Robyn’s description of a trans movement conceived as being for and run by white people, when in fact it is predominantly trans people of colour who are experiencing homelessness at disproportionate rates, raises the question of priorities in the political movement for trans liberation. In the media, much of the focus on ‘trans rights’ in recent years has been on legislative rights (such as streamlining the process for legal gender recognition or having a gender-neutral passport), and on social conduct, such as checking a person’s pronouns. This emphasis stems in part from a media agenda set by
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