Thread by @reclaimingtrans

By linking Critical Race Theory to "Gender Ideology" and calling both an attack on "American life", Shier proves once again that transphobia is deeply intertwined with white supremacy.

Shrier frames Critical Race Theory as an attack on white people and "Gender Ideology" as an attack on (white) cis women and girls. She is horrified by the idea of children being educated about gender diversity and given freedom to decide what gender they are.

Shrier claims that "gender confused people" are prone to joining BLM or antifa movements and claims that "trans activists" and adherents of "Gender Ideology" are recruiting young people into becoming both trans and revolutionaries.

Anti-racists and anti-fascists working to overthrow white supremacy, fascism and authoritarianism and trans people working to resist and uproot transphobia and patriarchy are both cast as threats to Shrier's version of America.

Shrier distinguishes between "reasonable" transgender adults who agree with her and dangerous irrational "trans activists" who are a threat to society and "vulnerable" (white) cis women and girls. She makes it clear there's a place for trans people w/ right-wing politics.

She also recites a history of gender dysphoria and trans people that is pure transphobic mythology. As someone who's researched trans history, including the history of trans medicine, it was painful to read such blatant bullshit. Transphobes don't care about facts.

Here's a link to Shrier's article for those interested.
archive.vn/eoZuk

I also highly recommend people check out the work of @gp_jls, including her fantastic book Histories of the Transgender Child, for the real history of trans children and pediatric transition and how it intersects with white supremacy and racial politics.
jewishcurrents.org/the-anti-trans…