Social Movements & Politics

Transgender’s History, Bodies, and Intersex: Reflections

Transgender and Intersex under Biopolitics1 Over the years, more people identify themselves as nonbinary or trans*. A study at Williams Institute at UCLA discovered that the percentage of trans* adults increased from 0.3 to 0.6 percent (Davis, 2018). The internet and social movements for the trans* community help more people learn and accept trans*gender and/or…

The Pronoun Go-Round

Is the Pronoun Go-Round helpful for the Trans* Community? I’m glad that I was able to share my thoughts in class on topics likesharing pronouns in public. I was given the assignment to explain my thoughts.Here’s what I wrote for class, except that this is an edited version of myanswer: The pronoun go-round breaks traditional…