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Raquel Willis reflects on her journey in Black trans rights activism in new memoir
Dec 13, 2023
Raquel Willis, Black trans rights activist and journalist, reflects on her journey in Black trans rights activism in her new memoir. She discusses the importance of transgender visibility and the challenges faced by Black trans individuals. Willis also critiques the romanticization of Marsha P. Johnson's story and the inadequate support from white organizations.
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- Raquel Willis emphasizes the importance of visibility and representation but also highlights the limits of these things without adequate support for transgender individuals.
- Willis reflects on the importance of intersectionality and pushes for collective liberation, urging cisgender and Black individuals to recognize their own struggles within the patriarchal and white supremacist capitalist structure.
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Compelled to Activism
Raquel Willis, a writer, editor, and transgender activist, discusses how she was compelled to do her work after the suicide of a transgender teenager. She emphasizes the importance of visibility and representation but also highlights the limits of these things without adequate support for transgender individuals.
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