Janice Raymond's inflammatory book "The Transexual Empire: The Making of the
She-Male" is covered, in which a connection between transexualism and naziism is
imagined through some curious leaps of imagination. Citing Magnus Hirschfeld
being German as a link, somehow, despite his institute and its literature being
the highlight of nazi book burnings. That nightmare of a book came out in 1979.
Meanwhile, the BBC [[https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/02/11/graham-linehan-newsnight-transgender-children-nazi-doctors-puberty-blockers/][continues to host nutjobs making the same exact claims]].
** Sylvia Rivera's speech
Susan does a real nice job of contextualizing Sylvia Rivera's [[file:20210104192606-ya_ll_better_quiet_down_speech.org][short impassioned
speech]] in 1973, which was featured in Netflix's "[[file:20210104192232-disclosure_trans_lives_on_screen.org][Disclosure]]" documentary,
regarding divisions and tensions with cis and white members of the gay and
feminist movements.
** Pathology and treatment
The contradiction is pointed out between the pathologization of queer and trans
identities (there is something wrong that needs to be treated) vs. labeling
treatment as cosmetic or otherwise not medically necessary (don't treat it).
#+begin_quote
In spite of it being recognized by psychomedical professionals as a legitimate
and diagnosable psychopathology, treatments for GID were not covered by health
plans in the United States because they were considered “elective,” “cosmetic,”
or even “experimental.” This was a truly inexcusable double bind—if GID was a
real psychopathology, its treatment should have been insurable as a legitimate
health care need; if treating it was not considered medically necessary, it
should not have been listed as a disease.
#+end_quote
* Chapter 5: The Millennial Wave
** AIDS and the reclamation of "Queer"
Interesting. It's now gotten into the reclamation of the "queer" [[file:20210104201824-slur.org][slur]] as part of
the various LGBT communities coming together to deal with the AIDS epidemic. Not
the most fun way to pull disparate communities together, but certainly an
effective one. *Diseases, it turns out, are quite impactful on disadvantaged
