Abstract

Trans women experience sexual violence at alarming rates; however, due to societal cisnormativity, people often remain unaware of such rates. As digital feminist movements, such as #MeToo, gain momentum, this moment represents an opportune time to illuminate how trans exclusionary discourses may exist in feminist movements. Using transfeminist theory as an analytic tool, we discuss how the #MeToo movement may displace trans women’s bodies allowing for further violence to occur. Through disrupting the phallus as the “source” of sexual violence, we hope to reduce the assumption that trans women are sexual predators. In this call to action, we invite clinicians to take a stance to end transgender oppression and advocate for transformative change.

摘要

跨性别女性以惊人的速度遭受性暴力；然而，由于社会顺应性，人们往往不知道这样的比率。随着#MeToo 等数字女权运动获得动力，这一刻是阐明女权运动中如何存在跨性别排斥话语的好时机。使用跨性别主义理论作为分析工具，我们讨论了#MeToo 运动如何取代跨性别女性的身体，从而导致进一步的暴力行为发生。通过破坏阴茎作为性暴力的“来源”，我们希望减少跨性别女性是性侵犯者的假设。在这个行动呼吁中，我们邀请临床医生采取立场结束跨性别压迫并倡导变革。