Feminists for Patriarchy?: TERFs and the Far-Right
Channel: Firestorm Books
Date: 13/03/2023

When Judith Butler called TERFs fascist in a 2021 op-ed, some assumed that the influential feminist theorist was being hyperbolic. But in recent years, an emerging alliance between anti-trans radical “feminists” and the far-Right has brought together TERFs and media personalities like Tucker Carlson, right-wing think-tanks like the Heritage Foundation, and even open white supremacists like the Proud Boys. While this coalition is strange, it’s not unprecedented—we can see its roots in the historic collaboration between white feminists and Right-wing Christians who sought to use state power against pornography and sex work in the late 1970s and 80s.

In this virtual conversation, two researchers from Health Liberation Now! explain the far-Right/TERF crossover, share information on the key players, and offer some ideas about what communities can do to stay safe and oppose the political forces acting in opposition to health liberation for transgender, detransitioned, retransitioned, and gender diverse people.

This event was a fundraiser for jailed forest defenders in Atlanta. Learn more at atlsolidarity.org.

Health Liberation Now! (healthliberationnow.com) is a free resistance resource offering critical insight into the gaps in transgender health and connected politics for transgender, detransitioned, nonbinary, and gender diverse people. Everyone has the right to safe, effective, and compassionate health care that reflects the full spectrum of their needs, experiences, and right to self-determination.

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