Half of being trans is being hypervigilant against transphobes. Like, I spent 15 minutes scrolling down on a blog that I would be super interested in just to make sure that it wasn’t going to start reblogging stuff from my favorite transmisogynists. Turns out that my hypervigilance was right again.
Things to look for:
- References to “vagina envy.” This is what initially got me scrolling. This alone isn’t a sure indicator.
- Andrea Dworkin quotes without criticism
- Reblogging from troll accounts like confirmed-/-terf
Most cis wlw on Tumblr are, in fact, supportive of trans people. Most cis wlw who mention “hating men” are not using this as an attack on trans women. However, because of my experience with the small, insular, and vitriolic trans-exclusionary feminists on Tumblr, I have learned to be hypervigilant and it Really Fucking Sucks and Really Fucking Hurts when I am right.
I am a lesbian. This kind of blog would have been My Shit. But I’ve been taught to distrust the very women I connect with the most. I’ve been taught to feel afraid in my own home.
Being a transgender lesbian is constantly walking on eggshells to not prove them right. And their standards are ever changing so it’s inevitable that you’ll prove them right. Righteous anger will be taken as “male propensity towards violence,” which closely mirrors the way men see outspoken women as “shrill.” If we do anything to fight back outside of debate within their terms, we are immediately casted as “violent men.” They will not be satisfied until we shut up, lie down, and die.
Cis wlw can and should reblog this. Help me remember my allies.
Tag: transmisogyny
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Caitlin (Bruce) Jenner is being called things like brave, heroic and strong. The guy in this picture is Army Veteran Noah Galloway who lost an arm and leg to a roadside bomb in Iraq. Noah came second to Caitlin to receive the Arthur Ashe courage award. If Bruce wants to be a woman, fine. But let’s make sure we honor our veterans before we honor someone’s decision to call themselves a woman. Thank you for your service and sacrifice Noah. You are truly brave, heroic and strong.This is literally the most pathetic shit I have ever read, bar none. lmao
Seriously like, you totally could’ve made a great post about how amazing and brave this person is without putting down another amazing brave person in the process.
Also, Noah Galloway was not really the runner up at all. That was a rumour started on Twitter by a Boston Herald columnist and radio show co-host. Which makes it even more disgusting.
Also, it is worth noting that Arthur Ashe’s courage included fighting for increased education about AIDS and its prevention and fighting to make things better for other people with AIDS.
http://www.al.com/opinion/index.ssf/2015/06/profiles_in_courage_caitlyn_je.html
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