tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614841571339583501.post2138624789854341838..comments2023-11-02T08:17:49.134+00:00Comments on Law and Sexuality: How did the T get in LGBT?Chris Ashfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12071159399124287824noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614841571339583501.post-27456237328828119492007-10-10T07:37:00.000+01:002007-10-10T07:37:00.000+01:00Massive thanks for your post Lena. The links will...Massive thanks for your post Lena. The links will be a great help to our students. I've noticed on responses to academic lists that yours is a widely held view and a view that I saw 'in action' as an activist in the UK 7/8 years ago. Then, there was a big debate in the LGB student community as to whether they should be re-named LGBT. The T-Community that was able to give a view was in favour - the controversy came from the LGB community.Law & Sexualityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12343173411234187478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614841571339583501.post-46834955406749990272007-10-10T01:19:00.000+01:002007-10-10T01:19:00.000+01:00The problem is Aravosis is factually wrong. There'...The problem is Aravosis is factually wrong. There's a <A HREF="http://leftinsf.com/blog/index.php/archives/2236" REL="nofollow">long-history of trans involvement in the LGB community</A> that Aravosis whitewashes over. Involvement even in the face of (up until rcently) leading LG groups <A HREF="http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2007/10/why-transgender-community-hates-hrc.html" REL="nofollow">repeatedly purging trans people </A>(and butches, and nellies, etc.) in the name of respectability.<BR/><BR/>If trans people have been absent, it's because folks like Aravosis slammed the door in our faces.Lena Dahlstromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09168550510368219281noreply@blogger.com