Why a Practical Reformism will Save Trans People | TaraElla Clips

This is an excerpt from the article We Need a Normie Trans Rights Discourse by TaraElla.

As I have repeatedly said, trans people are caught in a philosophy war that has its origins in academia, which has nothing to do with our everyday lives at all. These philosophy wars have hindered public understanding and acceptance of trans people, by taking the focus away from trans lives and onto abstract philosophical questions. On this, the postmodern activists are actually just as guilty as the reactionary culture warriors and the most extreme gender critical feminists. The fact that postmodern activists are more interested in deconstructing gender than actually helping trans people in any tangible way shows that they are not our true allies at all. Liberals have a good opportunity here to expose the weakness of the postmodern arguments, and demonstrate the merits of reformism within the framework of ordered liberty. We simply need to provide a pragmatic pro-trans politics that puts the focus back on the everyday life needs of trans people, and help build the required consensus in society to achieve the necessary reforms. There is a better way to do the trans discourse than what exists currently, and it's up to us to make it happen.