LGB HistoryDoes anyone know of a great summary to how the T took upon the community ?

submitted by bellatrixbells from self.LGBDropTheT

I hope this isn't inappropriate to post. My uncle, who is very close to me, is a boomer who came out in the late nineties after being married for roughly 25 years with a kid. I'm hoping to get his testimony and that of his friends on record regarding what it was to be a closeted boomer till it really became socially acceptable (whatever that may mean) to be gay (for a personal project) but I would like to get him introduced to the turn Pride (as a corporation of some sort I guess?) has taken in the past decade regarding the T and get his opinion on it.
However, my understanding of the situation comes from being on social media and reading from many sources which forged my opinion.
So I'm trying my luck : can anyone on here think of a good reference/link that somewhat sums it up ? Thanks for any input and take care all, hang on ! ❤️

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[–]SedateApe 19 insightful - 1 fun19 insightful - 0 fun20 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I came out, kind of, when I was 17 back in 1978. But I was in the military for the next six years so I was kinda closeted until my time was up in 1984. That's when I kicked that door right off it's hinges 😀

At this time the "LGB" was just getting it's act together as a social and political voice. There was no T in the beginning, no matter what "other" want to tell us.

Everyone has to remember that back in those days there wasn't an internet or cell phones. All this cross country organizing had to be done my postal mail, phones with cords and wires, and if they worked...early fax machines.

Talk about adding the T started hitting the Philly area, where I lived, in the early 90s I think. There were huge arguments about having the T added. See, back them the T stood for transvestites not transgenders. Transvestites were gay men who dressed as women for "work." And that work was as street prostitution. The T was finally agreed upon when it was said to include straight cross dressers, Drag Queens, and Drag Kings along with the transvestites.

It wasn't until around 2005 that the T got turned into meaning transgender people. This was done without checking first with the LGB community, nor those the T was originally meant for.

[–]bellatrixbells[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Very interesting, and this ending isn't surprising at all. Thank you !

[–]MezozoicGayoldschool gay 12 insightful - 1 fun12 insightful - 0 fun13 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

You can just show graphics of that Oxford professor, it will make it clear where all the money went and that this movement is not opposed by, but supported by big corporations and homophobic goverments ("better trans than gay", and some countries, like Iran, are going to extreme with this).

[–]bellatrixbells[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Are you referring to Selina Todd ?

https://www.bbc.com/news/education-51248684 ?

[–]MezozoicGayoldschool gay 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I meant this topic

[–]bellatrixbells[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Wow ! Thank you !

[–]PassionateIntensity 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

It's such a long convoluted story, you'd need a whole book. This might help: https://medium.com/@sue.donym1984/the-great-erasure-203a124fa02c https://medium.com/@sue.donym1984/stonewasnt-a7f82a372d50 https://medium.com/@sue.donym1984/a-republican-billionaire-is-funding-the-trans-movement-and-conversion-therapy-junk-science-c0a824c3fb96 https://medium.com/@sue.donym1984/the-transgender-movement-and-bad-stats-a-debunking-compilation-31760947b382

[–]bellatrixbells[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Seems like a good author to read from, thank you !