An Excerpt From the Oh-So Awesome Gender Jam Site
We believe that all people, including cisgendered* men* (male-assigned and male-identified), are oppressed by the gender binary. We are in full solidarity with any and all efforts to fight ALL types of gender oppression.
However, at GenderJam: LaDIY and Trans Fest we are choosing, along with other anti-oppression tactics, to fight oppression by the creation of intentional space for the womyn, ladies, femayle bodied or identified people, and transfolk of ALL presentations, in our community.
This rare opportunity for ladies and transfolk to share with each other is not based in intentions of excluding the community at large from crucial struggles against oppression. The claiming of space is simply a valuable step within this struggle, not the end goal. We deeply respect and value the anti-oppression work done by cisgendered men both within this community and the rest of the world*.
*Emphasis mine.
I am so glad that was said.
However, at GenderJam: LaDIY and Trans Fest we are choosing, along with other anti-oppression tactics, to fight oppression by the creation of intentional space for the womyn, ladies, femayle bodied or identified people, and transfolk of ALL presentations, in our community.
This rare opportunity for ladies and transfolk to share with each other is not based in intentions of excluding the community at large from crucial struggles against oppression. The claiming of space is simply a valuable step within this struggle, not the end goal. We deeply respect and value the anti-oppression work done by cisgendered men both within this community and the rest of the world*.
*Emphasis mine.
I am so glad that was said.