Trans Feminism

	National Organization of Women Resolution: Oppression of Transgendered People It took three long years of constant education by members of the transgender community before the NOW became supportive. The highlight of that effort was the passage of this resolution, which later became reflected in their mission statement.
	The "Empire" Strikes Back: A Posttranssexual Manifesto by Sandy Stone Sandy Stone resigned her position of recording engineer at the all woman owned and run Olivia Records in response to protest within women's communities. Later she came under fire in Janice Raymond's Transsexual Empire where the incident at Olivia Records was appropriated as an example. In response to Janice Raymond's work Sandy wrote this essay.
	Choosing Terms of Empowerment by Jessica Xavier Jessica examines the language we use to describe ourselves, the disempowerment our choice of language often creates and how it can empower us as individuals and as communities.
	Transsexual Feminism and Transgender Politicization by Jessica Xavier Jessica looks through feminism at trans political activism, where it is lacking and tools to use in bringing about social change within our trans communities.
	Passing as Stigma Management by Jessica Xavier This is part one of a series that ran in (Chrysalis) Magazine. In this installment Jessica looked at Passing (as non-transsexual) as a way of managing a spoiled identity. (An Analytic Review of Stigma: Notes on the Management of Spoiled Identity by Erving Goffman)
	Passing as Privilege by Jessica Xavier This is part two of a series that ran in (Chrysalis) Magazine. In this installment, Jessica looks at the obsession to pass that surrounds trans people in the helping professions and is seen within our communities. She talks about how passing is privelege and reinforces so me of the hierarchy and oppression that takes palce in our communities.
	Trans Manifesto by Micah Bazant This is a radical trans manifesto challenging that trans people just need to fit in and disappear to be accepted by the general population.
	Whose Feminism is it, anyway? by Emi Koyama Emi points out the inherent new "racism" in the feminism of the community she livers in and other communities like it. This essay points out some of the hidden racism, genderism and ableism in many objections voiced over broad based inclusion. Emi dares to pose the question "Whose feminism is it, anyway?". This link is an acrobat/pdf file with printing disabled. This was originally published in Emi's zine, back copies are available for a couple of dollars you just need to Contact Emi Koyama.
	An Open Letter to Alix Dobkin by Emi Koyama Alix Dobkin is one of the pioneers in women's music. While she claims she does not intention of adding to the pain of trans people. She has called for exclusion of trans people, verbally attacked trans people, blamed trans people for the oppression they feel and blamed trans people for the continued existence of sexism. This has been done by presenting distortions and misinformation about trans people.This link is an acrobat/pdf file with printing disabled. This was originally published in Emi's zine, back copies are available for a couple of dollars you just need to Contact Emi Koyama.
	Treat 'Em Like Adults by Diana Courvant This link is an acrobat/pdf file with printing disabled. This was originally published in Emi's zine, back copies are available for a couple of dollars you just need to Contact Emi Koyama.
	Transfeminist Manifesto by Emi Koyama In this article Emi spells out Transfeminism and its role in feminism. Not all transfeminist may agree with Emi's work, but it definitely outlines themes that need to be addressed. This link is an acrobat/pdf file with printing disabled. This was originally published in Emi's zine, back copies are available for a couple of dollars you just need to Contact Emi Koyama.

This site was assembled by Anne Serene and is a collective work of people who teach various disiplines including: women's studies, psychology, sociology, gender study, social work, transgender study, queer studies, anthropology, etc. and wish to teach about transgenderism from a transgendered perspective as to be sensitive to the thinking and theory emerging from the transgender communities and to be sensitive to the issues and experiences of transgender people.
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