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Jun 136 min read
The Last Year of Darkness Review
She throws up her middle finger as yet another taxi drives past. Eventually, a driver stops for the drag queen in the bridal dress and the
Aug 8, 20235 min read
Transgender Marxism: Personal Reading Thoughts
by Fili Gena This essay first appeared on the Feminist Political Economy and Global Development course blog in June 2023. In the past...
Nov 17, 202215 min read
Tiresias, Hera, Zeus: a Trans* Philosophical Reading
Tiresias, the blind prophet of Apollo of the ancient Greek mythological cycle of Oedipus, is regarded as one the first transgender character
Oct 1, 20228 min read
We don’t “look cis”, you cis-look at us!
By Michel (@blu.issima) Content note: vague talk of gender-based violence, transness, transphobia and trauma This article, structured...
Jun 23, 202210 min read
Queer Liberation is Human Liberation: A Breakdown
By J. S. Gupta The slogan of the day is “Trans Rights are Human Rights”. It is a slogan spoken in support of trans liberation and in...
Jun 3, 202225 min read
THE POVERTY OF BODIES: Commodities, Fetishism, and Nationalism
In this essay we will discuss the issue of the body in relation to nationalistic ideology and human rights, with a focus on the US...
May 5, 202223 min read
Binary Gendered Biology and its Discontents
The traditional arguments that transphobes use to justify their beliefs typically find their (apparent) strength through their appeal to...
May 3, 20223 min read
Questioning the Definition of (Cis/Trans)Gender
Even though the word ‘trans’ ‘bear[s] a myriad of divergent meanings, for the many people who use them,’[1] transgender studies scholars...
Jan 21, 202217 min read
How is Gender Non-Normativity Othered in Medieval Art?
In this essay, I will be referencing Marvels of the East, Mappa Mundi, and The Book of John Mandeville as examples of how non-normative gend
Jan 19, 20224 min read
Conflating LGBTQIA+ with Trans: TERF Island and Transphobia at UK Universities
In case you’re not aware, trans-positive academics and related nerds have dubbed the UK ‘TERF Island’ because of our notoriously...
Jan 17, 20224 min read
Reading List for (Pseudo)Students
Disclaimer: This reading list will be in a state of constant change, much like ourselves (and my gender lol). Films (Films with an...
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