#transgender issues
“In the 70s it was black and minority ethnic people, in the 80s it was gay people, trans people are just the latest to get it in the neck from comedians who can’t be bothered to try at their jobs anymore. I cannot stand there and watch another dogshit comedian go: ‘Ooohh if a woman can identify as a man, maybe I’ll identify as a chair!’ Why don’t you identify as good comedians, you hack motherfuckers?!”
- Nish Kumar: “It’s In Your Nature To Destroy Yourselves pt.2”
Yeah but you needto actually hear the full clip and the fury and passion and glee (because he knows he’s nailing them) in his voice.
(Wish I could find the audio somewhere other than Twitter, but I can’t.here it is!
I don’t get why “trans men are men, trans women are women” is even a conversation. I mean, they are, but when I hear someone like “ooh she’s not a real woman she has a penis” all I can think is WHY DO YOU CARE. Why is this a public argument. Why are you so obsessed with knowing what other people’s genitals look like that if their pronouns, fashion choices or bathroom use don’t tell you, you feel deceived. Even if you don’t think trans people are real or gender is real or whatever, why is this an issue for you. Why aren’t you seeing something you think is stupid, rolling your eyes, shutting the fuck up and moving on.
Y’know, even if I was a transphobic shitheel who thought I knew better than trans people about their own bodies, nobody would notice because it would just never come up in conversation. Because other people’s genitals aren’t any of my fucking business. Why do you feel deceived by people letting you make incorrect assumptions about their bodies when their bodies are none of your business in the first place? Why do you feel like they need to advertise their biology to you? Why do you feel like, if you see someone who introduces himself as Bob and uses male pronouns but he doesn’t ‘pass’ as male, that the parts of his body you can see and use to deduce he might have a vagina are more relevant to the conversation than what he’s said to you? It’s none of your fucking business. People can do what they want with their bodies, and obsessing over other people’s genitals to the point of harrassing them about what bathrooms they use or what their name is or what sports teams they join is really fucking weird. Leave them alone.
“transition poses some ethical questions. Such as, from what age should you be allowed to irreversibly change your body.“
This of course completely ignores the fact that puberty makes irreversible changes to your body. But let us just rephrase the question: “from what age do you gain bodily autonomy?” Now it gets very easy to answer: From the moment you’re fucking born.
I’m sorry, I’m reblogging this twice in a row it is that important
Stand up and say it again for the people in the back row.
This is all completely true and correct, of course, but on the topic of changes that irreversibly change a child’s body, prithee, go and talk to a fucking ballet dancer.
If you start ballet at 16, you are too old to ever expect to be able to do it seriously. If you start at 12 you’re too old. If you want to do ballet as a serious thing, as a career, you need to start at like eight years old or even younger, because your bones and joints need to be trained while they’re still flexible in order for you to be able to perform many of the required motions and stances of ballet. In particular, you need to be able to perform turnout of the hips, but all of your joints in your legs and feet will be affected, and this irreversibly changes your body.
And yet! Nobody talks about this as a negative thing! Little girls say they want to be ballet dancers, and if their parents have enough money, that’s what they get to be! Does it cause problems in later life? Yeah, sometimes! Often, even! But nobody talks about that because it’s a thing for cis people to do and so naturally it’s all fine!
Go and talk to a fucking ballet dancer.
Trans Activist Whose Epic Trump Rant Went Viral Speaks Out
The transgender activist who took Donald Trump to task in a series of VIRAL tweets says she hopes her rant will inspire others, including Republicans, to speak out against the president-elect’s many lies and offenses toward minority groups, among other transgressions.
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The picture to the left is a picture of Leticia, a transgender woman and executive director of Queer Youth Uganda (QYU). The picture to the right is also a picture of Leticia but from when she was brutally attacked in May 2014.
Fears of attacks like these, fears of rape, fears of loss of economic security, fears of forced public outings and fears of arbitrary arrest are common place for LGBT people in Uganda. The virulent homophobic atmosphere has caused persecution to increase by an estimated 750% (most incidents of harassment and intimidation go unreported) compared to previous years since the passing of the Anti-Homosexuality Act.
Queer Youth Uganda is an LGBTI Youth Organization that currently works in 13 different cities in Uganda to advocate and protect the rights of marginalized sexual and gender identity groups. In short their main objectives are to:
- Develop outreach programs
- Educate LGBTI people about their rights
- Increase awareness of HIV/AIDs and STDs
- Provide legal advice and regularly update LGBTI people on the stance of current Homosexuality laws
- Provide protection and safe housing for those whose lives are in danger
Please visit Queer Youth Uganda’s website for more information HERE.
Not all of us can be amazing frontline activists in Uganda but there are things you can do to help:
Support QYU financially:
- Go to the Fund for Global Human Rights’s donation page HERE.
- Fill in your details and make sure you fill in “QYU” in the box labeled “Mark My gift In Honor Of”. This ensures that your donation goes directly to Queer Youth Uganda.
Help spread the word:
Please reblog and share this post. It is vital to help get the word out about QYU’s work. When I first contacted QYU, the Fund for Global Human Right’s were discussing cutting off the programbecause, from donation statistics, there were very few people interested in Queer Youth Uganda. Please help show them that there are people who care.
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Every donation, regardless of size helps. Every reblog, regardless of how many followers you have helps. QYU needs to be able to pay rent for their safe houses, needs to continue provide legal and psycho-social support to LGBTI people, and needs to continue their fight against a homophobic and transphobic Uganda.
Thank you in advance! QYU deeply appreciates your support!
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