Community and Consequences: Understanding the Costs of Reclaiming "Tranny"

[Danielle Ni Dhighe]

So, if you’re a trans guy or trans masculine/trans male genderqueer who wants to publicly use the term tranny or to associate it with your work, I’m done arguing about it. You can use the term, and there’s nothing I or anyone else can do about it. You might even find a group of folks who will praise you for being brave and edgy. All I ask is that you take a moment and try to understand the costs, the people you will be impacting and alienating. Because I have a feeling that many the people using the term don’t fully understand the consequences, and if they did, they might decide it’s not something they really want to do.

http://inourwordsblog.com/2012/03/14/community-and-consequences/

[TheGodlessUtopian]

I didn't read the rest of the article but reclaiming words is a long, painful process. Even today there are people who do not understand how the word "Queer" relates to the GLBTQ community. Some time ago there was some effort at doing the same to "fag" but it petered out.

Is a tricky process to be sure.