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Subject: CFP: Transfeminism / announcing transfeminism.org
Date: Fri, 19 May 2000 08:22:30 -0400


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>CFP - TRANSFEMINISM: AN ANTHOLOGY
>
>Editors: Emi Koyama & Diana Courvant
>Email: anthology-AT-transfeminism.org
>Web Site: http://www.transfeminism.org/
>
>We are seeking contributors for a new multi-cultural anthology finally
>integrating feminism with lived experiences of intersex and trans
>people. The anthology, _Transfeminism_, will give voice to those who
>stand in the gap created by common hostility between some members of
>feminist and trans movements and call attention to the existence of
>feminists with intersex or trans identities. Intersex/trans feminists
>and their allies face a number of barriers to dismantling the
>oppressions which target them, some related to identities as women,
>trans people, or intersex folks, but many not. Accepted contributions
>will explore ways in which synthesizing trans, intersex and feminist
>thinking and experiences can help overcome those barriers to ending
>sex- and gender-based oppressions.
>
>Writings that speak to the realities of complex lives, and insights
>from people who are members in more than one community are
>particularly valued. The anthology will derive wisdom from many
>communities and cultures. Contributors are free to write in the form
>and language that work best to communicate their ideas.
>
>Send a short proposal/abstract or a manuscript by December 1, 2000.
>Proposals that are selected by the editors will be due February 1,
>2001. Please send the material as an email attachment to
>anthology-AT-transfeminism.org or to Emi Koyama, Transfeminist Anthology
>Project, P.O. Box 40570, Portland, OR 97210-0570. When possible,
>please include a floppy disk with postal mail submissions. We accept
>most common document formats (e.g. Word, WordPerfect).
>
>Potential topics include:
>
>how trans/intersex oppression appears or manifests in different
>communities; medical ethics (transitioning, intersex management,
>etc.); transphobia, a weapon of sexism; reproductive choice, bodily
>autonomy and intersex/trans people; how trans/intersex men can educate
>other men about sexism; intersex/trans workers and imagery in sex
>industry; relations and interactions between trans and intersex
>communities; appropriation of intersex/trans existence; how trans/
>intersex existence challenge previous feminist theories; why are we so
>scared of intersex/trans people; how feminism has helped trans/
>intersex people; feminist analysis of body image/consciousness and
>intersex/trans experience; relations (or lack thereof) between anti-
>FGM movement and anti-IGM movement in the U.S.; violence against women
>and queers; language: what is inclusive language in a multi-lingual
>country?; anything related to "Barbie" and other topics that can get
>us sued (more publicity!); invisible gender transgressions; political
>paradox: taking actions, holding beliefs and having an identity your
>community does not endorse (personal is political revisited);
>intersection of experiences of people with disabilities & trans/
>intersex people; analysis of pathologization and stigmatization of
>gender identity disorder; class/race analysis of language/image/
>leadership and trans/intersex movements; pop culture representation of
>intersex/trans existence (that evil Springer included); immigration
>issues for intersex/trans people; problem of learning intersex/trans
>issues from outside sources (i.e. doctors and academics); smut and
>sex: how do trannies have sex? is tranny sex feminist?; analysis of
>MtF privilege over FtMs; invisibility of FtM existence and issues;
>gatekeeping women's communities; significant others of intersex/trans
>people; locating trans/intersex people in radical feminst sexual
>politics; boxers, briefs, or french cut with a little lace?; feminist
>transphobia and trans misogyny; horizontal hostility within intersex/
>trans communities; historical analysis/ history; intersection of
>ageism/adultism and trans/intersex community/activism/ leadership/
>images; analysis of the benefits of SRS; drag: is it being the gender
>you're not, or not being the gender you are?; trans/intersex inclusion
>in queer communities; redefining identity politics; privilege:
>creating new models; passing and privilege: what can intersex/trans
>communities learn from communities of color?; religion and women,
>trans people, and intersex people; role of sexual/romantic
>relationships in building bridges between intersex/trans feminists and
>non-intersex/trans feminists; conservatism within feminism and trans/
>intersex movements; humor (oops, wait, I forgot we were feminists!)
>
>About the editors:
>
>Diana Courvant is an activist, author, and currently the Programs
>Coordinator for the Survivor Project, the non-profit agency dedicated
>to addressing the needs of intersex and trans survivors of domestic
>and sexual violence. She has given workshops and lectures on variety
>of issues, including trans and intersex issues, domestic violence, and
>crip activism. Her writings has appeared in _This is What Lesbian
>Looks Like_ (1999), _Adios, Barbie: Young Women Write About Body Image
>and Identity_ (1998), and _Women's Health: Readings on Social,
>Economic and Political Issues_ (1999).
>
>Emi Koyama is a third wave feminist activist/theorist, zine producer,
>and the webchick of transfeminism.org. She has been actively involved
>in the movement against violence against women, and currently serves
>as a board member of the Survivor Project. She was invited as a
>plenary speaker to the Women in Higher Education National
>Teleconference at University of Minnesota. She plans to pursue a
>graduate degree in Women's Studies.
>