Intersectionality makes me sus. “Only black trans women can understand transmisogynoir” is true but doesn’t encourage coalition building of the type I’ve seen in College (children of Chinese immigrants and gay children both feeling outcast in Australia and building friendship alliances)
Intersectionality is the idea that a black trans woman faces different oppression than the sum of a woman, a black person, and a trans person. It's generally understood that the best person to ask about this oppression is a black trans woman. It's not the idea that only a black trans woman can fight a black trans woman's oppression, though I too have seen people try to do that sort of gatekeepy nonsense. Asking people to explain the struggles they face and understand each separately is actually a powerful tool for building coalitions.
Intersectionality makes me sus. “Only black trans women can understand transmisogynoir” is true but doesn’t encourage coalition building of the type I’ve seen in College (children of Chinese immigrants and gay children both feeling outcast in Australia and building friendship alliances)
Intersectionality is the idea that a black trans woman faces different oppression than the sum of a woman, a black person, and a trans person. It's generally understood that the best person to ask about this oppression is a black trans woman. It's not the idea that only a black trans woman can fight a black trans woman's oppression, though I too have seen people try to do that sort of gatekeepy nonsense. Asking people to explain the struggles they face and understand each separately is actually a powerful tool for building coalitions.