Word: transphobiaã
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...rights movement has attempted to introduce more accurate terms—for example, heterosexism, which suggests a bias against queer people similar to the bias that sexism directs toward one sex. “Heteronormativity,” “biphobia,” and “transphobia?? have been dismissed as products of a progressive movement with too much time on its collective hands—the words are criticized for being too academic, too clumsy, or too alienating to people who might not be familiar with their underlying concepts. They mean something very real...
Third, ‘transphobia?? is not a term invented by Stephanie Skier or the Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Transgendered and Supporters Alliance (BGLTSA), just as homophobia is not. Additionally, while some of the language in BGLTSA statements could perhaps be viewed as ‘inflammatory,’ this is often quite necessary; the loudest voices get the most attention, and if we all sat around politely mentioning that perhaps the University might like to, well, uh, maybe consider possibly changing some positions and policies, nothing would ever be accomplished based on student input. While...
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