Burn the Binary! - Selected Writings on the Politics of Trans... by Riki Anne Wilchins

The Transexual Menace, the first large direct action group for transgender rights, which was modeled along the lines of Queer Nation and which at one point boasted representatives in 40+ cities (co-founder Denise Norris). In 2001, Wilchins' work resulted in her being selected one of just six community activists named by TIME Magazine among its '100 Civic Innovators for the 21st Century.'Ī founding member of Camp Trans, since the mid-1990s Wilchins has been highly active in founding a number of organizations and events focused on gender issues, including: Wilchins' work and writing has often focused on youth, whom she not only sees as uniquely vulnerable to the gender system's pressures and harm, but whom she sees as capable of 'looking with fresh eyes.' Wilchins' work has been instrumental in bringing transgender rights into the mainstream LGBT movmement, and has helped bring awareness of the impact of gender norms to a wider audience. While this perspective has been widely accepted, its breadth has provoked criticism by some in the transgender community. While she started out as a transgender leader - founding the first national transgender advocacy group (GenderPAC) - her analysis and work broadened over time to include discrimination and violence regardless of individuals' identity. While this perspective has been widely accepted, its breadth has provoked critic Riki Wilchins is an activist whose work has focused on the impact of gender norms.

Riki Wilchins is an activist whose work has focused on the impact of gender norms.

Burn the Binary! - Selected Writings on the Politics of Trans... by Riki Anne Wilchins