TERF Appropriation of the Trans Day of Remembrance
Our friend Lee is back with another awesome critical commentary comic: On May 13, the TransAdvocate wrote about the appropriation of the Trans Day of Remembrance by Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminists (TERFs). Cathy Brennan, contributor to the Radfem2013 conference, has sunk to yet a new low. She is now trying to exploit the death of our sisters (Transgender Day of Remembrance – TDOR) to further her justification of transphobia. She wants us all to believe that it isn’t transphobia that kills us, it is male violence. While it is true that the majority of murderers are male, transphobia is the cause of the high death rate. I think we all know that TERFs are not likely to gun us down but their agenda that is filled with hate for transgender folks, mostly trans women, helps perpetuate violence against us. Transphobia is not okay and it really does kill. – The
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Why this article may matter
Community significance
“TERF Appropriation of the Trans Day of Remembrance” may matter to community readers because it preserves a first-person or testimonial account connected to transgender identity and history, while also engaging violence, safety, and dehumanization. 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 2013 at Transadvocate.com, “TERF Appropriation of the Trans Day of Remembrance” provides dated evidence of how transgender identity and history was being argued in relation to violence, safety, and dehumanization. Comparing it with earlier and later records can reveal changes in vocabulary, evidence, and emphasis.
Policy significance
No dominant policy frame was detected in “TERF Appropriation of the Trans Day of Remembrance.” Its policy relevance, when present, is therefore likely indirect: the article’s treatment of transgender identity and history may shape later arguments about institutions or public practice rather than proposing a specific rule.
Ranked themes and framings
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
- 1Transgender identity and historyTheme family: Identity, culture, and community100%
- 2Violence, safety, and dehumanizationTheme family: Power, ideology, and social conflict100%
- 3Feminism and gender politicsTheme family: Power, ideology, and social conflict63%
Academic framing
- 1100%
Editorial function
Source topics
- Overlapping themes
These classifications are inferred from article text and source metadata and remain directly editable. Relationship labels express corpus-analysis judgments, not immutable facts.
How “Transgender identity and history” appears across the Collective corpus
This article was published during the theme’s highest-presence year in the registered corpus (2013).
Relative presence by year
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Frequently co-occurring concepts
- Community and organizing531
- Law and civil rights468
- Culture, identity, and representation320
- Education and youth308
- Media, rhetoric, and discourse260
- Healthcare and medicine248
- Violence, safety, and dehumanization238
- History, archives, and memory216
- Public policy and governance206
- Feminism and gender politics198
Academic framings in this topic
Policy framings in this topic
- Public accommodations and facilities177
- Civil rights and anti-discrimination173
- Criminal justice and public safety131
- Elections and democratic governance100
- Research ethics and data governance78
- Labor and employment policy52
- Administrative classification and identity documents39
- Housing and social services38
Values measure relative presence in the registered Collective corpus, not public search interest or public opinion.
Documented circulation and reception
3 source-held references record early links or citations; the documented sources span 2 distinct domains. 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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Dated source evidence currently stored by the CollectiveName The Problem
[...] for you. Of course they are the arbitrators of gender in America. Of course they should be able to appropriate the murder of transpeople. Because, it’s not rapeculture when TERFy RadFems do it. Of course when you push back on [...]
@SLD_Models
RT @transadvocate: TERF Appropriation of the #Trans Day of Remembrance: http://t.co/eMUtUGiTDP #RadFem2013
@KawaiiWishing
RT @transstingray: [TW] RT @transadvocate TERF Appropriation of the #Trans Day of Remembrance: http://t.co/88r4H2UPUq #RadFem2013
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Author profiles and related researchers
Related authors in the Collective corpus
Cristan Williams
Connected through 1 citation link between registered publications. Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Community and organizing, Culture, identity, and representation.
Admin
Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Community and organizing, Culture, identity, and representation.
Cristan Williams
Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Community and organizing, Culture, identity, and representation.
Mari
Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Community and organizing, Culture, identity, and representation.
Autumn Sandeen
Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Community and organizing, Culture, identity, and representation.
Gwen Smith
Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Community and organizing, Culture, identity, and representation.
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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