Update on the WOC clinic that had problematic language re: treating of transgender pop.

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quinacridones talks about the response from the previously radical woc clinic (that had some transphobic language on its website), explaining that they are so cash strapped that they are not providing medical services at all, and that they are having serious trouble locating medical staff that do not pathologize women based on a number of oppressive factors Please go read the whole thing. Also Questioning Transphobia has has the full set of communiques between the clinic and their bloggers, further hashing out the details of their current dire condition. Which is completely fucked in so many ways, and considerably complicates the picture. However commenter algormortis points out that the language on the website is still transphobic, and that needs to be addressed. EDIT: Because basically, while the clinic was in operation, it had issues providing care to trans women. And that is problematic.


In the meantime: voz_latina has been inspired by this whole mess to produce a film project on the serious, life-threatening, downright refusal to provide medical care to the transgender female population that is the norm. Its is called the Trans Female Health Experience Media Project She also has a discussion going here I also suggest this threadat Feministe, (via bfp) in which the comments break down exactly what is wrong with the language used on the website and why it is such a problem. (There is much less fail here than normal, but there is some).

In the meantime: Seeking Avalon first drew my attention to the fact that Pam's House Blend is banning people for referring to folks who are not part of the transgender population as "cis". She links to a post on Questioning Transphobia, which explains that some white gay guy felt insulted by the word. Whereupon Autumn, one of the transgender regulars, backed up by siteowner Pam, decided to cater to his privilege at the expense of transfolk. And used MLK Jr. quotes to back up her argument. Which is...interesting, to say the least. Then she followed that up with a rather eyebrow raising post again privileging the feelings of white gays over trans folk And the tone argument was strong.

And so fail continues to roll in left and right...

Comments

[la-vie-noire.livejournal.com]

..............

Okay, I have heard about the last thing, but I couldn't believe someone would take that man seriously. Dear God. Pam's House Blend is so full of fail.

[unusualmusic.livejournal.com]

They are going so far as to have a Civility Day. *is speechless*

[unusualmusic.livejournal.com]

I had been getting some pings with some rather intersectional race fail on PHB before. Full blown transgender related fail was rather unexpected, however

[maschalismos.livejournal.com]

[blinks and stares blankly because this shit DOES NOT COMPUTE]

[virginia-fell.livejournal.com]

Whoa. I, uh... am completely blown away by this. I know that I should be angry, because I can tell that this deserves anger. But right now I'm far too baffled at the objections to "cis-" to properly form the emotional response that I know is coming.

I just... WTFery abounds.

[popelizbet.livejournal.com]

I am going to smack someone.

[voz-latina.livejournal.com]

Seeing all this in one place just made my brain fail. And that's even with my involvement with it all piece by piece.

There are limits to how much stupid I can assimilate at once.

[abydosangel.livejournal.com]

Right now I'm very disturbed at the revelation that this clinic is unable to stay open.

Hm.

/refrains from rambling again in your space.

[unusualmusic.livejournal.com]

Ramble away if you feel like it. I too am rather disturbed at this entire thing, though I am not surprised that they are having trouble getting the medical professionals that they need. Not many doctors want to look after the poor, and even fewer can do so without pathologizing said poor and considering themselves all-knowing rescuers