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'''Trans-Exclusionary Radical Feminists (TERFs)''', also known as '''Trans-Exclusionary Radicals (TERs)''' or '''Feminism-Appropriating Reactionary Transphobes (FARTs)''', are transphobes who justify their transphobia under the guise of feminism. TERFs are known for hatred of [[Transgender|trans]] women particularly. |
'''Trans-Exclusionary Radical Feminists (TERFs)''', also known as '''Trans-Exclusionary Radicals (TERs)''' or '''Feminism-Appropriating Reactionary Transphobes (FARTs)''', are transphobes who justify their transphobia under the guise of feminism. TERFs are known for hatred of [[Transgender|trans]] women particularly. |
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TERFs often prey on young, uneducated gay people (particularly [[Lesbian|lesbians]]) to indoctrinate them into their ideology. Because of this, there is a large age discrepancy in TERF groups. Older TERFs (usually around their 30s) have been kicked out of local real life LGBT+ spaces due to their transphobia, so they turn to the internet to spread their bigotry. They often target young (around 12-15) lesbians who likely do not have access to real life LGBT+ spaces, and are therefore less educated on LGBT issues and are easier to manipulate. To those not familiar with TERF ideology it can be difficult to spot it, as TERF mask their bigotry with the guise of feminism. They will often make statements about "men", if one did not know that person is a TERF one would not assume that statement actually meant trans women. By hiding what they're actually saying behind more innocuous statements, they can get people to agree with them and from |
TERFs often prey on young, uneducated gay people (particularly [[Lesbian|lesbians]]) to indoctrinate them into their ideology. Because of this, there is a large age discrepancy in TERF groups. Older TERFs (usually around their 30s) have been kicked out of local real life LGBT+ spaces due to their transphobia, so they turn to the internet to spread their bigotry. They often target young (around 12-15) lesbians who likely do not have access to real life LGBT+ spaces, and are therefore less educated on LGBT issues and are easier to manipulate. To those not familiar with TERF ideology it can be difficult to spot it, as TERF mask their bigotry with the guise of feminism. They will often make statements about "men", if one did not know that person is a TERF one would not assume that statement actually meant trans women. By hiding what they're actually saying behind more innocuous statements, they can get people to agree with them and from there can indoctrinate them into their way of thinking. |
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== TERF Ideology == |
== TERF Ideology == |
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=== Transphobia === |
=== Transphobia === |
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TERFs main doctrine is that trans people do not exist. They believe that trans women are actually men who are trying to invade women's spaces and that trans men are actually confused lesbians. |
TERFs' main doctrine is that trans people do not exist. They believe that trans women are actually men who are trying to invade women's spaces, and/or men who fetishize womanhood and have "autogynephilia". They also believe that trans men are actually confused lesbians. |
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=== Obsession with "Biology" === |
=== Obsession with "Biology" === |
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TERFs believe that all men are inherently oppressive and cannot change this due to the way they enforce the patriarchy. Trans women, and anyone assigned male at birth are included in this outdated definition of "men". They believe that because they were born and were raised as men they do not understand what it's like to be a woman and benefit from male privilege. |
TERFs believe that all men are inherently oppressive and cannot change this due to the way they enforce the patriarchy. Trans women, and anyone assigned male at birth are included in this outdated definition of "men". They believe that because they were born and were raised as men they do not understand what it's like to be a woman and benefit from male privilege. |
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=== Views on Transmasculine People === |
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As with many conversations on trans people, [[transmasculine]] people, such as [[transgender]] men and [[AFAB]] [[Non-Binary|nonbinary]] people, are often left out of the conversation. When they are acknowledged, TERFs often brand them as gender non-conforming lesbians with internalized misogyny, and/or claim to support them because they believe all AFAB people are "female". |
As with many conversations on trans people, [[transmasculine]] people, such as [[transgender]] men and [[AFAB]] [[Non-Binary|nonbinary]] people, are often left out of the conversation. When they are acknowledged, TERFs often brand them as gender non-conforming lesbians with internalized misogyny, and/or claim to support them because they believe all AFAB people are "female". |
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TERF ideology often includes being against kinky sex, believing that dom/sub interactions, even between two women, mirror the oppressive relationship between men and women. Therefore TERF ideology asserted that the only "pure" form of sex is vanilla sex between two (strictly lesbian) cis women. |
TERF ideology often includes being against kinky sex, believing that dom/sub interactions, even between two women, mirror the oppressive relationship between men and women. Therefore TERF ideology asserted that the only "pure" form of sex is vanilla sex between two (strictly lesbian) cis women. |
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Many TERFs are also sex-worker exclusionary |
Many TERFs are also sex-worker exclusionary radical feminists, or SWERFs. |
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=== Dislike of the Word TERF === |
=== Dislike of the Word TERF === |
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Many TERFs dislike being called TERFs as the word blatantly calls out their transphobia. Many will try to claim that TERF is a slur. They often call themselves gender critical, radical feminists or |
Many TERFs dislike being called TERFs as the word blatantly calls out their transphobia. Many will try to claim that TERF is a slur. They often call themselves gender critical, radical feminists or radfems, which leaves out the trans-exclusionary part to hide their bigotry. |
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== Flag == |
== Flag == |
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