Just a “Mentally Ill Male”? Why We Need to Talk About Cis-Ableism
<p>The role of transphobia in the ‘debate’ around transgender rights is fairly well documented at this point.</p>
<p>As a transgender woman, it’s something I’ve unfortunately had to come to terms with seeing and hearing on a daily basis.</p>
<p>What’s less acknowledged, however, is the ableism around both mental illness and neurodivergence (forms of disability) which often underlies, and justifies, much transphobic rhetoric.</p>
<p>This issue highlights the double discrimination that disabled trans people can experience, as well as the <em>a priori</em> ableist assumptions about neurodivergence and mental illness that run through our culture.</p>
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