Topic: Cisgender

2 chapters across the catalog

43: Black Inc.
• 7:16 - 13:34

43: Black Inc.

Radical Black Gender Politics and Exclusion of Black Men

Patrice Cullers describes the origins of Black Lives Matter as rooted in black love and rage following the George Zimmerman trial. She emphasizes a political frame that centers queer and trans individuals, explicitly stating that black cisgender men are not the sum of the black community. The hosts analyze this as a strategy that uses black men as a catalyst for movement building while ultimately marginalizing them within the organization's agenda.

39: Hard Pass
• 1:59:14 - 2:04:23

39: Hard Pass

Transgender Passing and Racial Terminology

The term "passing" is noted for its contemporary use in the transgender community to describe individuals who are recognized as their identified gender without their history being known. This is compared to racial passing, though the social celebration of the two differs. The conversation explores the complexities of self-identification in modern society.