An argument used by the LGB Alliance et al is that modern trans people are "transing" historical figures
That Queens were REALLY homosexuals - not transsexuals. But they ignore that the distinction between homosexuals and transsexuals was not nearly as clean as they assert \1
That Queens were REALLY homosexuals - not transsexuals. But they ignore that the distinction between homosexuals and transsexuals was not nearly as clean as they assert \1
Daily News (New York, New York), 1970-08-23
"Queen: Most feminine type of homosexual. See himself as a female. Plays feminine role in sexual relations. He's the caricature of a normal woman."
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"Queen: Most feminine type of homosexual. See himself as a female. Plays feminine role in sexual relations. He's the caricature of a normal woman."
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The Atlanta Constitution (Atlanta, Georgia), 1966-01-07
'1. The "narcissistic" homosexual is "nelly . . . swishy." He is effeminate and identifies himself as a woman. His emotions stopped maturing at a very early age.'
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'1. The "narcissistic" homosexual is "nelly . . . swishy." He is effeminate and identifies himself as a woman. His emotions stopped maturing at a very early age.'
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And contemporary homosexual activists sometimes actively attempted to 'homosexualize' transsexuals *against their will*
The Gay Liberator, issue 28, July 1, 1973
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The Gay Liberator, issue 28, July 1, 1973
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Fred Sargeant, in particular, is extremely aggressive in attempting to 'de-trans' the Stonewall Riots and subsequent rights activism - in direct contradiction to people actually IN the Stonewall Riot (rather than standing on nearby building stairs to watch)
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He sometimes tries to move the goalpost to the post-riot organizing. Saying that trans people were not involved. What he DOESN'T say is that by 'not involved' he means 'My partner and I tried to push them out.'
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Berkeley Barb, Volume 14, issue 24(357), June 16-23, 1972
"In New York, although TVs/TSs were NOT permitted to march by parade organizers, Lee Brewster’s Queens Liberation Front marched anyway. Ironically, the Stonewall riots were fought mostly by transvestites and transexuals"\7
"In New York, although TVs/TSs were NOT permitted to march by parade organizers, Lee Brewster’s Queens Liberation Front marched anyway. Ironically, the Stonewall riots were fought mostly by transvestites and transexuals"\7
DRAG Queens Vol. 1 No. 1 (1971)
"It was the effeminate or drag queen who stood up and yelled first and the loudest. [...]The so-called 'straight' looking, manly homosexual stood back and watched the police hammer the effeminate boys.... finally, they joined in."
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"It was the effeminate or drag queen who stood up and yelled first and the loudest. [...]The so-called 'straight' looking, manly homosexual stood back and watched the police hammer the effeminate boys.... finally, they joined in."
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The REASON the first marches were named the Christopher Street Liberation Day was actually an ACTIVE attempt to erase Stonewall from the narrative by Fred's partner Craig Rodwell. He felt it didn't provide the *respectable* image he wanted to project.
web-static.nypl.org/exhibitions/19…
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web-static.nypl.org/exhibitions/19…
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Prior to the riots, Craig Rodwell had actually already attempted to get the Stonewall closed down. Fred Sargeant described it as 'wasn't the type of place I felt comfortable in.' So you can see he was working to 'get rid of' the not respectable trans people BEFORE the riots.
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So the next time you get someone trying to tell you that 'Trans people didn't have anything to do with Stonewall or the Gay Liberation movement', feel free to tell them to f'off - and link them to this thread
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