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The Politics of Transphobia

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Bathroom Bills & The Dialectic of Oppression: From the KKK to anti-feminism: examining the Southern roots of the anti-trans “bathroom bill” movement. By Cristan Williams @cristanwilliams While […]

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  1. Transadvocate.com459
  2. Cristan’s Research21
  3. The TERFs17

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  1. Transgender identity and history424
  2. Community and organizing255
  3. Public policy and governance148
  4. Education and youth141
  5. Violence, safety, and dehumanization133
  6. Labor, economics, and institutions122
  7. Culture, identity, and representation119
  8. History, archives, and memory117
  9. Family and relationships112
  10. Media, rhetoric, and discourse100

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  6. Qualitative and interview research60
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  2. Public accommodations and facilities127
  3. Elections and democratic governance95
  4. Criminal justice and public safety80
  5. Research ethics and data governance52
  6. Labor and employment policy39
  7. Housing and social services32
  8. Education policy24

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A Cotton Ceiling Conspiracy Rebranding: Super Straight

Cristan Williams · March 13, 2021

TERFs began working with the political right to popularize the Cotton Ceiling Conspiracy dialectic, putting it to use in the right’s “bathroom bill” culture war. The right’s bathroom dialectic meshed well with the TERF’s Cotton Ceiling Conspiracy dialectic, further cementing the TERF movement to the far-right and alt-right movement.

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Two Cis Women Sexually Assault Trans Woman in Public Bathroom

Cristan Williams · January 9, 2019

North Carolina sparked controversy after passing the “Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act,” better known as HB2. The bill stripped local LGBTQI equality protections and compelled transgender and intersex people to only use restrooms corresponding with the sex assigned to them on their medical record of birth. HB2, and others…

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Guest

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Connected through 8 citation links between registered publications. Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Community and organizing, Education and youth.

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Connected through 8 citation links between registered publications. Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Community and organizing, Education and youth.

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Connected through 4 citation links between registered publications. Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Community and organizing, Education and youth.

Marian

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Connected through 4 citation links between registered publications. Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Community and organizing, Education and youth.

Marti Abernathey

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Connected through 2 citation links between registered publications. Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Community and organizing, Education and youth.

Rani Baker

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Connected through 2 citation links between registered publications. Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Law and civil rights, Media, rhetoric, and discourse.

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