A Trans-Inclusive Feminism - a podcast by Amy McMurtrie, Anya Saravanan, Ayan Shirwa, Emma Hart, and Iris Lee

Recently well-known author &second wave feminist Germaine Greer angered transgender &gender diverse people and their supporters with a new wave of transphobic comments.  Trans women Regan Bleechmore&Lisbeth Latham, and Gender&Cultural studies academic Jessica Kean share their thoughts on the intersection of the transgender experience&feminism.Trigger warning: Please note that the content in this week's show may be triggering for some transgender and gender diverse people, as our guests&hosts explore transphobia, femmephobia,&transmisogyny.Jessica Kean, Lecturer in Gender and Cultural studies at the University of Sydney gives a quick 101 on what is transgender&genderqueer identity, and shares her thoughts on Greer's recent comments. Trans woman Regan Bleechmore delves deeper into the history of transgender exclusion in the feminist movement, and Lisbeth Latham talks about how you can be a good trans ally.Germaine Greer is scheduled to speak at Cardiff University in the UK on the 18th of November. It's never too late to sign the petition asking Cardiff University to cancel her talk.For further reading on the topic, both Regan&Lisbeth suggested Julia Seranos book Excluded: Making Feminist and Queer Movements More Inclusive, and Whipping Girl. Music featured was by Two Steps on the Water.

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