shel

The Transsexual Chofetz Chaim

Mutant, librarian, poet, union rabble rouser, dog, Ashkenazi Jewish. Neuroweird, bodyweird, mostly sleepy.


I write about transformative justice, community, love, Judaism, Neurodivergence, mental health, Disability, geography, rivers, labor, and libraries; through poetry, opinionated essays, and short fiction.


I review Schoolhouse Rock! songs at @PropagandaRock


Website (RSS + Newsletter)
shelraphen.com/

fraaan
@fraaan asked:

I'm curious if you've read Casey Plett's book On Community? I'm still working my way through it but so far I would call it "really very good"

I haven't. Just threw it onto my enormous TBR pile. Casey Plett is from a generation of trans women where I feel like I'm going to step into a trap if someone asks me if I like her or not. I remember Topside Press imploding for some mysterious reason and everyone involved being vaguely cast as villainous at the time. I had never looked into the details at the time and just went "ah, what a bummer. Guess we can't have nice things." I don't really know if there was real harm done by someone who actually did something bad, or if it was your typical "all trans women inevitably are accused of being a predatory rapist-by-proxy because someone had social anxiety in the same room as her" situation.


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