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.