Against the «common sense» of anti-rights groups (Part 1)
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1M ago
It is very common in anti-rights discourse to appeal to arguments whose authority lies, according to them, in “reality itself.” Thus, religious groups, trans-exclusionary radical feminists, libertarian conservatives, alternative right-wingers, liberals of dubious neutrality, and even orthodox leftists, invoke the apparently innocuous and incontestable mantle of common sense. By guest writer Amilka González Every time these groups obtain what they consider a small victory against the LGBTIQ population —that is, a setback in terms of human rights— and especially against the trans population, th ..read more
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Gender variation, normalcy, "autogynephilia" and the culture war
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2M ago
I was talking to the transgender blogger Joanna Santos on WhatsApp the other day and we made some observations regarding generational shifts regarding the role of transphobic theories like "autogymephilia" in the lives of trans and gender variant people. If we allow ourselves to generalize a bit we may say that the older generations (boomers and those 50+) have had to face several challenges: The oppression and shaming that is associated with such theories, when used in politics and public spaces. The way these theories can be used by family and friends. The way these narratives easily becom ..read more
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Anti-LGBTIQ literature in the Spanish language
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6M ago
There is a serious lack of online resources on anti-LGBTQ activism in the Spanish language. Queer and transgender people need to know who these people are, their way of thinking and their tactics if they want to stop them from doing more harm.  The first post of our new Spanish language blog, Mundo LGBTIQ,  is therefore on "Anti-LGBTIQ literature written in Spanish".  Here follows an English language translation of that post. The original can be found here. By Amilka González The Spanish language is the second most spoken language in the world by natives, with almost 500 ..read more
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Twitter has fallen. What's next for transgender debate and news sharing?
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8M ago
Since he took over Twitter Elon Musk has shown himself completely unable to preserve the social platform as an open and inclusive arena for information sharing and discussion. We look for alternatives. By opening the door to trolls and embracing extremist bigots he has turned a platform that was already struggling with hate into a battlefield. Now he has destroyed the only valuable thing left of twitter: Its extremely strong brand. We know of a lot of people who feel sick when seeing the new black and white X logo. It represents all that Musk stand for and all that has been lost during this ..read more
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Why is it so hard for a scientist like Richard Dawkins to understand the difference between sex and gender?
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8M ago
Richard Dawkins find it hard to grasp the difference between gender and biological sex, reducing gender identity to a matter of procreation in the process. No wonder he is loved by transphobic TERFs (trans-exclusionary radical feminists). Richard Dawkins is now actively helping anti-trans activists. How can such a renowned scientist end up in such a bad place? Richard Dawkins, Steven Pinker and Ray Blanchard all belong to what I would call a school of traditional gender role thinking masquerading as science based facts.  If  you go through their arguments it soon becomes cl ..read more
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There is no cure for crossdreaming, but there are ways of integrating it into your life.
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10M ago
Over at r/crossdreaming a crossdreamer posted an anxious presentation of the way erotic crossdreaming (referred to as "autogynephilia" by them) had come to dominate their life. They were clearly looking for a "cure".  It is always hard to find a good way of answering such questions about cross-gender embodiment fantasies, given that I, at least, do not think that there is a cure for crossdreaming. It is part of our nature, with roots in biology and shaped by culture and personal experiences. There were several responses. Here is mine: At your age the sexual drive is extremely s ..read more
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Lesbian refugees in Kenya teach us that the fight against homophobia and transphobia is a global struggle
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11M ago
Nakafeero Swabulah and her lesbian activists in the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya teach us that pro-LGBTQA rights activists face similar challenges all over the world, as their opponents are using similar arguments and tactics. Nakafeero (left) and one of her fellow lesbian activists in Kenya. (Private photo) Transgender World has published an interview with Nakafeero called “A lesbian refugee from Uganda is doing her best to assist LGBT people living in a refugee camp in Kenya.”  In this interview Nakafeero talks about her escape from Uganda — where her mother and sister were killed ..read more
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Is America turning completely transphobic? Not really!
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11M ago
The current onslaught on transgender people in the US is extreme and destructive, and it is easy to get the impression that most Americans have become rabid transphobes. That is in no way the case, something trans people and their friends should keep in mind. Fox News is in not a source of fact based balanced information. The fact that they finally have sacked Tucker Carlson does not change that. But the truth is that as far as opinion polls go, they are pretty reliable.  On April 26 they published a poll that showed that for the most part the majority of Americans do not support the Re ..read more
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Blanchard debunked: Surveys show that all kinds of people experience "autogynephilia"
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1y ago
  Online surveys show that gender embodiment fantasies (called "autogynephilia" and "autoandrophilia" by some) are common among all groups of people: transgender and non-transgender, men, women and those nonbinary. Anyone who follows the intense anti-trans propaganda of the day, will have made note of the way the "autogynephilia" theory is used to invalidate transgender women and other gender variant people. "Gender critical" TERFs love the theory, as it allows them to present trans women as perverted predators.  The theory has been falsified and dismissed over and over again, both b ..read more
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From homosexuality to "autogynephilia": The American Psychiatric Association hasn't learned.
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1y ago
In an obituary about Charles Silverstein, Neil Genzlinger gives some interesting insight into how Silverstein helped remove homosexuality from the American psychiatric manual, the DSM,  back in 1973.  Silverstein had pointed out how the  American Psychiatric Association had fallen into the trap of creating pseudo-scientific sounding terms for sexualities the psychiatrists did not understand. Yes, this is unfortunately relevant to the trans community community today. I looked up the original interview from 2019.  Silverstein was part of a delegation from the Gay Activists A ..read more
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