10 ways trans people are told we shouldn’t exist 12-min ⏰⏰⏰
Here’s why transphobia sounds like an eradication campaign
If someone were denying your gender, would you understand them as literally telling you to stop having your gender? Comply, and everything will be OK?
10 *more* ways trans people are told we shouldn’t exist 12-min ⏰⏰⏰
Truly, there are a lot of ways. Here are items 11–20.
Trans people have a relevant perspective here. When we hear anti-transgender statements, we know that the true meaning is ‘trans people shouldn’t exist’.
Yet 10 more ways trans people are told we shouldn’t exist 9-min ⏰⏰
Now my list is up to 30
More than one transphobe engages with these ideas. If you read them, you’ll feel the force of the repetition. The message: Trans people shouldn’t exist.
Gay and trans freedom is everyone’s freedom 9-min ⏰⏰
Be who you are, choose your path, and let’s do it together. A big reason to support LGBTQ rights.
We don’t have to continue our role in a bad situation. We can speak up and ask for help getting free. May we all be happier because we are here together.
La libertad gay y trans es la libertad de todos 10-min ⏰⏰
Sé quien eres, elige tu camino y hagámoslo juntos. Una gran razón para respaldar los derechos LGBTQ.
No tenemos que seguir siendo parte de una mala situación. Podemos pedir ayuda para liberarnos. Que seamos más felices por estar aquí juntos.
Seen on Twitter: breakdowns of transphobia (DD)
Seen on Twitter: Fall 2023 (DD)
Why ‘Surviving Transphobia’ matters (DD)
2024: U.S. Legislative Crisis
How many anti-trans laws were proposed last week? (January 2024) 6-min ⏰⏰
They‘ve been counted, but let’s also reflect on what they mean.
We all need to be amplifying the news and the message. Support the trans people and cis allies who are doing the work.
How do you know the legislation is anti-LGBTQ without reading it? (February 2024) 6-min ⏰⏰
2023 was gruesomely challenging. 2024 is something else.
You could try to read 20 anti-LGBTQ bills per business day. Or you could just recognize that this massive legislative campaign is anti-LGBTQ and harmful.
2024 anti-transgender initiatives in the US: What is happening now? (February 2024) (DD)
🇺🇸 US: For the status of anti-trans legislation:
* Erin Reed’s Substack, “Erin in the Morning” — she uses a qualitative methodology to make a “risk map” showing how bad it’s likely to get in each state — see the 2024 tracker spreadsheet (and learn more about it)
* The ACLU’s “Mapping Attacks on LGBTQ Rights in U.S. State Legislatures” — categorizes all anti-LGBTQ bills
* Hannah & Meg’s “Track Trans Legislation” — database of bills
* The Movement Advancement Project (MAP)
* HRC’s Map: Attacks on Gender Affirming Care by State
‘Almost no aspect of life is untouched‘: Trans rights in the US, 2023, Washington Post
Krista Brynn’s Gender Stuff site has some more resources.
For 2022 and earlier, see Krista Brynn’s pre-2023 anti-trans bills & laws spreadsheet.
Canada crisis
Celeste Trianon’s Anti-Trans Legislative and Policy Risk Map
UK Crisis
🇬🇧 UK: Please look up what’s happening with the UK Equality Act. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is considering “redefining ‘sex’ in EqA to mean biological sex,” per their April 3, 2023 letter (PDF). I wrote a bit: UK Equality Act: Removing trans people? In April 2023, “What the Trans?!” wrote a thread about some urgent problems in the UK. In October 2023, NHS England (NHSE) held “a public consultation on a proposal to ban puberty blockers for transgender children.” — Abigail Thorn
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