Opinion: [anti-cis] supporters are not the real face of trans activismLee Williscroft-Ferris, August 19, 2013
I have an unswerving belief in the universal entitlement of all human beings to be treated with an equal level of dignity and respect...
I am the editor-in-chief of an LGBT magazine and, as such, am ever mindful of the need to ensure that the all-important T is not neglected. To this end, I organised So So Gay's first 'Trans Awareness' month earlier this year. This was a deliberate effort to focus our efforts on our trans brethren and the enormous contribution they make to our society, as well as highlighting the considerable work left to be done...
The brutal truth is that the fight for trans equality lags behind LGB liberation considerably. There is a great deal of absolutely abominable transphobia running rampant in the world at large. Experience tells us that many people, including LGB people are unable to distinguish between terms like 'trans', 'transsexual', 'transgender' and even 'transvestite'...
Social media can be a very important weapon in the quest to raise awareness and... to simply vent your anger at injustice and oppression. However, we are rightly quick to rise in indignation when it is misused in a manner which advances nothing.
Enter the #[anti-cis] debacle on Twitter.
