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Lead Data Scientist, activist, survivor. Was actually assaulted by an actual right-wing terrorist. Opinions belong only to me, especially the bad ones. she/they

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    1. Emily G‏Verified account @EmilyGorcenski 28 Nov 2017

      I wanna talk a little about being trans, being an anarchist, and engaging with the state, since the grand jury news is throwing this all into complex relief.

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    2. Emily G‏Verified account @EmilyGorcenski 28 Nov 2017

      Anarchist ideology says, "do not engage with the state, full stop." This is because the state can harm you or use you to harm comrades. This is 101-level material.

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    3. Emily G‏Verified account @EmilyGorcenski 28 Nov 2017

      But here's the other reality: as a trans person, I have to engage with the state on many levels just to get my name and gender recognized legally. I have to engage with the courts for a name change, the State Department for a passport, the state government for my ID.

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    4. Emily G‏Verified account @EmilyGorcenski 28 Nov 2017

      In all of these cases, I am forced to invite the state into my life in a way that cis people are not required to: I have to give the state the name to my therapists and doctors.

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    5. Emily G‏Verified account @EmilyGorcenski 28 Nov 2017

      Right off the bat, in order for me to live a complete life, I have to give the state access to critical information that can be turned against me at any point.

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    6. Emily G‏Verified account @EmilyGorcenski 28 Nov 2017

      Being trans also puts me at a higher risk level than cis folks for violence. August 11 showed that. Before I was assaulted, I had *numerous* people hurling gender-based slurs and hatred at me.

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      Emily G‏Verified account @EmilyGorcenski 28 Nov 2017

      In the days leading up, Jason Kessler was using his Periscope feed and platform to call me trans slurs, painting me as a target to his violent followers. When I was at Nameless Field, someone said, "you're *the* tranny." Not "you're *a* tranny."

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        2. Emily G‏Verified account @EmilyGorcenski 28 Nov 2017

          Reporting on transphobic violence is scarce. As a result, hate crime legislation specific to trans people is sparse, and this sparsity has been used to shut down hate crime bills.

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        3. Emily G‏Verified account @EmilyGorcenski 28 Nov 2017

          Trans women in particular are easy to identify. Broad shoulders and boobs make you pretty identifiable even through a mask.

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        4. Emily G‏Verified account @EmilyGorcenski 28 Nov 2017

          All of this puts trans activists at risk. And largely, trans activists have their needs ignored or minimized even by well-meaning comrades.

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        5. Emily G‏Verified account @EmilyGorcenski 28 Nov 2017

          This makes our situations quite a bit more complex. It changes our calculus. I have to assume that the second I show up at an action, I'm doxxed and a target.

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        6. Emily G‏Verified account @EmilyGorcenski 28 Nov 2017

          And if a crime happens, even if I am the victim, it's super easy to figure out that I'm there, unless I go through great lengths to hide my gender identity.

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        7. Emily G‏Verified account @EmilyGorcenski 28 Nov 2017

          "Hiding my gender identity" in this case means "passing as male." Unacceptable.

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        8. Emily G‏Verified account @EmilyGorcenski 28 Nov 2017

          In Charlottesville, we're dealing with 5+ years of a trans missing person case handled badly by the state. As a trans activist, I cannot let people come in, advertise that they're going to beat up trans people, and stay home and be quiet.

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        9. Emily G‏Verified account @EmilyGorcenski 28 Nov 2017

          Cis people *will NEVER* stop the cycle of violence against trans people. Never. They will never rise up to end it. It's on us.

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        10. Emily G‏Verified account @EmilyGorcenski 28 Nov 2017

          And that means that my loyalties to trans comrades has to come before anarchist principles. That means some uncomfortable shit, and it means acknowledging that I've already given the state a fuckload of info about who I am that they can use to target me regardless.

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        11. Emily G‏Verified account @EmilyGorcenski 28 Nov 2017

          I am very privileged in many ways. I work in tech. My household income is in the six figures and the first number isn't a 1. I can withstand a lot. But not all trans people can.

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        12. Emily G‏Verified account @EmilyGorcenski 28 Nov 2017

          And if a trans person is hurt in an act of terror or violence and can't work, it is *FAR* more likely than not that they don't have the money to last until the next rent payment comes due.

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        13. Emily G‏Verified account @EmilyGorcenski 28 Nov 2017

          To access money one is entitled to--insurance funds, victim compensation funds--one must often file a police report. That means engaging with the state.

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        14. Emily G‏Verified account @EmilyGorcenski 28 Nov 2017

          Under nominal circumstances, most trans people have difficulty accessing appropriate medical care. Thousands of trans crowdfunding requests just sit there, never getting filled.

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        15. Emily G‏Verified account @EmilyGorcenski 28 Nov 2017

          I see a trans crowdfund request *EVERY. SINGLE. DAY.* What am I supposed to tell a trans activist to do if they're injured by a Nazi and can't work as a result, when there's money they need sitting right there and no one else is stepping up for them?

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