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Comment on the stunning silence of powerful trans men on CeCe’s plight… by erica, ascendant

erica, ascendant — Mon, 06 May 2013 11:38:11 +0000

Actually, Mr. Spade is a *co*-founder of SRLP. There were multiple founders, as anyone who was present at the creation can tell you. That has been a slight rewriting of queer history. Was he the predominant fundraiser? Yes. Was he the only founder? No.

Additionally, Mr. Spade no longer is a staff member at SRLP (see http://srlp.org/about/staff/ for the brilliant and awesome people who work there now!) and seems, at least, to devote most of his resources to teaching and research. And, you know, great…we need teaching and research, no doubt. The problem is that the strategic and intentional removal of transmisogyny from his work is Deeply Problematic, and a distinct departure from his earlier work which was more implicitly and explicitly inclusive of trans women, but something has changed as he’s migrated to the ivory tower. That said…I am, regardless of who founded it, 100% pro-SRLP. Can’t say that enough.

Add in that Mr. Spade seems to have a deep fear of interacting with actual trans women (or so multiple trans women have reported) and you’ve got a little problem. Sure, he has tokens. But do tokens a commitment make? I think not.

Comment on the stunning silence of powerful trans men on CeCe’s plight… by cyborgeous

cyborgeous — Mon, 06 May 2013 10:44:18 +0000

I think trans women are left out of his analysis in his books and academic work, or at least he doesnt mention trans misogyny, which is pretty fucking important when we are talking systemic subjection of trans people. However, Dean also founded the Sylvia Rivera Law Project and still runs it to this day. So i dont think he has an “ivory tower” mentality, he is quite firmly rooted in ‘community’ at a grass roots level.

Comment on the ‘trans community’, trans women of color, and the ‘you deserve it’ mentality by A friendly reminder about comments… | erica, ascendant

A friendly reminder about comments… | erica, ascendant — Sun, 05 May 2013 23:35:13 +0000

[...] about. If you think speaking up makes me the problem, then you’re part of the problem. “Unity” in the trans community means all of us, not some of you and none of us. In other words, DON’T BE JENNIFER USHER. (Jennifer Usher = “Just Jennifer” and [...]

Comment on that’s me in the corner, losing my religion: on transfundamentalism by A friendly reminder about comments… | erica, ascendant

A friendly reminder about comments… | erica, ascendant — Sun, 05 May 2013 23:35:11 +0000

[...] If you call me a “man”, an “it”, or any one of a number of the preferred terms of the transfundamentalist for referring to someone like me, there’s no way I’m going to unmoderate your comment. [...]

Comment on but what if i don’t want to be deceptive or pathetic? by Raven

Raven — Sat, 04 May 2013 12:57:49 +0000

Wow this is a really really good post, the last line about the table scraps is too true, good job

Comment on the ‘trans community’, trans women of color, and the ‘you deserve it’ mentality by the fallacy of scarcity | erica, ascendant

the fallacy of scarcity | erica, ascendant — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:25:01 +0000

[...] scarcity. But if we can transcend gender and birth assignment, why can’t we transcend the idea that some people are disposable? The people the “trans community” considers disposable are largely members of other [...]

Comment on your narrative is your narrative, my narrative is my narrative, and that’s okay. by the fallacy of scarcity | erica, ascendant

the fallacy of scarcity | erica, ascendant — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:24:56 +0000

[...] need to stop accepting that this pond has to be small, and part of that is realizing that trans women come in all narratives, colors, shapes, looks, and sizes. You don’t have to be a transfundamentalist to enforce transfundamentalist rhetoric, and part [...]

Comment on date of last menstrual period and if irregular: by the fallacy of scarcity | erica, ascendant

the fallacy of scarcity | erica, ascendant — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:24:53 +0000

[...] women in the informed consent model for hormones and healthcare in a safe, shame-free environment when you go to the doctor for non-trans-related maladies? Why does our community refuse to share safe medical resource information with others where such [...]

Comment on we deserve better: on learning to love each other as trans women by the fallacy of scarcity | erica, ascendant

the fallacy of scarcity | erica, ascendant — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:24:50 +0000

[...] the reason its capo is so vicious, is that the fallacy of scarcity is being enforced. If they let the “defective” people in, there’s no way that they can enforce this scarcity, and I, dear reader, am [...]

Comment on trans people, oppressive institutions, and Stockholm syndrome by the fallacy of scarcity | erica, ascendant

the fallacy of scarcity | erica, ascendant — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:24:47 +0000

[...] other trans women in my city has led to three suggestions, namely that I should just suck it up and brave the awful support group because maybe it’ll be better this time, ask your friends to introduce you to other trans [...]