3 Strategies to Fight Transphobia
From ‘El terfismo en América Latina,’ an article in Volcánicas
Last October, a long essay was published in Volcánicas, over 30,000 words, arguably a book: “El terfismo en América Latina: un borrado histórico de las personas trans / Reportaje completo.” The reporters are Katia Rejón and Arlen Molina, and the analysis is by Katia Rejón, Matilde de los Milagros, and Catalina Ruiz-Navarro. They interviewed 20 people (trans, cis, and nonbinary) from seven Latin American countries as well as Spain and England. The article is in Spanish.
There’s quite a lot to be learned here, including when transphobia took root and what we can do about it.
Background of Feminists’ Exclusion of Trans People
In the 20th century, some feminists combatted sexism along with attention to racism, homophobia, and transphobia. But not all did. Many acted with “the pretext of preserving a supposed ‘purity of feminism’” (“el pretexto de preservar una supuesta “pureza del feminismo”), a general mission that…
