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Sam Hope
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Is queer a slur?
Back in the early 1990s, “queer” became an important branch of activism and academia. Some elements of the community objected to the use of a by then rather antiquated slur (note it has also been an in-community term since at least the 1930s if not before). Possibly not coincidentally, those same people who didn’t like the use of the word, also tended not to like what it represented. Those folks w
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More books by Sam Hope…
“When Margaret Thatcher transitioned her speaking voice to a more male register to be listened to by men of the House of Commons, she was not scrutinised in the same way a trans man would be - her voice was mainly praised ... becoming more masculine is always [socially] favoured over perceived femininity.”
― Person-Centred Counselling for Trans and Gender Diverse People: A Practical Guide
― Person-Centred Counselling for Trans and Gender Diverse People: A Practical Guide
“I would much rather be rejected for who I am than accepted for who I am not.”
― Person-Centred Counselling for Trans and Gender Diverse People: A Practical Guide
― Person-Centred Counselling for Trans and Gender Diverse People: A Practical Guide
“When somebody types on their smartphone and sends a message over the internet that someone is 'unnatural', it is worth remembering that the internet and smartphones are also 'unnatural'.”
― Person-Centred Counselling for Trans and Gender Diverse People: A Practical Guide
― Person-Centred Counselling for Trans and Gender Diverse People: A Practical Guide
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