The Worst Transphobic Words I’ve Seen (This Week)
…were also antisemitic.
Transphobia intersects with other kinds of hate and persecution. Homophobia. Sexism. Racism, including anti-Blackness. Colonialism. Religious crusades. The list could go on.
They’re all important, and it’s important to learn to see all those connections.
Right now, in the following paragraphs, I want to focus on the intersection of transphobia and antisemitism because an especially heinous example popped up online this week.
I’m sharing the example here, not because I delight in sharing terrible things, but because this particular statement so clearly and concisely reveals the overlap between these two arch-conspiracy theories.
If you’re already aware of the overlap, you don’t need to read this article. You can read something else LGBTQ-related written by someone else.
This is a nasty one, so I’m pasting the image “below the fold,” to use the old newspaper metaphor. I’ve deliberately given a long introduction to extend the visual space and give you an opportunity to back out. If you aren’t prepared to see a very bad five-sentence comment, don’t unfold the newspaper.
