let's be real - there's no excuse for radfem transphobia but most feminists never cared either way about that issue and if it weren't for 60's and 70's feminists most women INCLUDING TRANS WOMEN would be stuck in very narrow patriarchal stereotypes.
In 1973, Beth was one of the organizers West Coast Lesbian Conference held at the University of California, Los Angeles, and had played benefits to help finance it. However the Conference split over whether Elliot should be allowed to perform. The Gutter Dykes protested the presence of a ‘man’. Two-thirds of the women present voted to allow Beth to remain, and she performed as had been arranged, but she left after the performance.
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(Anonymous) 2012-05-16 03:31 pm (UTC)(link)they're not
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(Anonymous) 2012-05-16 03:33 pm (UTC)(link)just that gay men would be in a much worse position if it weren't for lesbians/feminists
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(Anonymous) 2012-05-16 03:34 pm (UTC)(link)just not a genderbitch/blackenedbutterfly hivemind moron
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(Anonymous) 2012-05-16 03:36 pm (UTC)(link)i'm not really trans now
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(Anonymous) 2012-05-16 03:28 pm (UTC)(link)they did work for cis people and told trans people to stop dressing like freaks so they could better assimilate into ~normal society~
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(Anonymous) 2012-05-16 03:31 pm (UTC)(link)In 1973, Beth was one of the organizers West Coast Lesbian Conference held at the University of California, Los Angeles, and had played benefits to help finance it. However the Conference split over whether Elliot should be allowed to perform. The Gutter Dykes protested the presence of a ‘man’. Two-thirds of the women present voted to allow Beth to remain, and she performed as had been arranged, but she left after the performance.
http://zagria.blogspot.com/2009/12/beth-elliott-195-singer-activist-writer.html
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