Comments on: Transabled http://transabled.org/glossary/transabled-2.htm Talking about Body Integrity Identity Disorder - Just another disability! Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:51:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-beta2 hourly 1 By: Kyla http://transabled.org/glossary/transabled-2.htm/comment-page-1#comment-3656 Kyla Sat, 21 Apr 2007 01:12:20 +0000 http://localhost/transabled/glossary/transabled-2.htm#comment-3656 Unfortunately, there's a painfully accurate saying that I grew up with: "The road to social progress can only be paved with the blood of martyrs." The first generation (and frequently the first several) pushing for a particular social change will inevitably be tortured and slaughtered mercilessly - if not literally, at least figuratively. Unfortunately, there’s a painfully accurate saying that I grew up with: “The road to social progress can only be paved with the blood of martyrs.” The first generation (and frequently the first several) pushing for a particular social change will inevitably be tortured and slaughtered mercilessly - if not literally, at least figuratively.

]]> By: Sean http://transabled.org/glossary/transabled-2.htm/comment-page-1#comment-3499 Sean Fri, 20 Apr 2007 07:52:32 +0000 http://localhost/transabled/glossary/transabled-2.htm#comment-3499 Thank you Kyla, this is so true, yet so very sad :( I am reminded of a chant we used to sing at protests: "united, we will never be defeated". Oh humm Thank you Kyla, this is so true, yet so very sad :(

I am reminded of a chant we used to sing at protests: “united, we will never be defeated”.

Oh humm

]]> By: Kyla http://transabled.org/glossary/transabled-2.htm/comment-page-1#comment-3498 Kyla Fri, 20 Apr 2007 07:24:42 +0000 http://localhost/transabled/glossary/transabled-2.htm#comment-3498 "This sadly appears to be contrary to the thinking of most amputee transabled folks." Unfortunately, this is not the only place where this phenomenon of infighting to further weaken the ranks of an already-marginalised group. It always seems to take the form of slicing off a piece of the group and saying "Look! They're even stranger than we are - so our subset of the group should be taken seriously, as long as we don't associate with THEM OVER THERE." While it may have some limited success in short-term actions, in the long-term, it's detrimental to all parts of the group. To draw an example from my personal situation: I'm transsexual and transabled. However, if I admit to being transabled, I automatically disqualify myself from eligibility for GRS to treat the transsexuality - so I'm forced to 'distance' myself from the TA community. Of course, this doesn't stop me from speaking about it - here, or other places - but it does mean that I need to be EXTRA careful about protecting my identity. “This sadly appears to be contrary to the thinking of most amputee transabled folks.”

Unfortunately, this is not the only place where this phenomenon of infighting to further weaken the ranks of an already-marginalised group.

It always seems to take the form of slicing off a piece of the group and saying “Look! They’re even stranger than we are - so our subset of the group should be taken seriously, as long as we don’t associate with THEM OVER THERE.” While it may have some limited success in short-term actions, in the long-term, it’s detrimental to all parts of the group.

To draw an example from my personal situation: I’m transsexual and transabled. However, if I admit to being transabled, I automatically disqualify myself from eligibility for GRS to treat the transsexuality - so I’m forced to ‘distance’ myself from the TA community. Of course, this doesn’t stop me from speaking about it - here, or other places - but it does mean that I need to be EXTRA careful about protecting my identity.

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