Today is IDAHO(T), the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia! But the T is invisible. Because the T is always invisible. Which is cool, you know, because the T can totally afford to be invisible. Because transphobia is one of those issues that everyone knows about and that everyone totally understands and nobody ever dies because of it.
There is allegedly a flashmob going on in the Melbourne CBD this evening for IDAHO(T), which I hope is cool.
This seems like an excellent time to remind you of the two WA trans men heading to the high court and that you can help fund them (do it!).
Some links (mostly older):
Bob Jensen, Lierre Keith et al. : The Rabid, Transphobic Hate-Mongering of the Anti-Pornography Movement by Joelle
Push(back) at the Intersections: I Think You Dropped Your 'T' by s.e. smith at bitch magazine, on depictions of trans folk in pop culture
Intent! It's Fucking Magic! by Genderbitch, at Questioning Transphobia; a great post on intent.
On tumblr, Some politics around supporting trans women’s access to surgery, mostly on transphobia around surgery.
Who’s allowed to reclaim the night? by 3P published at The Scavenger, on transmisogyny at Melbourne's 2010 event.
Also at the Scavenger, Mercedes Allen writes on Advocating for trans people if you’re not trans (I have a few issues with appropriation in this article but overall it's an okay illustration).
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And biphobia doesn't exist even invisibly - even though bisexuals cop biphobia from the gay, lesbian and straight communities. Yay bi-invisibility
ReplyDeleteBisexuals are so invisible I didn't even mention them - and I'M bi! Oh the good times we'll have.
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