Trans/Rad/Fem (Essays on Transfeminism)
Talia Bhatt, "Trans/Rad/Fem (Essays on Transfeminism) "
English | ASIN : B0DT14WBPK | 2025 | 178 pages | EPUB, PDF | 2 MB + 2 MB
English | ASIN : B0DT14WBPK | 2025 | 178 pages | EPUB, PDF | 2 MB + 2 MB
Can a synthesis of trans liberation and feminism be easily arrived at? This collection asserts that, as a matter of fact, we possessed the answer to that question decades ago.
Second-Wave feminism is, today, nearly synonymous with ‘transphobia’. Any mention of this era or the movement of ‘radical feminism’ conjures images of feminists allying with right-wingers and the authoritarian state, providing legal justification for outlawing gender-affirming care and spreading deeply evil caricatures of trans women to rationalize their exclusion as feminist subjects. In the ensuing struggle to reconcile trans rights with feminism, the specter of the trans-exclusionary radical feminist has often reared its head in opposition. One may be tempted to conclude that the Second Wave, as a whole, has done irreparable harm to feminist, queer and trans politics, and must be discarded entirely.
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