POLITICS|GENDER
A Wrong Time to Object
Exploring gender, bias and political persecution
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a piece on the topic of transsexuality. Since I first published it, though, there are areas in which I’ve begun to have second thoughts about some of the issues I raised.
Today, anti-trans violence is escalating, provoked by politically motivated propaganda, and discriminatory laws are being passed in state after state. To point out my minor gripes with the trans movement at such a moment is, at best, obtuse. While there might be times to raise objections, if I were the one currently fearing for my life and rights, I know I wouldn’t be receptive to hearing those objections.
The Black Lives Matter movement has taken flack even from the left for some of the more extreme protest measures they’ve taken. But for those who bring up mere property damage as an argument against the protests that rose from George Floyd’s murder, the apathy is plain to see.
Finding a delicate way to raise issue with the tactics surrounding struggles for equality is no easy task. In fact, it’s such a tightrope to walk that I’m not quite sure it’s possible.
Something else I’ve begun to wonder about since I first posted that last article is just how immune I am to media…
