#ThemToo?: Trans Women Exclusionary Discourses in the #MeToo Era. Issue 3 (2nd October 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Boe, Joshua L.; Jordan, Lorien S.; Ellis, Émilie M.
• Is Part Of: Women & therapy. Volume 44:Issue 3/4(2021)
• Page Start: 319
• Page End: 336
• Publication Date: 2021-10-02
• Subjects: Feminist theory -- transfeminist theory -- trans women -- family therapy -- sexual violence; Women -- Mental health -- Periodicals; Feminist therapy -- Periodicals; 616.8914082
• DOI: 10.1080/02703149.2021.1961437
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0270-3149

Abstract

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.