,9T]L9K+ \R ,/RUGGLES 9 ,G5D] & ,QUE] ,ISSUES 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,B&ILANG ,ITIM 

,TEXT 3 

,SIL5CE IS NOT GOLD5 

,SOME AMONG US 9 ,B&ILANG ,ITIM >E M5 :O >E CISG5D] &_/OR HET]OSEXUAL4 ,AS CIS_/HET M5 9 ,B&ILANG ,ITIM :O >E RAIS$ ) ! PRIVILEGE ( BE+ M51 WE >E NOT EXP]TS ON G5D] OR QUE] ISSUES NOR HAVE EXP]I5CE AS WOM5 OR QUE]4 ,?IS \<T NOT MEAN WE /AY SIL5T ON ! ISSUES ?AT CONFRONT \R SI/]S & QUE] SIBL+S4 ,AS ,ADRI5NE ,ONDAY DECL>ES 9 H] IMPORTANT PIECE1 0,WRA? ,OV] ,PRIDE3 ,A CALL-\T PO/ TO 'RADICAL' CIS 7HET7 M5 & !IR 9ADEQUACY 9 G5D] /RUGGLES10 0.<,Y.>\R SIL5CE IS VIOL5CE TO US40 ,\R SIL5CE IS VIOL5CE TO ?OSE /RUGGL+ AGA9/ G5D]-BAS$ OPPRESSION4 ,WE HAVE PEOPLE WE LOVE--P>TN]S1 FAMILY1 COMRADES1 & FRI5DS--:O >E QUE] OR :O >E WOM51 & WE [E IT TO !M TO SPEAK AGA9/ CI%ET]ONORMATIVE DISCRIM9ATION & PATRI>*AL PRACTICES ?AT P]SI/ 9 \R MILIEUS & 9 \R SPACES4 ,QUE] PEOPLE & WOM5 >E ANGRY ?AT !Y /ILL EXP]I5CE DISCRIM9ATION1 9FANTILIZATION1 & OPPRESSION )9 \R SPACES4 ,!Y >E TIR$ ?AT !Y >E CONSI/5TLY ALONE :5 !Y SPEAK \T AGA9/ !IR [N OPPRESSION4 ,NOT HAV+ QUE] EXP]I5CES IS NOT A REASON = /AY+ SIL5T4 ,IF WE DO NOT HAVE !SE EXP]I5CES OR EXP]TIZE1 WE !N \<T TO DEF] TO ! EXP]I5CES ( QUE] PEOPLE & WOM54 ,! ISSUE ( SIL5CE1 C5SOR%IP1 OR IGNORANCE ( WOM5 OR QUE] ISSUES IS ALSO A VIOL5CE ITSELF4 ,:5 WE >E SIL5T WE >E ACCOMPLICES TO ! VIOL5CE ( ! PATRI>*AL SY/EM & ! 9TRICATE NETWORK ( OPPRESSION4 ,WE MU/ JO9 WOM5 & QUE] PEOPLE & SPEAK \T = & ) !M ESPECIALLY 9 SITUATIONS & SPACES :]E !Y MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SPEAK = !MSELVES4 

,WE MU/ REMEMB] ?AT \R FRE$OM IS 9T]L9K$4 ,\R FRE$OM IS 9T]L9K$ 9 SU* A WAY ?AT IF \R QUE] OR WOM5 NEI<BOR IS SIL5C$ & SUBJUGAT$1 !N ?AT W\LD MEAN \R FRE$OM IS BUT A PRIVILEGE ?AT CAN BE REVOK$4 0,FRE$OM IS BUT PRIVILEGE EXT5D$1 UNLESS 5JOY$ BY ONE & ALL10 AS A V]SION ( ,! ,9T]NATIONALE IS SUNG4 ,\R FRE$OM IS 9T]DEP5D5T & COMPLIM5T>Y ) ANO!R 9 ?AT ! FL\RI%+ ( ONE ALL[S ! FL\RI%+ ( ! O!R4 ,9 ! SAME WAY1 IF SOMEONE'S FRE$OM IS ?REAT5$1 !N ALL \R FRE$OMS >E ?REAT5$4 ,\R FRE$OM !N RELIES ON ! FRE$OM ( O!RS 9 ORD] = IT TO BE AFFIRM$4 

,?US WE CANNOT CALL \RSELVES FREE IF ?OSE >\ND US /ILL SUFF] FROM DOM9ATION SU* AS ?AT ( TRANSPHOBIA1 DISCRIM9ATION1 OR MISOGYNY4 ,AS AN>*I/ !ORI/ ,MIKHAIL ,BAKUN9 WROTE1 0,I AM TRULY FREE ONLY :5 ALL HUMAN BE+S1 M5 & WOM51 >E EQUALLY FREE4 ,! FRE$OM ( O!R M51 F> FROM NEGAT+ OR LIMIT+ MY FRE$OM1 IS1 ON ! CONTR>Y1 ITS NECESS>Y PREMISE & CONFIRMATION40 ,BLACK FEM9I/ & CIVIL RI<TS ACTIVI/ ,AUDRE ,LORDE W\LD CONCUR3 0,I AM NOT FREE :ILE ANY WOMAN IS UNFREE1 EV5 :5 H] %ACKLES >E V]Y DIFF]5T FROM MY [N40 

,\R ATTITUDE AS ALLIES \<T NOT BE AS SAVIORS4 ,WE MU/ REJECT PATRONIZ+ ATTITUDES BEH9D HELP+ WOM5 & QUE] PEOPLE & REJECT ! A CI%ET]ONORMATIVE EQUIVAL5T ( A 0:ITE MAN'S BURD540 ,WE ALREADY KN[ ?AT WOM5 & QUE] PEOPLE HAVE !IR [N AG5CY2 \R TASK AS ALLIES IS !N TO SUPPORT !IR AG5CY1 BOO/ !IR VOICES1 FOLL[ QUE] & WOM5 LEAD]%IP1 & WORK TOGE!R4 ,AS AN ,ABORIG9AL ACTIVI/ GR\P 9 ,QUE5SL& 9 ! #a#i#gS SAID1 0,IF Y\ HAVE COME H]E TO HELP ME1 Y\ >E WA/+ Y\R TIME4 ,BUT IF Y\ HAVE COME BECAUSE Y\R LIB]ATION IS B\ND UP ) M9E1 !N LET US WORK TOGE!R40 ,LIB]ATION IS A COLLECTIVE TASK & IS NOT SOME?+ ?AT CAN BE GIV5 OR GRANT$4 

,LIKEWISE1 WE \<T NOT =W>D AN 0ALLY%IP0 BAS$ ON M]E PASSIVE SUPPORT4 ,AS ! 9DIG5\S PROVOCATION 0,ACCOMPLICES ,NOT ,ALLIES0 SUGGE/1 WE NE$ TO BE ACCOMPLICES 9 ACTIVELY DISMANTL+ ! /RUCTURES ( OPPRESSION4 ,?IS TIES 9TO FOLL[+ QUE] & WOM5 LEAD]%IP & 9 SUPPORT+ !IR AG5CY4 

,:AT \<T \R 9T]SECTIONALITY LOOK LIKE8 ,A MODEL = 9T]SECTIONALITY COMES FROM ,DR4 ,ANGELA ,DAVIS1 :O SAID ?AT WOM51 QUE] PEOPLE1 & P>TICUL>LY ! TRANS COMMUNITY HAVE %[N US ?AT1 BECAUSE !Y %[ ?AT ! NORMALCY ( CI%ET]ONORMATIVITY & PATRI>*Y CAN BE *ALL5G$1 ! NORMALCY ( POLICE1 JAILS1 & PRISONS CAN ALSO BE *ALL5G$3 

,SO IF WE WANT TO DEVELOP AN 9T]SECTIONAL P]SPECTIVE1 ! TRANS COMMUNITY IS %[+ US ! WAY4 ,& WE CAN'T ONLY PO9T TO1 & WE NE$ TO PO9T1 TO CASES SU* AS ! MURD] ( ,TONY ,MC,DADE1 = EXAMPLE4 ,BUT WE NE$ TO GO BEYOND ?AT & RECOGNIZE ?AT WE SUPPORT ! TRANS COMMUNITY PRECISELY BECAUSE ?IS COMMUNITY HAS TAU<T US H[ TO *ALL5GE ?AT :I* IS TOTALLY ACCEPT$ AS NORMAL4 ,& ,I DON'T ?9K WE W\LD BE :]E WE >E TODAY--5C\RAG+ EV] L>G] NUMB]S ( PEOPLE TO ?9K )9 AN ABOLITIONI/ FRAME--HAD NOT ! TRANS COMMUNITY TAU<T US ?AT IT IS POSSIBLE TO EFFECTIVELY *ALL5GE ?AT :I* IS CONSID]$ ! V]Y F\NDATION ( \R S5SE ( NORMALCY4 ,SO IF IT IS POSSIBLE TO *ALL5GE ! G5D] B9>Y1 !N WE CAN C]TA9LY1 EFFECTIVELY1 RESI/ PRISONS1 & JAILS1 & POLICE4 

,BECAUSE WOM5 & QUE] PEOPLE >E ABLE TO RADICALLY QUE/ION :AT IS P]CEIV$ TO BE NORMAL1 !Y %[ US ! WAY TO *ALL5GE & RESI/ O!R NORMS ?AT \<T BE QUE/ION$4 ,IF ,DR4 ,DAVIS SUGGE/S ?AT BY *ALL5G+ ! G5D] B9>Y ! TRANS COMMUNITY MAKES IT POSSIBLE TO ALSO *ALL5GE & RESI/ SY/EMS ( POLIC+ & 9C>C]ATION1 !N P]HAPS WE CAN TAKE /EPS FUR!R4 ,WE CAN !N *ALL5GE O!R NORMS ?AT SO CASUALLY DOM9ATE1 :E!R IT BE ,CAPITAL1 ! ,/ATE1 OR ! V]Y NOTION ( HI]>*Y ITSELF4,TO PUT IT 9 ANO!R WAY1 ! NOTION ( ! NORMALCY OR OR?ODOXY IS AN 9/RUM5T ( CONTROL BY ! ,/ATE & ,CAPITAL1 & QUE]NESS--EMBODI$ & 9 PRACTICE--IS AN AFFRONT TO ?AT4 

,WOM5 & QUE] PEOPLE >E !N 9TEGRAL TO ! FI<T AGA9/ SY/EMS ( DOM9ATION LIKE ! /ATE & CAPITALISM4 ,)\T !M1 A LIB]ATORY PROJECT WILL BE WOEFULLY 9COMPLETE4 ,AS ,ONDAY REM9DS US 9 H] PIECE1 0.<,W.>E CAN CREATE SPACES ( TRUE LIB]ATION )\T Y\ .<'RADICAL' CIS 7HET7 M5.>1 BUT Y\ CANNOT CREATE SPACES ( TRUE LIB]ATION )\T US40 

,SUPPORT = QUE] PEOPLE & WOM5 %\LD NOT BE PR$ICAT$ SIMPLY ON ! 9TEGRAL PLACE !Y HAVE 9 ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ DOM9ATION2 \R SUPPORT = !M MU/ BE UNCONDITIONAL & = ITS [N 5D4 ,JU/ AS AN ECOLOGY ?RIVES & IS MORE RESILI5T 9 DIV]SITY1 HUMAN SOCIETY IS EQUALLY 5RI*$ & MADE /RONG] 9 DIV]SITY4 

,:AT MU/ WE AFFIRM8 

,WE AFFIRM AN OPPOSITION TO PATRI>*Y1 ?AT SY/EM ( DOM9ATION :I* PR$ATES CAPITALISM4 ,WE AFFIRM ?AT WOM51 TRANSG5D] PEOPLE1 & G5D] NON-CON=M+ 9DIVIDUALS ALL EXP]I5CE OPPRESSION DUE TO ! PATRI>*Y4 ,PATRI>*Y AS A SY/EM HAS NOT ALWAYS EXI/$4 ,IF PATRI>*Y HAD TO BE BUILT & 9/ITUT$1 IT CAN ALSO BE DISMANTL$ & ABOLI%$4 ,IF !RE >E CULTURES & PEOPLES 9 ?IS WORLD ?AT HAVE NOT 9/ITUT$ PATRI>*Y1 !N WE KN[ = C]TA9 ?AT A WORLD )\T PATRI>*Y IS A V]Y REAL POSSIBILITY4 ,9 ! ,PHILIPP9ES1 PATRI>*Y WAS 9/ITUTIONALIZ$ 9 ! COLONIAL SY/EM ?AT SY/EMATICALLY ]AS$ 9DIG5\S PRACTICES4 ,AMONG ! ,BONTOK PEOPLE ( ! ,CORDILL]AS :O RESI/$ COLONIZATION UNTIL ! #b? C5TURY1 RAPE WAS UNHE>D ( & DID NOT EXI/ UNTIL REC5TLY1 AS DOCUM5T$ 9 ! DOCUM5T>Y ,WALANG ,RAPE SA ,BONTOK 7,BONTOK1 ,RAPELESS74 ,IF PATRI>*Y IS NOT A NATURAL OR ET]NAL 9/ITUTION1 !N IT CAN ONLY MEAN ?AT PATRI>*Y & RAPE CULTURE HAD TO BE LE>N$ & 9/ITUT$4 ,SIMIL>LY1 IF PATRI>*Y1 9CLUD+ CI%ET]ONORMATIVITY1 >E =MS ( DOM9ATION ?AT HAD TO BE LE>N$ & 9/ITUTIONALIZ$1 !N IT CAN BE UNLE>N$ & ABOLI%$4 

,WE AFFIRM AN OPPOSITION TO CI%ET]ONORMATIVITY1 ?AT NORM UPHELD BY ! PATRI>*AL ORD]4 ,PATRI>*Y AS A SOCIAL ORD] PRIVILEGES C]TA9 BODIES OV] O!RS1 EV5 C]TA9 MALE BODIES OV] O!R MALE BODIES4 ,TO C\NT]ACT SU* PRIVILEGES1 WE MU/ PLAT=M1 LI/5 TO1 & FOLL[ VOICES :O >E DELIB]ATELY UND]PRIVILEG$ BY CI%ET]ONORMATIVITY4 ,WE MU/ HOLD \RSELVES ACC\NTABLE TO H>MS P]PETUAT$ & MAKE REAL /EPS T[>DS RECONCILIATION & ! CESSATION ( H>MS4 

,WE AFFIRM ! NE$ = 9T]SECTIONALITY4 ,WE AFFIRM ?AT ! /RUGGLE = EQUALITY & JU/ICE IS ONE ) ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ OPPRESSION BY ! ,/ATE & BY ,CAPITAL4 ,ISSUES ?AT FACE WOM5 & QUE] PEOPLE >E NOT CONF9$ TO \R [N CIRCLES & ORGANIZATIONS1 BUT ALSO 9 ! WORKPLACE & ! /REETS4 ,DISCRIM9ATION CONT9UES TO ADV]SELY AFFECT WOM51 :O FACE H>ASSM5T & OBJECTIFICATION 9 ! WORKPLACE4 ,QUE] PEOPLE CAN BE DISQUALIFI$ FROM JOBS & FACE PREJUDICE AT ! H&S ( ! GOV]NM5T :O REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE--& AS SU* 9VALIDATES--!IR ID5TITY4 

,AS WE AFFIRM 9T]SECTIONALITY1 WE !N REJECT CLASS R$UCTIONI/ ATTITUDES4 ,! PLURALITY ( /RUGGLES DOES NOT DI/RACT FROM ! /RUGGLE 9 CLASS2 RA!R 9T]SECTIONS ( /RUGGLE >E 9TEGRAL 9 COMBAT+ DOM9ATION 9 ALL ITS =MS4 ,WE DO NOT ?9K LIB]ATION FROM ,CAPITAL OR ! ,/ATE CAN BE COMPLETE )\T LIB]ATION FROM CI%ET]OPATRI>*Y4 

,WE AFFIRM ?AT TRANS WOM5 >E WOM51 ?AT TRANS M5 >E M54 ,WE AFFIRM ?AT :ILE G5D] IS A SOCIAL CON/RUCT1 IT HAS REAL MAT]IAL CONSEQU5CES 9 ! =M ( NOT JU/ DISCRIM9ATION1 BUT A POSITIVE ID5TITY4 

,WE AFFIRM ?AT G5D] IS A SPECTRUM1 ?AT O!R G5D]S \TSIDE ! G5D] B9>Y >E VALID4 ,?IS MEANS WE EXPLICITLY AFFIRM ! VALIDITY ( NON-B9>Y G5D]S & PEOPLE :O ID5TIFY AS NON-B9>Y4 

,H[ ,WE ,WILL ,BE ,BETT] 

,WE HAVE A SEXI/ PROBLEM 9 \R AN>*I/ MILIEU AS EVID5C$ BY ! LACK ( WOM5 & QUE] PEOPLE :O 9HABIT \R SPACES4 ,IF \R SPACES >E SUPPOS$LY RADICAL1 \<T ?AT MEAN IT IS ALSO RADICALLY 9CLUSIVE8 ,IT IS AN UN=TUNATE FACT ?AT AN>*I/ SPACES 9 ! ,PHILIPP9ES HAVE BE5 OV]:ELM+LY C5T]$ >\ND M54 ,OR TO PUT IT ANO!R WAY1 M5 DOM9ATE AN>*I/ SPACES 9 ! ,PHILIPP9ES4 ,\R SPACES !N >E NOT AS 9CLUSIVE AS WE CLAIM4 ,AS CIS_/HET M51 WE MU/ ACKN[L$GE ! SPACE WE TAKE UP EV5 9 ONL9E SPACES4 ,WE HAVE TO F9D A WAY TO MAKE \R SPACES MORE WELCOM+ = WOM5 & QUE] PEOPLE4 ,!RE >E NO EASY ANSW]S TO ?IS & WE HAVE TO TAKE ! 9ITIATIVE TO IMPLEM5T SU* *ANGES T[>DS SAF] SPACES BECAUSE WE HAVE ! PRIVILEGE TO DO SO3 ! PRIVILEGE TO C\NT]ACT \R [N PRIVILEGES4 

,SO :AT CAN WE DO TO C\NT]ACT SEXISM & MAKE \R SPACES SAF]8 ,= />T]S WE CAN LI/5 TO WOM5 & QUE] PEOPLE :5 !Y SPEAK UP & PLAT=M !M SO ?AT !IR VOICES MAY REA* F>!R4 ,!RE IS A C]TA9 CYCLE 9 :I* WOM5 & QUE] PEOPLE CAN GET TRAPP$ 94 ,!Y EXP]I5CE OPPRESSION OR >E EXCLUD$1 SPEAK UP AB\T IT1 & !N >E MANSPA9$ TO 7?AT IS1 !IR EXP]I5CES 9VALIDAT$ BY M5 :O SAY SO 9 SO MANY WORDS7 :I* ( C\RSE ANG]S !M1 :I* !N RESULTS 9 !IR EXCLUSION4 ,SU* A CYCLE ONLY RE9=CES ! PR$OM9ANCE ( M5 9 \R RADICAL SPACES4 ,WE MU/ BREAK ?IS CYCLE ?R\< LI/5+ TO WOM5 & QUE] PEOPLE1 PLAT=M+ !M 9 \R SPACES & PLAT=MS1 & FOLL[+ !IR LEAD]%IP4 

,ANO!R WAY WE CAN C\NT]ACT SEXISM & MAKE \R SPACES SAF] IS BY BE+ M9DFUL ( ! SPACE WE TAKE UP1 H[ WE--AS M5-->E NOT BO!R$ BY A C]TA9 MA*O T5D5CY TO TALK OV] WOM5 & QUE] PEOPLE4 ,BE+ M9DFUL ( ! SPACE WE TAKE UP CAN BE 9 ! =M ( NORMALIZ+ PRON\N *ECKS AS AN ACKN[L$GM5T ?AT 0HE_/HIM0 IS NOT A DEFAULT G5D]4 7,ON ?AT PO9T1 WE CAN ALSO USE ! ,FILIP9O PRON\N =M 0SIYA0 :I* IS ALREADY G5D] NEUTRAL1 OR IF 9 ,5GLI%1 ! USE ( 0!Y_/!M0 OR A DELIB]ATE USE ( 0%E_/H]0 9 HYPO!TICAL EXAMPLES47 ,WE NE$ TO DEVELOP ! SELF-AW>5ESS TO QUE/ION IF & :5 \R P]SPECTIVE >E MALE-SPECIFIC4 ,JU/ AS 0HE_/HIM0 IS NOT ! DEFAULT G5D]1 SO IS ! MALE EXP]I5CE NOT ! DEFAULT EXP]I5CE4 ,ISSUES LIKE M5/RUAL POV]TY1 UNPAID LABOR1 RAPE & SEXUAL ABUSE 9 WORKPLACES & PRISONS >E ALL EXP]I5CES WE OV]LOOK IF WE DEFAULT TO A MALE EXP]I5CE4 ,EV5 EXP]I5CES LIKE POV]TY :I* M51 WOM51 & QUE] PEOPLE FACE1 IS EXP]I5C$ DIFF]5TLY BY WOM5 & QUE] PEOPLE4 ,SU* ISSUES NECESS>ILY HAVE DIFF]5T IMPLICATIONS IF A P]SON IS QUE] OR ( A DIFF]5T G5D] 

,WE CAN ALSO BE M9DFUL ( WOM5 & QUE] PEOPLE 9 \R SPACES BY ASK+ !M 0>E Y\ OKAY80 & TAK+ CONSID]ATIONS = !IR WELL-BE+4 ,WE CAN ASK !M H[ WE C\LD HELP !M FEEL MORE WELCOM+ 9 ! SPACES & TAKE /EPS TO EJECT PEOPLE FROM \R SPACES :O >E DOM9AT+1 BE+ CREEPS OR ACT+ 9 AN ABUSIVE MANN]4 ,IT IS ! B>E/ M9IMUM TO KEEP \R SPACES FREE FROM SEXUAL H>ASSM5T OR OPPRESSION4 

,IF !RE IS H>M DONE )9 ! MOVEM5T1 :E!R SPECIFIC ABUSE OR A SY/EMIC ISSUE LIKE SEXISM1 !N !SE %\LD BE ADDRESS$ BY REAL /EPS T[>DS ACC\NTABILITY4 ,WE NE$ TO BE ABLE TO HOLD 9DIVIDUALS ACC\NTABLE & = 9DIVIDUALS TO HOLD !MSELVES ACC\NTABLE4 ,ACC\NTABILITY IS A RECOGNITION ?AT A H>M HAS BE5 DONE & REAL /EPS TAK5 TO BE BETT]4 ,!SE SORT ( PROBLEMS MU/ BE CONFRONT$ UP FRONT1 ) BO? HURT & ?OSE :O DID ! HURT+ BE+ ABLE TO ACKN[L$GE ! PROBLEM & TAKE REAL /EPS T[>D RECONCILIATION & DO+ BETT]4 ,IF ! H>M CANNOT BE RECONCIL$ LIKE 9 SEXUAL ABUSE1 !N ! MILIEU IS BETT] (F EJECT+ ! ABUS] FROM !IR SPACES ALTOGE!R4 ,H>M DONE IS NOT A MATT] ( 9T5T1 & ?OSE :O DO H>M MU/ UND]/& ?AT1 O!RWISE WE RISK UPHOLD+ 9DIVIDUAL REPUTATIONS OV] ! VALID EXP]I5CES ( ?OSE H>M$4 ,REG>DLESS ( 9T5T1 ?IS HAPP5$ & !SE >E ! EFFECTS4 ,! QUE/ION N[ IS3 ,H[ CAN WE DO BETT] & PREV5T ?IS H>M FROM RECURR+ & REPRODUC+8 ,SU* ACC\NTABILITY MEASURES >E NOT !RE TO DE/ROY 9DIVIDUALS OR ORGANIZATIONS--UNLESS ( C\RSE ! MATT] IS SEXUAL ABUSE & RAPE1 :I* 9 CASE1 SU* 9DIVIDUALS ABSOLUTELY MU/ BE EJECT$ FROM \R SPACES & ORGANIZATIONS ?AT DEF5D !M SIMIL>LY EJECT$4 ,EXCEPT 9 ! CASES ( RAPE & SEXUAL ABUSE WE DO NOT WANT TO DE/ROY ANYONE1 WE WANT !M TO BE BETT] & TO MAKE \R SPACES SAF]4 

,! AIR+ ( CRITIQUES & ( ! DEM&S TO RECTIFY H>MS >E NOT SIMPLY ! AIR+ ( 0DIRTY LAUNDRY10 SO TO SPEAK4 ,!RE WILL BE PEOPLE :OSE GUT REACTION IS TO ASSOCIATE SU* CRITIQUES & DEM&S ) MALICI\S 9T5T4 ,WE MU/ RESI/ ?IS URGE TO DISMISS !SE CRITIQUES & DEM&S AS MALICI\S AS !SE >E ! DEF5SE ME*ANISMS = PRES]V+ ! /ATUS QUO ( ! PATRI>*AL ORD] & ! 9TRICATE NETWORK ( OPPRESSION4 

,ANO!R WAY WE CAN MAKE \R SPACES SAF] IS BY UPHOLD+ AN ANTI-OPPRESSION /ANCE ?AT TAKES A PROACTIVE /ANCE AGA9/ MISOGYNY1 RAPE CULTURE1 TRANSPHOBIA1 & O!R H>MFUL ATTITUDES4 ,WE CANNOT COMPROMISE ON 9CLUSIVITY4 ,:AT W\LD ?IS LOOK LIKE8 ,= EXAMPLE1 WE1 AS ,B&ILANG ,ITIM1 >E V]Y MU* WILL+ TO BREAK ) ANTI-TRANS 9DIVIDUALS & ORGANIZATIONS EV5 IF ?IS MEANS =GO+ COOP]ATION ) L>G] GR\PS4 ,COOP]ATION ) P>TN]S CANNOT BE PR$ICAT$ ON A COMPROMISE ) TRANSPHOBIA OR ANY O!R DISCRIM9ATORY PRACTICE4 ,WE ABSOLUTELY CANNOT TOL]ATE H>MFUL BEHAVIOR & WE WILL V]Y MU* CUT TIES ) PEOPLE :O P]SI/5TLY & UNAPOLOGETICALLY CONT9UE TO DO H>MFUL BEHAVIOR4 ,WE MU/ REMEMB] ?AT SU* DISCRIM9ATORY PRACTICES HAVE REAL FATAL CONSEQU5CES = HI<] RATES ( SUICIDE & 9FLICT$ VIOL5CE 79CLUD+ MURD]7 AMONG & AGA9/ WOM5 & QUE] PEOPLE4 ,EXCLUSION FROM SUPPOS$LY SAFE OR RADICAL SPACES IS A VIOL5CE AGA9/ !M ?AT 9VALIDATES !IR ID5TITIES & EXP]I5CES :I* LEADS TO !IR ISOLATION4 ,EXCLUSION IS !N LIT]ALLY FATAL 9 SU* CIRCUM/ANCES4 

,AS A CONSEQU5CE1 ?IS MEANS WE CANNOT & WILL NOT WORK ) GR\PS ?AT HAVE TAK5 AN OV]TLY TRANSPHOBIC /ANCE1 SU* AS ,DEEP ,GRE5 ,RESI/ANCE 7,D,G,R74 ,WE !N URGE ! AN>*I/ MILIEU 9 ! >*IPELAGO TO EI!R RU?LESSLY DEM& ASSOCIATES LIKE ,D,G,R TO CEASE !IR ANTI-TRANS POSITIONS & DEM& (FICIAL APOLOGIES OR DISASSOCIATE ) SU* ANTI-TRANS GR\PS & P]SONS ALTOGE!R4 ,! ,D,G,R GR\P'S TRANSPHOBIA IS WELL DOCUM5T$ 9 >TICLES SU* AS 0,AGA9/ ,DEEP ,GRE5 ,RESI/ANCE0 PUBLI%$ 9 ! ,9/ITUTE = ,AN>*I/ ,/UDIES4 ,! PRIM>Y AU?OR ( ,DEEP ,GRE5 ,RESI/ANCE 7! BOOK7 & CO-F\ND] ( ,D,G,R1 ,>IC ,MC,BAY1 EV5 CAME \T & SAID ?AT !Y LEFT ,D,G,R DUE TO ITS TRANSPHOBIA & RE-AFFIRM$ ?AT NE$ = SOLID>ITY & TRANS-9CLUSION4 ,NUM]\S O!R >TICLES DOCUM5T ,D,G,R'S TRANSPHOBIA1 9CLUD+ ITS ,WIKIP$IA >TICLE4 ,! TRANSPHOBIA ( ,D,G,R IS NOT M]ELY A SLIP ( ! TONGUE OR A ONE-(F EV5T ?AT CAN BE APOLOGIZ$ =1 IT IS A RECURR+ H>M & !IR TRANS-EXCLUSION>Y FEM9ISM IS 5%R9$ 9 !IR IDEOLOGICAL PROGRAM ITSELF4 ,UNLESS ,D,G,R REMOVES !IR TRANS-EXCLUSION>Y IDEOLOGY FROM !IR SYLLABUS1 !Y WILL REMA9 TO BE A TRANSPHOBIC ORGANIZATION4 ,! CONT9U+ SUPPORT & COLLABORATION ) ,D,G,R IS A COMPROMISE BAS$ ON EXCLUD+ TRANS WOM5 & M5 & ?IS IS UNACCEPTABLE4 ,TO CONT9UE TO PLAT=M ,D,G,R IS TO CONT9UE TO PLAT=M TRANSPHOBIA4 ,EJECT+ ,D,G,R FROM \R AN>*I/ SPACES OR AT LEA/ DEM&+ !M TO R5\NCE TRANSPHOBIA IS A V]Y MU* A*IEVABLE GOAL4 ,IF !Y DO NOT R5\NCE TRANSPHOBIA1 WE MU/ MAKE IT CLE> ?AT !Y WILL BE ISOLAT$ & ATOMIZ$ 9 !IR /RUGGLE2 WE CAN MAKE SPACES = LIB]ATION ) OR )\T !M4 ,REJECT+ H>MFUL PRACTICES & REJECT+ ALLIANCES ) GR\PS ?AT P]PETUATE DISCRIM9ATION %\LD BE ! B>E M9IMUM4 ,IF \R VALUES IS H+$ ON FI<T+ OPPRESSION 9 ALL ITS =MS1 !N ACTIVELY & L\DLY SPEAK+ UP AGA9/ !SE H>MFUL PRACTICES & TIES \<T BE \R NORM4 

,BEYOND ! M9IMUM !N1 WE NE$ TO /EP UP & AMPLIFY ! VOICES ( QUE] PEOPLE & WOM54 ,AS ALLIES1 \R TASK IS TO LI/5 TO !M & SUPPORT !IR AG5CY4 ,9 ! SAME S5TIM5T1 WE MU/ MAKE KN[N ! EF=TS ( \R SI/]S & QUE] SIBL+S1 RECOGNIZ+ !IR CONTRIBUTIONS TO LIB]ATORY >T1 MUSIC1 & LIT]ATURE1 & ! ACTIONS !Y TAKE ALONGSIDE US 9 /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! ,/ATE & ,CAPITAL ACROSS ! WORLD4 ,BY RAIS+ ! ISSUES ( SY/EMIC DISCRIM9ATION 9 LABOR1 BY PURSU+ $UCATION ON G5D] 9CLUSIVITY 9 \R COMMUNITIES1 & SUPPORT+ FEM9I/ & QUE] MOVEM5TS & ORGANIZATIONS1 WE CAN OV]COME ! /ATUS QUO & GIVE ATT5TION TO ISSUES ?AT AFFECT !M1 & 9 TURN1 AFFECT US TOO4 ,WE MU/ ALSO RAISE ! ISSUE ( VIOL5CE AGA9/ NON-M5 COMMITT$ BY M5 LIKE DOME/IC ABUSE & RAPE & ABSOLUTELY EJECT ABUS]S FROM \R SPACES & DEM& ACC\NTABILITY :]E !RE IS H>M4 

,9 A CASE LIKE ! ,PRIDE #b :]E MEMB]S ( ! QUE] ,NAT,DEM ORG ,BAHA<>I W]E W>RANTLESSLY >RE/$ = ORGANIZ+ A ,PRIDE RALLY & PROTE/1 ! B>E/ M9IMUM W\LD BE TO ADD \R VOICES TO ! *ORUS ( RAGE4 ,9 A CASE LIKE ,FABEL ,P9$A--:O WAS RAP$ BY POLICE & !N ASSASS9AT$ AFT] FIL+ CASES AGA9/ ! RAPI/ COPS--WE CAN HI<LI<T ! 9T]SECTION ( POLICE VIOL5CE & G5D]-BAS$ VIOL5CE4 ,9 A TIME :5 WOM5 >E TREAT$ BY POLICE AS COMMODITIES 9 EX*ANGE = SAFETY1 & QUE] ACTIVI/S >E BRUTALLY DETA9$ :ILE !IR ID5TITIES >E 9SULT$1 ! LEA/ WE CAN DO IS TO %[ !IR CAPTORS ! TRUE MEAN+ ( BAYANIHAN3 SOLID>ITY1 REG>DLESS ( SEX & G5D]2 A REVOLUTION>Y LOVE4 

,WE HOPE ?AT ?IS DOCUM5T CAN BE P>T ( ! DISCUSSION TO FUNDAM5TALLY ABOLI% ! PATRI>*AL & CI%ET]ONORMATIVE NORMS PRES5T EV5 & ESPECIALLY AMONG ! AN>*I/ SPACES 9 ! >*IPELAGO4 ,?IS IS NOT AN EASY TASK1 & D\BTLESS !RE WILL /ILL BE MI/AKES1 BUT WE MU/ P]SEV]E 9 \R COMMITM5T = TOTAL LIB]ATION IF WE >E S]I\S AB\T AN>*Y 9 ! >*IPELAGO4 ,WE HOPE ?AT O!R 9FO%OPS & COLLECTIVES BO? 9 & BEYOND ! ,LOCAL ,AUTONOM\S ,NETWORK TAKE SIMIL> /EPS 9 SELF-REFLECTION & TAKE POSITIONS AS ALLIES4 

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,FEBRU>Y #a1 #bba 3 ,9T]L9K+ \R ,/RUGGLES 9 ,G5D] & ,QUE] ,ISSUES -- ,ADD$4 
,JANU>Y #g1 #bbb 3 ,9T]L9K+ \R ,/RUGGLES 9 ,G5D] & ,QUE] ,ISSUES -- ,UPDAT$4 

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