A Bigoted Premise Sparks an Ideology

For some, transphobia and homophobia are first principles

Tucker Lieberman
7 min readDec 13, 2022

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One hand holds an open matchbox, the other holds a struck match. The matchbox brand label is “transfóboros.”
Matches are called fósforos in Colombia. Transphobic is transfóbico. This “transfóboros” image is my alteration of a matchbox photo by Victoria Model from Pixabay.

LGB! T! Different! Yet Also Linked!

Yes. There’s an LGB and a T. LGB is about sexuality. T is about gender. They’re distinct but linked in a special way: These sexuality labels (LGB) are based on considering the genders of people in relationship with each…

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Tucker Lieberman

Editor for Prism & Pen. Author of the novel "Most Famous Short Film of All Time." https://tuckerlieberman.com/