TaraElla Responds: Trans Culture Should Truly Move Past the Stealth Mentality
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The following article was written in response to Stealth vs Non-Stealth and Trans Rights, Feb 17. The idea that the traditional 'stealth model' is responsible for holding back trans rights has got me thinking, and I think that there is at least some merit to the idea. As the letter explained, many of the existing avenues for legal recognition of trans people were designed around the 'stealth model', where post-transition trans people were expected to live as if they had never transitioned (e.g. trans women lived as if they were genetic women). This model helped trans people re-integrate into society, back when very few people transitioned, and society didn't have much awareness or acceptance of trans people. However, now that trans issues are part of the general social awareness, and trans people are increasingly wanting to live openly, this model has become unsustainable and unsuitable for our times.
TaraElla Responds: Trans Culture Should Truly Move Past the Stealth Mentality
TaraElla Responds: Trans Culture Should Truly…
TaraElla Responds: Trans Culture Should Truly Move Past the Stealth Mentality
The following article was written in response to Stealth vs Non-Stealth and Trans Rights, Feb 17. The idea that the traditional 'stealth model' is responsible for holding back trans rights has got me thinking, and I think that there is at least some merit to the idea. As the letter explained, many of the existing avenues for legal recognition of trans people were designed around the 'stealth model', where post-transition trans people were expected to live as if they had never transitioned (e.g. trans women lived as if they were genetic women). This model helped trans people re-integrate into society, back when very few people transitioned, and society didn't have much awareness or acceptance of trans people. However, now that trans issues are part of the general social awareness, and trans people are increasingly wanting to live openly, this model has become unsustainable and unsuitable for our times.