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''The Transfeminist Manifesto'', written by Emi Koyama, states two primary principles of transfeminism: | ''The Transfeminist Manifesto'', written by Emi Koyama, states two primary principles of transfeminism: | ||
{{quote|First, it is our belief that each individual has the right to define his or her own identities and to expect society to respect them. This also includes the right to express our gender without fear of [[discrimination]] or violence. Second, we hold that we have the sole right to make decisions regarding our own bodies, and that no political, medical or religious authority shall violate the integrity of our bodies against our will or impede our decisions regarding what we do with them.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eminism.org/readings/pdf-rdg/tfmanifesto.pdf|title=The Transfeminist Manifesto|last=Koyama|first=Emi|date=26 July 2001 | {{quote|First, it is our belief that each individual has the right to define his or her own identities and to expect society to respect them. This also includes the right to express our gender without fear of [[discrimination]] or violence. Second, we hold that we have the sole right to make decisions regarding our own bodies, and that no political, medical or religious authority shall violate the integrity of our bodies against our will or impede our decisions regarding what we do with them.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eminism.org/readings/pdf-rdg/tfmanifesto.pdf|title=The Transfeminist Manifesto|last=Koyama|first=Emi|date=26 July 2001}}</ref>}} | ||
==Transgender-exclusionary feminists== | ==Transgender-exclusionary feminists== | ||
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'''Transgender-exclusionary radical feminists (TERFs)''' are a biological essentialist subsect of feminism. They don’t believe that the construct of gender exists, they believe that the sex assigned at birth is what determines your position in the patriarchy . They are known for their vitriol and violence against trans women. First advocated by second-wave feminists such as Germaine Greer<ref> | '''Transgender-exclusionary radical feminists (TERFs)''' are a biological essentialist subsect of feminism. They don’t believe that the construct of gender exists, they believe that the sex assigned at birth is what determines your position in the patriarchy . They are known for their vitriol and violence against trans women. First advocated by second-wave feminists such as Germaine Greer<ref> | ||
{{cite web |url= https://web.archive.org/web/19990210111014/http://www.pfc.org.uk/news/1997/gfolly.htm |title= Greer's Folly |date= 28 June 1997 |publisher= Press for Change |access-date= 19 May 2021 | {{cite web |url= https://web.archive.org/web/19990210111014/http://www.pfc.org.uk/news/1997/gfolly.htm |title= Greer's Folly |date= 28 June 1997 |publisher= Press for Change |access-date= 19 May 2021}}</ref>, this outlook is largely seen as harmful to the transgender community. | ||
TERFs are known mostly for advocating and enacting violence against specifically trans women. Because they view trans women as men, they see them as a violent threat to women. This vitriol doesn't always extend to trans men, who they view as "lost women" who are seeking refuge in manhood from misogyny. TERFs also do not support nonbinary or genderqueer people's identities.<ref>[[Eris Young|Young, Eris]]. ''They/Them/Their: A Guide to Nonbinary and Genderqueer Identities'' (2019). page 100.</ref> | TERFs are known mostly for advocating and enacting violence against specifically trans women. Because they view trans women as men, they see them as a violent threat to women. This vitriol doesn't always extend to trans men, who they view as "lost women" who are seeking refuge in manhood from misogyny. TERFs also do not support nonbinary or genderqueer people's identities.<ref>[[Eris Young|Young, Eris]]. ''They/Them/Their: A Guide to Nonbinary and Genderqueer Identities'' (2019). page 100.</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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==Further reading== | ==Further reading== | ||
* {{Cite web |title=Feminist Perspectives on Trans Issues |author= |work=Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy |date=8 January 2014 |url= https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/feminism-trans/ | * {{Cite web |title=Feminist Perspectives on Trans Issues |author= |work=Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy |date=8 January 2014 |url= https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/feminism-trans/}} Content note: discusses transphobic views in depth, as well as trans-positive views. | ||
[[Category:Activism]] | [[Category:Activism]] |