Title
More Than Adding a T: American Lesbian and Gay Activists' Attitudes Towards Transgender Inclusion
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2009
Abstract
This article is an exploration of American lesbian and gay activists' attitudes towards transgender inclusion in the LGBT movement. Lesbian and gay activists articulated different attitudes towards transgender inclusion that were inflected by their different subcultural histories and ability to make connections personally with transgender issues. Through an analysis of 32 semi-structured interviews with Midwestern lesbian and gay activists, this article examines the process by which lesbian and gay activists become transgender allies through making parallels to their own oppression or visible transgender discrimination. This research contributes to the existing literature on both collective identities and ally identities by contextualizing the formation of ally identities within the history of the LGBT movement.
Identifier
10.1177/1363460709103894
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Repository Citation
Stone, A. L. (2009). More than adding a T: American lesbian and gay activists' attitudes towards transgender inclusion. Sexualities, 12(3), 334-354. doi: 10.1177/1363460709103894
Publication Information
Sexualities