are defined in the relationship key below the diagram. Community and organizing to Transgender identity and history: Overlapping sibling theme
Transgender identity and history
Community and organizing to Law and civil rights: Separate but related
Law and civil rights
Community and organizing to Healthcare and medicine: Separate but related
Healthcare and medicine
Community and organizing to Education and youth: Separate but related
Education and youth
Community and organizing to Labor, economics, and institutions: Separate but related
Labor, economics, and institutions
Community and organizingRank 1
Relationship key
  • Overlapping themes
  • Separate but related themes
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This article was published during the theme’s highest-presence year in the registered corpus (2013).

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8 source-held references record early links or citations; the documented sources span 1 domain. The dated evidence currently falls in 2013. These observations describe circulation and reuse; they do not assign cultural worth or evaluate the communities, arguments, or people discussed.

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0best available scholarly cited-by count
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8references retained by the source publication
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Documented references over time

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@TheSliverParty

@TheSliverParty · twitter.com · May 1, 2013

Seven Goals Of Trans Activism http://t.co/9btmi048ss

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@shrmlv

@shrmlv · twitter.com · May 1, 2013

Seven challenges faced by trans and gender non-conforming people. http://t.co/bxcp59ryos #SHRMLVDiverse

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Transmuseplanet (@sabrina_samone)

Transmuseplanet (@sabrina_samone) · twitter.com · May 1, 2013

Seven Goals Of Trans Activism http://t.co/wTSWtS2i5n

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@Siyuri

@Siyuri · twitter.com · May 1, 2013

they seem pretty basic to me, but yeah, they need to happen http://t.co/GHlW7jMIvB

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@UWMLGBTRC

@UWMLGBTRC · twitter.com · May 1, 2013

Seven Goals Of Trans Activism http://t.co/NIenvtLPob

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@rachelisradical

@rachelisradical · twitter.com · May 1, 2013

RT @allysonrobinson: MUST-READ piece for transgender community allies by @AutumnSandeen: Seven Goals Of Trans Activism http://t.co/dqndgXhP6Z

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@transformingfam

@transformingfam · twitter.com · May 1, 2013

RT @allysonrobinson: MUST-READ piece for transgender community allies by @AutumnSandeen: Seven Goals Of Trans Activism http://t.co/dqndgXhP6Z

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@allysonrobinson

@allysonrobinson · twitter.com · May 1, 2013

MUST-READ piece for transgender community allies by @AutumnSandeen: Seven Goals Of Trans Activism http://t.co/dqndgXhP6Z

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Article authors

Author profiles and related researchers

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Cristan Williams

319 publications · 3,580 inbound sources/citations

Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Law and civil rights, Community and organizing.

Admin

98 publications · 0 inbound sources/citations

Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Law and civil rights, Community and organizing.

Cristan Williams

143 publications · 714 inbound sources/citations

Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Law and civil rights, Community and organizing.

Cooke

6 publications · 18 inbound sources/citations

Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Law and civil rights, Community and organizing.

Marian

7 publications · 12 inbound sources/citations

Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Law and civil rights, Community and organizing.

Gwen Smith

15 publications · 0 inbound sources/citations

Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Law and civil rights, Community and organizing.

Related authors are calculated from co-authorship, shared themes and framings, and citation relationships in the registered corpus. This does not imply a personal or institutional association.

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