Is gatekeeping identity ever compatible with social justice? If my genes don’t determine my gender, why do we assume they determine my race?
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Surely it’s the gatekeeping itself that is the problem. Is it so hard to respect the right of a person to choose their own identity?
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@aral Following that logic: That's me in my profile pic, could I really choose to be white? -
@joasqueeniebee I entirely get your point; I guess my question is should you have the right to anyway, regardless of whether you pass?
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Reading: “There is no comparison between transgender people and Rachel Dolezal”—Meredith Talusan http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jun/12/comparison-transgender-people-rachel-dolezal … Via
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@aral this reads as pretty privileged and unaware. i'd suggest reading some of the many thoughtful pieces from black writers on this. -
@sara_ann_marie Possibly; I will/am. How do we reconcile this with cis people who consider transgender people “fake men/women?”
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@aral wait what?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral good point. I've been focused on her general deceit, personally, which apparently goes far beyond skin color and curly hairThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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