1) Be willing to confront instances of transphobia, cissexism, cisnormativity, cis-centrism, cis privilege and other forms of destructive bias where you find them (especially when you find them within feminist, activist or queer spaces), not through “call outs” or other toxic, self-defeating or abusive strategies, but by taking the opportunity for genuine discourse.
2) Don’t take a purely passive, reactive approach. Rather than waiting for things like someone saying something overtly cissexist, or a trans person bringing up a particular concern, be willing to proactively introduce trans issues, or trans-relevant aspects of broader issues, to feminist discourse. Likewise, proactively treat possible consequences, perspectives and concerns relevant to trans people and trans experiences as being not only significant but essential to all feminist issues and conversations.
3) Don’t assume any given issue is strictly, or even primarily, relevant to cis women. All feminist concerns are also transgender concerns, and vice versa. There are no feminist dialogues in which trans voices “don’t belong”, or to which trans voices have “nothing to add”. There are nosocial issues related to gender that don’t have consequences for trans people.
4) Proactively seek out transgender voices, perspectives and input on all issues, not simply what you regard as “trans issues” or situations where the value of such perspectives is immediately obvious to you. Come to us, rather than waiting for us to come to you.
5) Don’t treat the larger social conflict of gender as being dialectic or binary in nature. Don’t assume a unidirectional model of gender-based oppression.
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Five Ways Cis Feminists Can Help Build Trans Inclusivity and Intersectionality
Pike, a 30-year old female polar bear, rolls around in snow that was brought in to celebrate her birthday and the holiday season at the San Francisco Zoo
My 5 year old reading Captain Marvel on the way home from the comic book store.
I had a rough day today. This is like medicine. xx Kelly Sue
A participant carries his Bengal cat during the World Cat Show in Zagreb, Croatia
Picture: REUTERS/Antonio Bronic (via Animal pictures of the week: 2 November 2012 - Telegraph)
WE HAVE ELECTRICITY
WE HAVE ELECTRICITY
WE HAVE ELECTRICITY
WE HAVE ELECTRICITY
Neuromancer film poster.
fuck i’m so excited/nervous for this (please be decent)
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