GSWS 0550 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Trans Man, Genderqueer, Trans Woman
2 Mar 2017
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Bullet points (3) for matt richardson"s good and messy: lesbian and. Richardson discusses the fine line between lesbian and transgender individuals as a continuum, these borders are not only contentious, but also messy (richardson 371). Can using the terms transgender help/hurt individuals who are in the interim: richardson shares that he has heard some black women say, When i am applying for funding, then i am transgender. What he first failed to realize was the continuum of sexuality is independent from the continuum of gender. Richardson also explores other histories regarding black transmen and transwomen (373): richardson explains the struggles of a black transwoman who had been part of a lesbian community and had participated frequently in the organization. When she came out, members of the organization determined, however, that she as a male infiltrator" who had to be extracted (373) This feeling that these black transmen have about not being considered a real man could trace back to slavery.
