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Title: Op-ed: Trans, Intersex Visibility and the Myth of Scarcity
Post by: suzifrommd on June 22, 2015, 01:10:50 PM
Post by: suzifrommd on June 22, 2015, 01:10:50 PM
Op-ed: Trans, Intersex Visibility and the Myth of Scarcity
BY H. Adam Ackley June 22 2015
http://www.advocate.com/commentary/2015/06/22/op-ed-trans-intersex-visibility-and-myth-scarcity
As transgender civil rights have progressed and positive media attention increased in the past year, so have concerns about scarcity of coverage for the differing issues of each community.
In academic terms, this is known as the "scarcity myth." It's predicated on the belief that there is a finite amount of attention available for certain marginalized communities — pressuring any such coverage to be reflective of the entire community. This myth — and make no mistake, it is a myth — can encourage a dangerously divisive competition for resources in the wider LGBTQIA community.
BY H. Adam Ackley June 22 2015
http://www.advocate.com/commentary/2015/06/22/op-ed-trans-intersex-visibility-and-myth-scarcity
As transgender civil rights have progressed and positive media attention increased in the past year, so have concerns about scarcity of coverage for the differing issues of each community.
In academic terms, this is known as the "scarcity myth." It's predicated on the belief that there is a finite amount of attention available for certain marginalized communities — pressuring any such coverage to be reflective of the entire community. This myth — and make no mistake, it is a myth — can encourage a dangerously divisive competition for resources in the wider LGBTQIA community.