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Barbers, Gender, & Why $5 Matters

Started by Natasha, June 01, 2011, 08:39:03 PM

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June 01, 2011, 08:39:03 PM
Barbers, Gender, & Why $5 Matters

http://www.bilerico.com/2011/06/barbers-gender-why-five-dollars-matters.php
6/1/11
Filed By Rev. Emily C. Heath

I am sometimes struck by the reluctance of LGBTQ people to embrace the fight against gender discrimination as our own. The reality is that what happened today at the barber shop is a queer issue. We might be apt to dismiss it as a "women's issue" that's not relevant to the greater movement. But there's a danger in that. Beyond the fact that justice for us must be connected to justice for other groups, there is the reality that we live in a society obsessed with the gender binary and limited gender roles. The idea that it's a short jump from gender expectations to homophobia and transphobia seems at times to be lost on us.
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