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I Get The Anger, But Hate Isn’t The Answer

Over the last few days I’ve seen a lot of anger from the trans community over the Roseanne Barr controversy. I do understand the anger. We are often portrayed as being sexual deviants who…

Community and organizingLaw and civil rights
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What Did Roseanne Say That Was So Transphobic?

I heard that question asked over and over on Twitter last night after Roseanne Barr tweeted: Well, the short answer is, “where do I start?” Barr is speaking of is Colleen Francis. Francis was…

Education and youthFamily and relationships
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Admit it, Obama is our Fierce Advocate

Recently Rebecca Juro wrote a post at the Advocate called “No, Obama’s Executive Order Is Not a (Total) Win” that I find extremely short-sighted and politically naive. Soon after the election in 2008 of…

Community and organizingCulture, identity, and representation
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When Rape Isn’t Rape, and Trans Veterans Aren’t Terrorists

Trans-exclusionary radical feminist thought leader, Janice Raymond, once famously said: “All transsexuals rape women’s bodies by reducing the real female form to an artifact, appropriating this body for themselves.” All transsexuals rape women’s bodies?…

Feminism and gender politics
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McCarthyistic Trannies and Golden Cis Tears

[su_maedtop] “Are you now or have you ever been a TERF?” screams the title of the latest missive from the NewStatesman. The implication of the headline is that trans people are silencing through McCarthyistic…

Feminism and gender politicsLaw and civil rights