"People used to ask, 'Why do you need the T? Isn't this just about who you love?'" says Dr. Kade Simmons, a sociologist and trans man based in Chicago. "But gender identity is the scaffolding upon which love, expression, and even survival are built. You can't separate the trans struggle from the queer struggle, because to police gender is to police sexuality."
This is a return to the roots of queer culture. Before the rainbow capitalism of Pride parades, there was the underground. The ballroom scene of Paris is Burning wasn't just about voguing; it was about creating families ( houses ) for queer and trans youth thrown away by their blood relatives. indian shemale jerking
If there is a lesson from the trans community for the rest of LGBTQ culture, it is this: "People used to ask, 'Why do you need the T