trans people should definitely be included in "LGBT". For one, many people are both trans and are gay. If you're asking if i think there should be a gay history and a trans history month separately, i don't think so yet because the history of the liberation of those two in our culture are intertwined - Stonewall was started by a bisexual trans woman, trans people were naturally included in the original pride and both fought for acceptance and expansion of queer spaces.
It's possible that now that the upper class gays have their ability to get married and not be fired for being gay they'll turn on trans comrades and start leaving them behind. This is what lesbian terfs are, basically. Cursed, i know. Anyway, should trans history and gay history diverge appreciatively i would be fine with them having separate history month or realms of study. For now, gender and sexuality is a newish field anyway and seem somewhat linked so there really is no reason to separate the two.
BTW its a huge terf whistle to call for "dropping the T" from LGBT. They think trans people are not valid/real basically and "take away from gay rights". So even more reason to not try to separate gender and sexuality unity from the phrase. Trans people, many of whom are also gay in some way, started the fight for LGBT rights, and we all belong together.
These are all very good points. I really appreciate you spoon feeding us this stuff when it definitely isn't your job.
I'm not a terf and I didn't mean to make it sound like a dogwhistle. I wholeheartedly agree that we all belong together, and I love my trans comrades <3
I felt like I should add that so any terfs who happen to read this don't get the idea that they have an ally here.
It's alright comrade, i figured your questions were in good faith :) Just wanted to give you a heads up about that phrase since you seemed out of the loop :)
trans people should definitely be included in "LGBT". For one, many people are both trans and are gay. If you're asking if i think there should be a gay history and a trans history month separately, i don't think so yet because the history of the liberation of those two in our culture are intertwined - Stonewall was started by a bisexual trans woman, trans people were naturally included in the original pride and both fought for acceptance and expansion of queer spaces.
It's possible that now that the upper class gays have their ability to get married and not be fired for being gay they'll turn on trans comrades and start leaving them behind. This is what lesbian terfs are, basically. Cursed, i know. Anyway, should trans history and gay history diverge appreciatively i would be fine with them having separate history month or realms of study. For now, gender and sexuality is a newish field anyway and seem somewhat linked so there really is no reason to separate the two.
BTW its a huge terf whistle to call for "dropping the T" from LGBT. They think trans people are not valid/real basically and "take away from gay rights". So even more reason to not try to separate gender and sexuality unity from the phrase. Trans people, many of whom are also gay in some way, started the fight for LGBT rights, and we all belong together.
These are all very good points. I really appreciate you spoon feeding us this stuff when it definitely isn't your job.
I'm not a terf and I didn't mean to make it sound like a dogwhistle. I wholeheartedly agree that we all belong together, and I love my trans comrades <3 I felt like I should add that so any terfs who happen to read this don't get the idea that they have an ally here.
It's alright comrade, i figured your questions were in good faith :) Just wanted to give you a heads up about that phrase since you seemed out of the loop :)