A lot of people said it in January, let’s say it again: the large number of laws and measures that attack transgender people is a deliberate attempt to devide the LGBT community. Republicans know that a lot of cisgender LGB people won’t raise a finger to help transgender people or will actively support transphobic measures, which is why they’re attacking transgender people first and hardest. They will come for gay rights once they have sufficiently devided the LGBT movement. So if you care about gay rights, what you need to do right now is fight like hell for transgender rights.
if i reblog a terf, its an accident and i want to know so i can delete the post
for cis people who may not know what to look for, check for these things in someone’s bio:
gender critical
radfem (although not always a 100% qualifier, it usually does lead to trans exclusionary discourse)
“Detransitioned female”
A huge obsession with genitals, including reducing other cis women to their vaginas
If they have “TERF” anywhere in their bio or their blog and it isn’t ironic, be cautious
Saying things like “TERF is a slur!”
If they have a lot of content where they call trans women “dysphoric men” or “male to trans,” get outta there
If they keep pushing the narrative that “TERF” is synonymous with “lesbian” (it’s not), or that trans women are trying to force cis women to have sex with them (we’re not)
“Natal Women”
And that’s just what I can think of off the top of my head from all of my numerous experiences with these people
•if they reblog from a lot of terfs. it doesn’t always mean they’re a terf but it can mean they either agree with the terfs they follow but don’t reblog terf posts, are on their way to being a terf, or don’t care enough about trans people to not follow terfs
The fuck is a terf
Trans Exclusive Radical Feminist. They believe that trans women and men aren’t really what they “claim” to be. They have caused a lot of outing of minors, suicide cases, bullying, and disgusting other stuff.
You’re also likely to see ‘discourse’ decrying use of the world ‘queer’ as a slur and demonising of bisexuals (especially bisexual women).
Please don’t confuse all of this with open discussions on feminism, gender identity, sexuality or women’s bodies (including vagina-owners). There’s lots of good intersectional discussion to be had.
The Doctor Is Out 