June 2020:
I am sooo fucking DONE watching all the Pride Homages to Black Lives Matter, EVEN FROM the queer woman founder Alicia( she calls herself queer) of Black Lives Matter and the Black Lesbian President Carolyn of San Francisco Pride. I just listened to their extensive conversation streaming in the live San Francisco Pride channel. I watched Denver Pride's channel yesterday, and came across a spontaneous New York Pride celebration by Black queers and trans EVERYWHERE they honored Black trans women aka bio males, as " the most oppressed" and founders of the Stonewall Revolution, Marsha P. and Sylvia Rivera. Black Butch Lesbian Storme DeLarvaie was barely mentioned or as an afterthought as an instigator and founder of the Stonewall Rebellion which Pride is founded on. In fact Black LESBIANS were INVISIBLE as seen as an oppressed group, even though they are the backbone of much of the activism. They were not permitted to speak as Black Lesbians or by and for Black Lesbians as a group. And Black Lesbians have made SUBSTANTIAL contributions to the Lesbian/ Gay movements!
No it was all about " Black Trans Lives Matter Because They Are The Most Oppressed". And did those male individuals just LOVE the attention as Black Lesbians and women stood in the background.
Look, sex workers arent my heros, being in sex work as all too many Black trans " women" are, puts one in extreme danger, like it puts anybody else, especially ANY woman in great danger of rape, or murder. This is not unique to trans" women". Bio women and bio women of color are raped or murdered every day just living in patriarchy by patriarchal men. Being in prostitution makes one far more vulnerable, no matter WHAT kind of body you have, or " gendered expression."
The founder of Black Lives Matter in this conversation with the current Black Lesbian President of San Francisco Pride, identified herself as " cis", what we would call femme or hetronormative in appearance, as compared to the wild feminized expressions of black trans "women". However I do NOT consider the Butch/ Stud President of San Francisco Pride either " Cis" or hetronormative. She was fully Butch with a jacket on and embroidered " Stud" on it. She may not want to transition( thank Goddess, a few Butches/ Studs left in San Francisco proud to be Lesbian and Female), BUT IN NO WAY IS SHE SO CALLED " cis" either. All female proud Butches are in this dilemma, neither cis or trans, BUT FEMALE.
Bottomline I'm trying to say that its Lesbians of Color who are truly oppressed worldwide, have a look at my profile and my Pride essay about the Egyptian Lesbian and the horrors that happened to her once she came out. Read Listening2Lesbians whom are documenting the WORLDWIDE oppression of Lesbians. Lesbians are raped and murdered or beat up, ostracized, married off to men or kicked out of their families for coming out and loving women. They are tortured and executed as well by State powers in oppressive countries. And they are NOT adding to their risk greatly by prostituting themselves. Just coming out and being who they are is ENOUGH.They can also be impregnated against their will, something no trans"woman" EVER has to worry about.
Oppression is oppression and affects various communities differently, but it is so MALE of them to hog the narrative as " Black trans women are the MOST OPPRESSED". While leaving Black Lesbians, Black Lesbian Butches/Studs( term they prefer), and even Black Ftms completely invisible. Or the contributions of Black Butch Lesbian Storme DeLarvaie as an afterthought if even acknowledged at all as one of the first instigators defying cop abuse and control at the beginning of the Stonewall Rebellion.
Its Lesbian and womanhating whether it comes from white male or black male patriarchy, even if those black males consider themselves queens or trans.... - Amazon
