#intersectionaly

[corviddusk]

It's so hard going against transmisogyny while also being an intersex transfem because I get shit from all sides for either not being okay with brutality to transfem people or brutality towards intersex people.

No trans women don't have special rape privilege, we don't have special aid from being hyper visible, we don't inherently oppress trans men, and yes shockingly we're intersectionaly oppressed for being both trans and women.

No intersex people aren't just "larping AFABs/AMABs" we literally are not male or female sometimes, we aren't given privilege for being intersex compared to perisex, we aren't incapable of being trans whatever damn way we want.

I'm just so tired....

[rjalker]

Everyone pretends (key word, pretends) to care about intersectionaly, right up until it's time to talk about the ways transmisia and traditional misogyny intersect if you're a trans man, transmasculine, or one of half of all nonbinary people.

[stars-and-soda]

Anyone else feel like certain people are using terms like transmisogyny and misogynoir as seperate concepts from misogyny? Or not "true" misogyny because its targeted at certain women and not all women? Which isn't great because its still targeted towards women.

Haha no, don't use phrases made to describe the intersectionaly of oppressed women as a way of removing them from misogyny and by extension womanhood haha you're so sexy

[geschiedenisish]

A lot of people have already said this, and I don't know exactly how to phrase, but it's basically this idea of.

If she gets into power through nepotism and being rich, I don't care that there are finally more women at the top. They're still part of the bourgeoisie. Even if she gets into power through 'hard work'. That doesn't invalidate the women who didn't make it in the meritocracy.

Unless you're fighting intersectionaly, I don't care about your "do you know X% of bankers are still men?" posts...... Fighting patriarchy means fighting capitalism. Otherwise you're just doing it for clout in my opinion.

i think what bothers me about a lot of "girl power" narratives is that they function on the implicit idea on the idea that women can become worthy of respect. and i happen to think that really caring about women means believing they already are worthy of respect. that historical seamstresses and soccer moms and forgotten sisters and sweet polite little girls and someone's weird grandma matter just as much as the warriors and politicians, even if they, personally, never accomplish anything "cool."

[thesuntookgoodcareofme]

Was seeing discussion on queer communities in general as always and this could have been much better phrased but i think it's important to notice that being queer doesnt actually demand suffering but these two are correlated because of the way society as a whole treats queerness, word that comes from being distinct and irregular and not necesserely bearer of all curses, despite the desire for it to mean the later that some cishet people seem to exhibit (though not exclusively). Still, it is extremely important to notice how unequal is the prejudice against people in the queer community compared to others and it doesnt make anyone less queer, but it means some people are in more vulnerable positions than other of us and they are in much more risk of violence, and should have their safety and rights prioritized and ensured. No one should be left behind and by that we mean especially these more intersectionaly marginalized people

[a-controversial-bean]

The main reason I made this blog is honestly because I am so sick of the lack of nuance I see around the term "transandrophobia"

My stance is that transandrophbia is a real thing we should draw attention to, but also that most people talking about it do so in the most annoying and/or hateful ways.

Just like trans women/fems experience gendered violence and discrimination that is different from cis women, so do trans men/mascs. We're not "woman lite" but much of the world still treats us that way. Although cis men carry a gender with privilege over all others, trans men do not (except in cases where they are cis-passing, and even then, that privilege gets revoked the second you're outed). We experience a flavor of misogyny, but the term transmisogyny describes a specific type of misogyny that trans women experience. Stealing that term would obviously be wrong, hence the creation of the term transandrophbia.

Personally, I think the term itself could use some more workshopping, but it's not like I have any better suggestions at this time either. I just don't think the term clearly expresses how we're talking about a specific gendered discrimination that impacts trans mascs in a way that cis men, cis women, and trans fems don't go through. This isn't saying that we have it any worse than trans fems. God no. That's part of why I'm so annoyed at many folks discussing transandrophbia. Creating a hierarchy of who faces worse oppression is bullshit. Trans women/fems are oppressed in our current constructions of gender and sex. So are trans men/mascs. So are cis women. And nonbinary people. And intersex people of literally any gender. I'm all for the creation of terms to describe these unique experiences! What I hate is trying to pit these terms against each other.

I often see white trans mascs trying to use racial comparisons to explain this, and it pisses me the fuck off. Don't do that. You're making all of us look bad and embarrassing yourself when you show such a lack of understanding towards intersectionaliity. However, I do think there are other comparisons that work better!

Specifically, disability has a GREAT comparison to draw from. It even has a few (false) binaries you can use to make your point!

All disabled people face ableism in some way or another, just like all marginalized genders face their own flavor of misogyny. People like to separate the disabled into categories like low/high support needs, visible/invisible, and physical/mental. Someone labeled as high support needs is often denied agency, while low support needs folks are often denied accommodations. Visible disabilities will have people asking too many uncomfortable and invasive questions, while invisible ones will have people saying you don't "look disabled". But at the end of the day, it's all just ableism. Repackaged to fit the individual, but ableism none the less. It can be convenient though to quickly say which category of ableism you experience, rather than drone on about details.

I would rather say "I experience transandrophbia" than explain how "I experience a kind of misogyny where my transness means people either see me as a failed woman or a creepy man depending on what's more convenient for their narrative. Living as a trans guy, especially in the years where I still had H cups on my chest, led to increased violence and bigotry in my life. In cis circles I'm rejected for being trans, and in queer circles I'm rejected for embracing my masculinity. Unless I surround myself with only trans mascs, my gender almost always makes me an outcast. " Even that statement is a super simplified and condensed version of the gendered violence I faced. Am I not allowed a term to succinctly express that sentiment?

Tldr: If you deny that trans men/mascs experience transandrophbia, then I hate you. If you use transandrophbia to shit on trans women/fems, then I also hate you.

[theresourcelibrary]

Toward Critical Environmental Justice Studies: Black Lives Matter as an Environmental Justice Challenge by David N Pellow

“In this paper I expand upon the recent use of the term “Critical Environmental Justice Studies.”This concept is meant to capture new developments in Environmental Justice (EJ) Studies that question assumptions and gaps in earlier work in the field. Because this direction in scholarship is still in its formative stages, I take this opportunity to offer some guidance on what Critical Environmental Justice (CEJ) Studies might look like and what it could mean for theorizing the relationship between race (along with multiple additional social categories)and the environment. I do so by (1) adopting a multi-disciplinary approach that draws on several bodies of literature, including critical race theory, political ecology, ecofeminist theory, and anarchist theory, and (2) focusing on the case of Black Lives Matter and the problem of state violence.”

https://www.academia.edu/27800797/TOWARD_A_CRITICAL_ENVIRONMENTAL_JUSTICE_STUDIES_Black_Lives_Matter_as_an_Environmental_Justice_Challenge

[nickandcharlieforlife]

It's been a while since I've posted art...

Daniel, an OC of mine, wrapped around by flowers to represent his intertwined love and struggle of being intersectionaly queer.

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[official-torfmoor]

Actually, intersectionaly all the time, but change the definition constantly to the one that benefits me.

Intersectionality only when it benefits me, thanks.

[visceralcoma]

ALSO speaking as a Queer person who was intersectionaly involved in the Sex Work field through close friends and coworkers, I also don't see an issue with Angel’s characterization because LEGIT I KNOW PEOPLE WHO BEHAVE AND TALK JUST LIKE HIM! Oh you have a problem with him having huge faults and being a gay character?  Well why don’t you ALSO have a problem with the straight characters having faults.  ALSO LIKE THE SHOW’S SETTING IS BASED IN HELL. EVERYONE IS MEANT TO BE BAD.

LET QUEER CHARACTERS BE AS COMPLEX, PROBLEMATIC, AND FUCKED UP AS HET CHARACTERS!

[queeranarchism]

By  Purple & Black Anarchists 

Remember. (As well as being ableist and queerphobic and fatphobic and shitty in a host of other ways to a host of other oppressed groups.) Intersectional Feminism Always.

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LGBT-activism without intersectionaly is... surprise! ... its also white supremacy! 

[durnesque-esque]

This is why considering issues intersectionaly is important.

i dont think whites understand how being white makes literally everything easier.

it effects everything.

being trans is easier when youre white.

being gay is easier when youre white.

being disabled is easier when youre white.

being a woman is easier when youre white.

being autistic is easier when youre white.

oppression is eased when you are white, as you get extra privileges, and your whiteness is seen as a positive characteristic that in some ways counter-balances your other forms of being a minority. whiteness controls everything.

you are automatically way more innocent in your own oppression as a gay, trans, disabled person because of your whiteness.

never forget this.

[riotcakes]

The big reveal! My new enamel pin! It is a redesign of one of my most popular designs ever and I *love* how it turned out, don't you? This cutie launches on February 3rd and will help you show that you mean business in the fight for equali-tea in solidari-tea with other marginalised groups by using intersectionali-tea. Truth tea. (Ok I'll stop now. Unless you have more tea puns?)

[Image description: An enamel pin is laid out onto colourful paper. The design is a tea cup with a smiling face, adorned by flowers and covered by a light blue banner that reads "equali-tea".]

[rboren]

It’s basically a lens, a prism, for seeing the way in which various forms of inequality often operate together and exacerbate each other. We tend to talk about race inequality as separate from inequality based on gender, class, sexuality or immigrant status. What’s often missing is how some people are subject to all of these, and the experience is not just the sum of its parts.

Intersectionali…