No Feminism Without Trans Feminism

[Danielle Ni Dhighe]

For decades, the feminist movement has been split over the status of trans people, and of trans women in particular. Feminist heavyweights like Germaine Greer, Jan Raymond and Julie Bindel have spoken out against what Greer terms “people who think they are women, have women's names, and feminine clothes and lots of eyeshadow, who seem to us to be some kind of ghastly parody." Some prominent radical feminists have publicly declared that trans women are misogynist, "mutilated men"; trans people have responded to this harassment by vigorously defending themselves, demanding that anti-trans feminists are denied platforms to speak on other issues and, in some cases, by renouncing feminism altogether. The deep personal and ideological wounds suffered by women and men on both sides of the argument are reopened with new vigour every time the mainstream press gives space to an anti-trans article by a cis feminist.
http://pennyred.blogspot.com/2009/11/no-feminism-without-trans-feminism-for.html

[TheGodlessUtopian]

I think that Trans-Feminism needs to have a group in which to rally around, one which they build themselves. Even if it is small such is better than nothing. Reactionaries such as the article mentions need to be dealt with.

[isaacston]

Have you heard of autumn-and-eve on Tumblr? She's really great. She's a transfeminist and is just brilliant--though she sometimes doesn't grasp binarism.