Category: LGBT+
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Respectability Won’t Save Us: A Critical Response to Sarah McBride’s Politics of Persuasion
Trans people are under siege. We are being legislated out of public life, stripped of our healthcare, erased from education, banned from sports, misgendered in official documents, and targeted in both political rhetoric and street-level violence. And in response, McBride suggests we take a breath, offer grace, and consider the feelings of those who want…
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Fact-Checking the “Transgender Mice” Claim: How Misinformation Fuels Hate
The claim that taxpayer money created “transgender mice” is a distortion of scientific research, aimed at fueling transphobia and undermining important studies. This misinformation has led to funding cuts in vital medical research and harmed public health while also perpetuating harmful stereotypes against the transgender community, stifling future advancements.
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The Positive Reclamation of ‘Weird’ and Its Disruption of Right-wing Ideology
The political Right is in conflict over being labeled as “weird” by Liberals, seeing it as an attack on their legitimacy. The term has been historically used to dehumanize marginalized groups, but is being reclaimed as a positive self-identifier. This illustrates a broader trend of redefining negative terms and highlights flaws in current Right-wing ideology.
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Is Being Transgender a Mental Disorder?
Many people feel that being Transgender is a sickness. We look at the science behind this and see if there is any merit to the idea.