I am so grateful for this article. I have been so sickened by the violence and so-called “feminists” support of it. Thank you.
The part that just gut-punched me, though, is the idea that in order to solve this horror, we have to disrespect someone’s gender. The problem is the violence enacted by the person, not the gender of the person. The idea that we have to simplify and dichotomize in order to get a hold of the issue is another form is toxic patriarchy. These attackers need to be brought to justice and people who blindly jump on the transally bandwagon need to understand the harm they are causing. But purposefully misgendering people will not create the healing we need. There are innocent transwomen and transmen who deserve respect and care. And we deserve respect and care.
I am so grateful for this article. I have been so sickened by the violence and so-called “feminists” support of it. Thank you.
The part that just gut-punched me, though, is the idea that in order to solve this horror, we have to disrespect someone’s gender. The problem is the violence enacted by the person, not the gender of the person. The idea that we have to simplify and dichotomize in order to get a hold of the issue is another form is toxic patriarchy. These attackers need to be brought to justice and people who blindly jump on the transally bandwagon need to understand the harm they are causing. But purposefully misgendering people will not create the healing we need. There are innocent transwomen and transmen who deserve respect and care. And we deserve respect and care.