elierlick

Eli Erlick is a 20-year-old queer trans woman, an activist, and the director of Trans Student Educational Resources. Her work and writing focuses on trans and queer organizations, youth, education, linguistics, identities, media, and health.

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By elierlick • 8 years ago

How Mainstream Feminism Exploits Intersectionality

During a Black Trans Lives Matter rally in Los Angeles, I overheard some of the other white transgender protesters discussing how they were great allies for attending and how rallies like this even help the white trans community. While ending police violence certainly does help white trans people, this is not why we should be participating in acts of solidarity.