A chairdre!
I know I haven’t been posting, I’ve been developing and immersing myself in a new curriculum of feminist and transgender studies (hit me up for book recommendations).
For those who don’t know me, I’m Seanchaí (shawn-a-key), a grassroots educator and trans feminist.
In my absence, I’ve noticed we’ve had some new comrades join, and we’ve even had some coming outs (<3). This is wonderful, and also makes this the perfect opportunity to help prevent any tensions from cropping up by bridging the gap through education.
A few months ago we did a little question thread, and it went swimmingly. I would like for us to do the same again.
In this thread, I want people to ask whatever questions they have regarding gender, sexuality, feminism, intersectionality and any issues connected thereto. This will be a judgement free thread. These conversations can be fraught even amongst ostensible comrades, however I believe that a genuine engagement and education is the best way to build solidarity.
For that end, I will be personally responding to every question. This may take me some time! Be patient with me, I am a very busy lady and I want to make sure I give each and every one of you a thorough, researched answer with recommended reading for deeper understanding.
Anyone else is encouraged to answer as well in the meantime, of course! But I must ask, questioners and answerers alike, to extend each other grace, and as comrades with a genuine interest in building coalition and solidarity to engage each other with the utmost respect and in the best of faith.
This is a thread for learning new things and getting answers to questions you may otherwise be afraid to ask, or may not know where to direct yourself to finding the answers. I don’t want anyone to feel out of place for the limits of their knowledge, and I don’t want discussions getting shut down because these are tender topics, and conversation around them is so often unproductive due to the hostile climate of reaction.
It’d be good idea to pin this post / reading list to the community.
Hmm, yeah, not a bad idea. I could also maybe do a larger reading list with a little explanation like these ones have so people can tell if the book is something that catches their interest. I’ll consider it