#Egyptian actor Hisham Selim revealed on TV that his child who was assigned female at birth had transitioned has been applauded on social media. He and his trans son Nour have been interviewed together. bbc.com/news/world-525… #LGBTQ
"Honestly, when thinking about it I thought, 'Thank God, it's not the other way around,'" Hisham Selim told DW Arabic.
Patriarchy always tears its fucking head:
Hisham Selim confessed that“his reaction might not have been the same if his son had wanted to identify as a woman”
Patriarchy always tears its fucking head:
Hisham Selim confessed that“his reaction might not have been the same if his son had wanted to identify as a woman”
Read this important analysis of the way Hisham Selim and #Egypt have reacted to the news of his trans son Nour: A ray of hope for the trans community, yet will we start seeing the forest for the trees? yallafeminists.home.blog/2020/05/11/a-r… #LGBTQ
“The religious scholars (in #Egypt) don’t decide the fate of transgender individual’s transition based on a genuine case of gender dysphoria...”
“When we take misogyny into consideration, it isn’t easy to imagine a hypothetical situation where a trans woman, who herself could still be connected to a respected public figure, goes on TV to talk about her experiences and struggles and be met with the same warmth and support“
