A few days ago @graceelavery tweeted that “part of the point (of Queer & Trans studies) is to handle ideas that the family home renders unthinkable” & that uni students back at home might be "exposed to harm" if their parents knew. This is my response.http://lilymaynard.com/there-but-for-grace-go-we-queer-theory-and-the-snowflake-generation/ …
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Like how hard is it to accept that even if I know for an absolute certainty my parents will never physically attack me or even kick me out of the house and make me homeless I may just NOT WANT to come out as queer or trans to them when I'm not ready
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And that that's a fundamental right to be respected and getting all heated about students "hiding things from their parents" - when they're legal adults in college - is fucking creepy
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It's always there, but this round of attacks really highlights how terf arguments rely on the idea that A) abusive parents don't really exist, and B) if they do, they're generally fine with their kids being queer. (Also, all parents draw a sharp line between "gay" and "trans".)
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"ROGD parents" in particular seem hugely driven by this emotional psychological need to argue their personal shock and horror at their kids' transition isn't bigotry but is the rational reaction of any decent human being
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OHHH it all makes sense now
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