www.ihateTERFs.gov/2023
This Pride, I would like to address the transphobic
elephants and unbelievably spineless jackasses in the room:
Their_Blood_Is_On_Your_Hands@bffr.gov
No_More_Dead_Trans_Kids@gmail.com
Whattheactualfuckiswrongwithyou?
Trans,nonbinary,intersex,andgendernon-conformingpeople ofallagesdeserveto livewithoutfearthatyou,astheirrepresentative,willbeanactiveparticipantin marginalization,violence,andstate-sanctionedpersecutionagainstthem.
Whetheryouareauthoringthesebillsyourself,beinglobbiedbyanti-LGBTQIA+ extremistgroups,claimingyou"needtodomoreresearch"beforevoting,lovingthe sinnerbutnotthesin,orsimplystayingsilent...YOUarepartoftheproblem.
IhopetheleatherseatsinyourofficeandthechambersofCongressarecomfortable, becauseyou'reonlydiggingthegraveyouwillliein.Forever.
Youcannevertakebackthefataldamageyouhavedonetomillionsofchildren, adults,andfamilies.Itrulyhopeyouareneverinapositionwhereyourlovedone needslife-savingcareandsomeonetheyhavenevermet,andwillnevermeet,denies itandcontinuestokickthemwhilethey'redown.Nottomentioneggingonbigots.
TLDR:No,seriously.Whattheactualfuckiswrongwithyou?
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THESE ARE REAL POSTS.
xcept, the call is also coming from inside the house.
These trans women are the ones who threw the first bricks at Stonewall.
06/28/68,4:00AM
At what is now thought of as the precursor to Pride, Sylvia Rivera took the stage at the 1973 NYC Christopher Street Liberation Day Rally and gave her "Y'all Better
"maninadress" givingthemovement"abadname"
After delivering a fiery, moving testament to the police brutality that she and other trans and nonbinary folks had experienced, she was met with boos and transphobic comments.
So, to my LGBTQIA+ community:
SylviaRivera&MarshaP.Johnson
Behind the Binary: Lesson 1
Decoding the Roots of Trans Discrimination
Transphobia is rooted in colonialism
ManyNativecultureshavelongrecognizedandcelebratedgender outsidethe"traditional"binary,includingtwo-spiritpeople.European colonizersimposedtheirChristian,binary-basedgendersystemand ideals,whichmanycontinuetoclaimare"natural".Itwasintroducedto enforceagenderedseparationoflaborviamaximalreligiouscontrol.
Thebinaryisbuiltonconquestandcapitalgain.
Gender, sex, and sexuality are not the same
Thisideaisagrossmisunderstandingthatcontinuestopromote transphobiaandviolence.Itfuelsfalseaccusationsthattheyare groomersorpedophiles.Duetothisconflationofbeingtranswithbeing queer,they'rebothviewedas"deviant","predatory",overtlysexual,and ultimately"dangerous".Itisincreasinglyrilingupextremistswhoare particularlyreceptivetothismessagingofclaimingto"protectchildren".
Thebinaryisupheldbytargetedtransviolence.Being trans has been pathologized
Previouslycalledgenderidentitydisorder,genderdysphoriahasbeen classifiedintheDiagnosticandStatisticalManualofMentalDisorders sincethe1980edition(DSM-III).Despitethereductioninreportsof genderdysphoriaandotherpoormentalhealthoutcomesafterreceiving gender-affirmingcare,thepathologizationonlyreinforcesand normalizesthegenderbinary.
Thebinaryisthreatenedbybodilyautonomy.
Behind the Binary: Lesson 2
Reprogramming Your Trans Allyship
AffirmTransPeopleinYourLife!
(...includingthosewhoaren't"out"toyou)
a.
b.
c.
Shareyourname/pronounsandensureothers'areproperly used,regardlessoftheirpresence
Ifyoumakeamistake,don'tmakeitabigdeal.Apologizeandget itrightnexttime
Ifsomeonemakesatransphobicand/orhomophobiccomment inpersonoronsocialmedia,callitoutandeducatethemso queerpeopledon'thaveto.
EducateYourselfAboutOngoingIssues!
(...especiallyifitmakesyouuncomfortable)
a.
b.
c.
d.
Read,watch,listen,andtalktotrans,nonbinary,gendernonconforming,intersex,andqueerpeopleabouttheirexperiences Stayuptodatewithlegislationandongoingissuesinyourlocal andstatearea.It'sonyoutovote...becauseitmatters.
Familiarizeyourselfwithproperterminologyandnuancesof gender,andbecomfortablereflectingonyourownexperiences. Adoptanintersectionalapproachtoyouractivismthat acknowledgessystemsofoppressionthatonlyworsenmanyof theseissuesformembersofthequeercommunity.
PutYourMoneyWhereYourMouthIs!
(...yes,you'vegottoopenyourpursebabes)
a. b.
Buyfromtransandqueer-ownedbusinesses,aswellasvocal allies.It'stherainbowwashingforme,sojust...don't.
Donatetoyourlocaltransmutualaidfunds.Supporttheir abilitiestofundgender-affirmingcare,housingandeveryday bills,thoseseekingabortions,andmore.
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