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jhameiaNot Victorian capitals but there you have it.
The Vancouver Women's Health Collective opened a new women-only clinic.
Sounds good so far! What's wrong with this?
The pharmacy doesn't serve all women, that's what's wrong. You see, apparently, to be a woman, you have to have been born a woman, lived your whole life as a woman, had specifically woman problems, and who the hell knows what else is essential to being a woman. Mercedes Allen gives a nice rundown on the pre-requisites of being a woman.
Queen Emily, guest-blogging at Feministe, takes on this issue, and rightly points out that there is no solid reasoning to exclude transwomen from receiving services at this women-only clinic. I also highly recommend reading the comments, as Holly within them point out the classism inherent in the reasoning as well.
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What a great idea, a women-only pharmacy!
Too bad it had to be tarnished with transphobia, and it had to start off excluding the most marginalized subset of women.
The Vancouver Women's Health Collective opened a new women-only clinic.
Sounds good so far! What's wrong with this?
The pharmacy doesn't serve all women, that's what's wrong. You see, apparently, to be a woman, you have to have been born a woman, lived your whole life as a woman, had specifically woman problems, and who the hell knows what else is essential to being a woman. Mercedes Allen gives a nice rundown on the pre-requisites of being a woman.
Queen Emily, guest-blogging at Feministe, takes on this issue, and rightly points out that there is no solid reasoning to exclude transwomen from receiving services at this women-only clinic. I also highly recommend reading the comments, as Holly within them point out the classism inherent in the reasoning as well.
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gudbuytjaneWhat a great idea, a women-only pharmacy!
Too bad it had to be tarnished with transphobia, and it had to start off excluding the most marginalized subset of women.
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