Claiming Victimhood: Victims of the “Transgender Agenda”

B. Colliver
{"title":"Claiming Victimhood: Victims of the “Transgender Agenda”","authors":"B. Colliver","doi":"10.1108/978-1-83982-848-520211014","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Transgender people have received substantial attention in recent years, with gender identity becoming a focal point of online debate. Transgender identities are central in discussions relating to sex-segregated spaces and activities, such as public toilets, prisons and sports participation. The introduction of ‘gender neutral’ spaces has received criticism focused on a perceived increased risk of sexual violence against women and children. However, little is known about the implications these constructions have for who is able to claim a ‘victim status’. \nThese issues are examined in this chapter in which I provide a critical analysis of the techniques used by individuals to align themselves with a ‘victim status’. These claims are presented and contextualized within varying notions of victimization, from being victims of political correctness to victims of a more aggressive minority community. This feeds into an inherently transphobic discourse that is difficult to challenge without facing accusation of perpetuating an individual’s ‘victimhood’. Transphobic rhetoric is most commonly expressed through constructing transgender people as ‘unnatural’, ‘sinful’ or as experiencing a ‘mental health issue’. This chapter argues that the denial of transphobia and simultaneous claims of victimization made by the dominant, cisgender majority are intrinsically linked.","PeriodicalId":117534,"journal":{"name":"The Emerald International Handbook of Technology Facilitated Violence and Abuse","volume":"47 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2021-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"The Emerald International Handbook of Technology Facilitated Violence and Abuse","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83982-848-520211014","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 1

Abstract

Transgender people have received substantial attention in recent years, with gender identity becoming a focal point of online debate. Transgender identities are central in discussions relating to sex-segregated spaces and activities, such as public toilets, prisons and sports participation. The introduction of ‘gender neutral’ spaces has received criticism focused on a perceived increased risk of sexual violence against women and children. However, little is known about the implications these constructions have for who is able to claim a ‘victim status’. These issues are examined in this chapter in which I provide a critical analysis of the techniques used by individuals to align themselves with a ‘victim status’. These claims are presented and contextualized within varying notions of victimization, from being victims of political correctness to victims of a more aggressive minority community. This feeds into an inherently transphobic discourse that is difficult to challenge without facing accusation of perpetuating an individual’s ‘victimhood’. Transphobic rhetoric is most commonly expressed through constructing transgender people as ‘unnatural’, ‘sinful’ or as experiencing a ‘mental health issue’. This chapter argues that the denial of transphobia and simultaneous claims of victimization made by the dominant, cisgender majority are intrinsically linked.
宣称受害者身份:“跨性别议程”的受害者
近年来,变性人受到了极大的关注,性别认同成为网上讨论的焦点。跨性别身份是有关公共厕所、监狱和体育活动等性别隔离空间和活动的讨论的核心。“性别中立”空间的引入受到了批评,人们认为这增加了针对妇女和儿童的性暴力风险。然而,很少有人知道这些结构对谁能够声称“受害者地位”的影响。这些问题将在本章中进行检查,我将对个人使用的技术进行批判性分析,以使自己与“受害者身份”保持一致。从政治正确的受害者到更具侵略性的少数族裔社区的受害者,这些主张在不同的受害概念中被呈现和背景化。这助长了一种固有的跨性别恐惧症的话语,这种话语很难在不面临使个人的“受害者身份”永久化的指责的情况下受到挑战。恐跨性别言论最常见的表达方式是将跨性别者描述为“不自然”、“有罪”或经历“心理健康问题”。本章认为,对跨性别恐惧症的否认和同时由占主导地位的顺性多数人提出的受害主张是内在联系的。
本文章由计算机程序翻译,如有差异,请以英文原文为准。
求助全文
约1分钟内获得全文 求助全文
来源期刊
自引率
0.00%
发文量
0
×
引用
GB/T 7714-2015
复制
MLA
复制
APA
复制
导出至
BibTeX EndNote RefMan NoteFirst NoteExpress
×
提示
您的信息不完整,为了账户安全,请先补充。
现在去补充
×
提示
您因"违规操作"
具体请查看互助需知
我知道了
×
提示
确定
请完成安全验证×
copy
已复制链接
快去分享给好友吧!
我知道了
右上角分享
点击右上角分享
0
联系我们:info@booksci.cn Book学术提供免费学术资源搜索服务,方便国内外学者检索中英文文献。致力于提供最便捷和优质的服务体验。 Copyright © 2023 布克学术 All rights reserved.
京ICP备2023020795号-1
ghs 京公网安备 11010802042870号
Book学术文献互助
Book学术文献互助群
群 号:604180095
Book学术官方微信