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Updat ed October 1 5, 2 01 3 5:1 0 PM
Are ‘Trans Rights’ and ‘Gay Rights’ Still Allies?
Debaters
Trans Advocat es Welcome Gay Allies
Susan Stry ker, Institute for LGBT Studies
Transfolk were not alway s em braced by the gay -rights m ov em ent. But gay s and lesbians are certainly welcom e in ours.
The Two Variables Don’t Alway s Int ersect
John Corv ino, author, "What’s Wrong With Hom osexuality ?"
Sexual orientation and gender identity v ary independently . Does m aintaining the L.G.B.T. coalition m ake logical and practical sense?
There’s Only One Movement
Tiq Milan, GLAAD
The idea that trans inclusion takes away from gay s and lesbians is dated. Today 's conv ersation is about respect for all L.G.B.T. people.
Our Allies Must Not Eclipse Us
Thom as McBee, writer
Ev en as som e trans issues becom e m ore v isible, there is a risk that trans people them selv es m ay be silenced.
A Movement That ’s a Lit t le More Radical
Mattilda Bernstein Sy cam ore, activ ist and author
Trans people need not jum p on a bandwagon for m arriage and m ilitary inclusion, hate crim e legislation, consum erism and patriotism .
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Are 'Trans Rights' and 'Gay Rights' Still Allies? - Room for Debate - NYTimes.com
The Bullies Don’t Draw a Dist inct ion
Lav erne Cox, actress and adv ocate
Ev ery one has a stake in ending the stigm a against trans identities, but gay people m ay hav e a m ore personal interest.
Introduction
Samuel Kubani/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images A
parade last month in Slovakia celebrated lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender pride. But does that alliance make sense?
The gay -rights m ov em ent has racked up som e big wins in the past few y ears. First it was: “Obam a Ends ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Policy .” And then: “Suprem e Court
Bolsters Gay Marriage With Two Major Rulings.” But tim e and again, federal m easures to protect transgender Am ericans hav e faltered.
Does it still m ake sense to think of trans rights as part of the gay -rights m ov em ent? Or at this point, is it a different cam paign with different goals?
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