[4], In May 2018, Strangio was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws by his alma mater Grinnell College. My family is a little different in that we're that family that sort of fit in in that we were also sort of white, upper-middle class in many ways, but then I was this sort of radical, queer, trans activist. Thank you both for your time and wisdom. Regardless, it only makes it more infuriating that Strangio blames "cis people" when the shooter is trans according to Strangio's affirmation ideology. There's a whole lot of straw in that man. If you are curious about a trans persons birth name, or birth gender, or life prior to their transition, you are basically pure evil and Chase Strangio wants you to know why. By contrast, my top surgery had no complications and enabled my life to be full and free. the same as the accusation that terfs cause violence against trans identified peoplelike the men (because its literally men the overwhelming majority of the time) who commit these crimes give two shits about what reuters or the nyt or radical feminists think or say. Tristan Pompey Salary, I am free now. Photos leaked Chase Strangio of the American Civil Liberties Union tweeted, Abigail Shriers book is a dangerous polemic with a goal of making people not trans. Detrans Youth Stories they Didn't Want you to Hear, in 60 United States. The problem is that the state is trying to kill us. We all know that. His exact age and date of birth is unknown. They'll be linking him to detrans people next if he doesn't do it himself, first. The claim that "genital surgeries don't happen with minors" is demonstrably false. Keeping biological males out of young womens sports is not targeting trans youth. Strangio knows this and makes his appallingly intellectually dishonest argument anyway. Together, all of these legislative efforts like other anti-trans legislative efforts before them attempt to weaponize the current distorted, pseudoscientific public discourse about transgender people, both for larger political aims of right-wing lawmakers and as part of a larger project to stop people from being transgender at all. I find a lot of your posts just aren't effectively supportive of detransitioners. Still, I wonder what a more proactive approach to trans liberation could look like. The main takeaway seemed to be that maybe more therapy should be mandated before making life altering decisions. Men and women rushed to transition, deeply damaged in the process, must not be allowed to tell their stories because it does harm. https://t.co/Z5PkjU26PR. So doctors give medical interventions on newborns to make sure that body parts essentially conform to social expectations. In this op-ed, the ACLU's Chase Strangio wrestles with the limits of judicial victories breaks down this precarious political moment for queer and trans Americans. We are not yet three weeks into 2021, President-elect Joe Biden has yet to be inaugurated and already powerful forces on the right have made clear what will be the next front in their so-called culture war which is to say, their effort to maintain political power by demonizing the bodies, private lives and personal decisions of Americans theyve deemed unworthy of such autonomy. Its straight-up insane. As a trans lawyer, Strangio works as a representative in every sense of the word: in court, in the media, and sometimes in state legislatures, for his clients, for the trans community, and for himself. When Strangio was in tenth grade, and his brother, Noah, was in sixth, their parents, Joan and Mark, split up. CBSs 60 Minutes released a segment Sunday night focused on transgender individuals. Arizona has a few bills pending. And so it begins. Chase Strangio, a lawyer for the states, such as Arkansas, have taken steps to deprive transgender minors of the hormonal treatments necessary for their transition. We need you right now to help us do this vital work: Will you strengthen critical, truth-telling journalism by making a monthly donation in any amount? She knows a thing or two about this battle. ACLU lawyer, Chase Strangio, began a 5 part thread with, 60Minutes, Lesley Stahl, Alexandra Poolos, and Collette Richards knew exactly the harm they were causing with last nights segment. Chase Strangio- ACLU attorney who fashioned herself after her idol, fellow heterosexual female transitioner Dean Spade. I dont need no permission from outside my front door. Miss Major: To me, what we have to do is be prepared to fight back by any means necessary. 2023 Cond Nast. And we are every day going to fight back against that. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. [8][7] Strangio came out as a transgender man while in law school. They think they can make us not trans by taking away our hormones, but the care didnt used to be there and we still were trans. When will we be able to fully actualize all our freedom without the state coming in? When is the "right moment" for people like myself to have our voices heard? [30] Strangio lives in New York City and is co-parenting his child.[24]. But Chase Strangio is not one of them. WebBy Dan Avery. He also volunteers paying bail with the Lorena Borjas Community Fund. But the prohibition is operative only when the performance is ALSO deemed "harmful to minors" as already defined under TN law. Strangio tweeted: Every time I looked away from my computer today, another anti-trans bill was filed. Trans people die seeking the care they need to live. Activist, heal thyself. Along with Raquel Willis, Strangio is a main organizer of Transgender Week Whats our offense? But Im free now. Strangio, who had tweeted that "stopping the circulation of this book and these ideas is 100% a hill I will die on," responded that he was not speaking for the ACLU and said he deleted his tweet because "there were relentless calls to have me fired, which I found exhausting as I was navigating work and childcare. Chase, Miss Major, this has been a beautiful and expansive discussion. All of their premises are false, and our everyday existence is evidence.. Are they getting a lot of response from around the country? [27], In November 2019, he was awarded the American Bar Association's Commission on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity's 2020 Stonewall Award. A lawyer for Manning, the ACLU's Chase Strangio, spoke with Manning on Tuesday after she was informed of the military's decision. The Powers That Be might be targeting us, but if I learned anything listening to Major and Chase talk shop, its that we are The Powers That Last. https://twitter.com/LeorSapir/status/1595393115266977793?t=Bk9W8YOlfQalqaDC6_xvAA&s=19. Anyway, I do have to say that Im grateful that Chase is a Juris Doctor and not a medical one, because based on his take on the New York Times article, its probably safe to say that he would not have upheld the Hippocratic Oath when it comes to children: I had top surgery 13 years ago. At the same time, though, these bills actually permit nonconsensual surgical intervention on infants with intersex traits to normalize their bodies, even though such care is often performed in infancy with lifelong physical consequences and is considered to be a form of torture by the United Nations. https://t.co/kpV3CiIsDg, Abigail Shrier (@AbigailShrier) May 24, 2021, An @ACLU attorney thinks journalists should only seek peoples lived experiences if they conform to an approved narrative. Does Strangio understand what hes saying here? What the HELL is going on in Wyoming? But I think there's a real question about, how is it done and what is lost? WASHINGTON Army officials have informed Chelsea Manning that they will provide her with gender transition surgery, her lawyer tells BuzzFeed News. "On the left" whatever that means, we are noting that claims of genital surgery are false and deliberately inflammatory. Chase Strangio isnt an advocate for anything except his own agenda. True Blood Mary Ann Foster, 27-year-old Blair White (Blaire White) calls himself a center-right political commentator, and his YouTube videos often criticize other transgender people, social justice If that sounds harsh, remember that Chase also says it is better for a trans person to die of preventable causes than explain their trans status to a doctor. Chase Strangio is a Staff Attorney with the ACLUs LGBT & HIV Project. Do the people who regret access to care not deserve to tell their stories just because theyre in the minority? My goodness, back in the forties, where were the hormones? Meanwhile we hear about an explosion in trans care. Our alma mater even gave him an honorary Doctor of Laws a few years back. However, many of us don't benefit from hearing your negative feelings about gender nonconformity and T effects in this space. CHASE STRANGIO: I think we think of that and because of the stereotypes around masculinity and femininity, but actually in participation, it isn't true. This is all happening in the same context that were seeing the criminalization of abortion care, that were continuing to see the massive suppression of Of course we will. CS: I feel like our offense is not with the state. Thats why they struggle so much to acknowledge we exist. These people talked about the hormone treatments and sex reassignment surgeries they had, adding that they decided to detransition back to their old selves. Ever. Before trans people came into the picture, there is no regime that's created-CHASE STRANGIO: Completely. He who was still she at the time was a few years ahead of me. There is not a day that goes by that I dont think about how it was the best thing I have ever done for my survival. Its awful for young people who have had a different amount of medical access than Major to have to think, Oh, this could go away. Yet the lesson of our lives is that we will always find a way. What Is Pride Month and the History of Pride? Im not really sure what Strangio has done that merits an honorary doctorate. Them may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers. But ACLU lawyer and militant trans activist Chase Strangio doesnt want them to understand what theyre signing up for. Doctors informed Arkansas lawmakers they would each be receiving a call when trans kids were hurt or died as a result of HB1570. Chase Strangio (@chasestrangio) September 26, 2022 That really sucks about your knee surgery, Chase, but it didnt require rewiring your endocrine system in Thats on all of you. 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This is a place for all trans\* identified individuals, those questioning their identities, and allies A law that bans transgender Arkansans younger than 18 from accessing transition-related With your support, we will keep working to stop extreme abortion bans and all attacks on our civil liberties. The Supreme Court has now given its approval to something LGBTQ people have long fought for: the opportunity to live and thrive in this country. Major, youre older than me. No one can help us but us.. Don't the detransitioned folks deserve to get their stories heard too? CHASE STRANGIO: Over time, we're just going to see that we're making these choices. Chase was apparently born with a different name than he currently uses, because his birth name didnt align with his gender. I think its safe to assume Chase was born transition Republicans launch unconstitutional bid to 223 Chase Strangio with the ACLU speaks to reporters after the ruling. The reality is that people like JK and Shrier and all the rest of them are closely aligned with white supremacists in power and their rhetoric in turn creates dangerous policy proposals and eventually laws. It reminds me why I think we need trans lawyers. These efforts to attack trans young people are driven by the same fundamental goals as previous attempts to restrict all transgender people from using public restrooms: to exclude transgender youth from participating in public and educational life alongside their peers and to perpetuate the myth that transness is itself harmful and should be eradicated. In a 30-year longitudinal study, gender reassignment surgery patients had a 19 times higher rate of completed suicide than the general population. All Rights Reserved. Im Amy Goodman. LGBTQ+ activists blast, Blaire White Youtubers is trans? Catherine (@Catheri58159772) May 24, 2021. He was counsel for Chelsea Manning in her lawsuit against the Department of Defense for denial of health yet he pretends that's the objection. Transgender rights activism. 223 Monday, March 22, on the fifth anniversary of the introduction of House Bill 2, or the Bathroom Bill, another attack was launched on the transgender people living in North Carolina. Making us detransitioners look bad may help you feel better about yourself but does nothing to help us. They say were unhappy, that were unlovable. U.S. Army whistleblower, Chelsea Manning, has ended her hunger strike after officials have agreed to give her the gender transition surgery she needs. Despite all the high-minded rhetoric about protecting children and saving womens sports behind these legislative efforts, these bills will actively harm young people, not help them, and will compromise womens sports, not save them. And One can see Strangio gulping air before diverting the question. But Yance Ford is the first openly trans director to be nominated for an Oscar. CHASE STRANGIO: If you turn to the legal system. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Cond Nast. The shooter is trans-identified but yeah, he's a male person claiming to be trans AFTER murdering Daniel Aston and Kelly Loving. But its not like the 15-year-old trans person emerged out of thin air. Strangio attended Grinnell College, graduating in 2004. You are appreciated for being here. [24], In 2014, Strangio was named to the Trans 100 list for "outstanding contributions to the trans community". At the very least, it would certainly complicate things for a 13-year-old girl who thinks shes supposed to be a boy and doesnt fully understand the ramifications of messing with hormones and removing her breasts. Chase Strangio, the ACLUs deputy director for transgender justice, said via email the Justice Department brief is consistent with the Trump administration anti-trans policies. Please self-identify your detrans status with user flair, or your content will be removed (medical or legal professionals, please message mods for an exception). To My Fellow White Others. Men and women rushed to transition, deeply damaged in the process, must not be allowed to tell their stories because it does harm. https://t.co/Z5PkjU26PR (((Jason Rantz))) on KTTH Radio (@jasonrantz) May 24, 2021. https://t.co/Uuc9nGRnz3, Pradheep J. Shanker (@Neoavatara) May 24, 2021. Republicans blocking school choice REALLY?! Because Im in those spaces knowing that even 15 years ago, when I first got [trans healthcare], it didnt come from my doctor. [5][6] He went on to attend Northeastern University School of Law. All of their premises are false, and our everyday existence is evidence. $140 per post at $7/CPM. Given this, these anti-science bills cannot be understood as motivated by concerns about children or their ability to consent to medical treatment. They're implying that trans people who publicly dissent with self-ID and childhood transition are akin to this murderer. CHRIS HAYES: That's really interesting. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. All Rights Reserved. Randi Weingarten absolutely melts down on SCOTUS steps (watch), President Joe Biden is off to Virginia Beach to talk about health care, You BEST bring receipts: Dana Loesch WHOOPS Laura Loomer in HEATED back-and-forth about, AV Club ftes good news about canceled ex-Mandalorian star Gina Carano and gets, WASSAMATTA? I think of all the times & ways I was told my transness wasnt real & the daily toll that still takes. He is doing the organization no good. And the impacts of these bills, if passed, would be immediate, forcing young people already receiving treatment off of it and removing them from care that has allowed them to manage distress and embrace their own, individual processes of learning about and celebrating their bodies and identities. To change your comments display name, click here. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. For example, proponents of Idahos anti-trans sports law argued in court that the law actually benefited transgender people by discouraging them from being trans because those who persist in living in a transgender identity into adulthood suffer severely poor mental and physical health throughout their lifetimes. This is inextricable from the underpinning of the health care bans, which likewise seek to control the bodies of transgender youth in ways that limit their self-expression and their reclamation of their noncisgender identities. others made good points especially abt the take on strangios voice and desisters but i wanted to say the part about strangio accusing organizations neutrally covering the topic of detransition as causing events like the club q shooting is genuinely infuriating. Ask questions, share memes, inspire, vent, wonder, etc. And the female inflection I internalized through socialization and never gave a crap about changing it. And the only way Ive seen that done is by fighting them. It got a little lower, sure, but not anywhere close to a man's voice. All rights reserved. In fighting this battle thats constantly going on, there is no sense in having an offense. Pediatric ACL surgery is very common, particularly for athletes in girls sports who are not supported in strength training. Weve been around since time began. Over 115 bills have been introduced this year targeting trans youth. regarding life changing decisions .whats dangerous about that? Chase Strangio is a trans activist and staff attorney at the ACLU in New York City. https://t.co/nK1i2vWSCO, Colin Wright (@SwipeWright) September 26, 2022. One afternoon, after spending long hours in court, Chase joined Major, her partner Beck, and some friends to take the State Fair by transsexual storm. And obviously if young people can get this care from a doctor, then we should want that. Mike Wade Actor, We dont go to the state for the things we want; we go to each other. I wouldn't put it past him to claim detrans status. And yet this is how medicine works. The bill was amended and the amended text prohibits certain enumerated acts including "male or female impersonators". Were going to make our own terms.. I think that whatever happens in South Dakota will ultimately set the tone for the rest of session, so its critical that we stop that bill there, so that we can continue to build momentum to ensure that were able to protect trans young people from these really egregious attacks all over the country. It seems like a substantial amount of trans mobilization, whether it be in the courtroom or on the streets, takes the form of defense, justifiably so. And so it begins. We still got it. Why was it the wrong momment for them to share their lived experience? [8][5], In 2013, Strangio began working for the ACLU. Chase, you were just here but went back to New York. CHRIS HAYES: It's funny you say that because, even as I'm saying, "Well, it's nice to have things you can talk about that are nonpolitical," right? Strangio said Alabamas bill, which the state Senate passed this month, is the most extreme medical bill so far, because it would ban care for trans people up to 19 years old, and it includes felony penalties. CHASE STRANGIO: So, there are three cases before the court that are set to be argued on October 8th. Believes people who identify as transgender can never be legally or socially protected on the basis that Chase Strangio is a Staff Attorney with the LGBT & HIV Project at the ACLU. I hope everyone involved sits with themselves and asks why and how they chose to use their platform to contribute to untold harms in a moment of deep pain and crisis. YOU HAVE 20,000 FOLLOWERS: $100 per post at a $5/CPM. Several of these bills classify any gender affirmation of trans young people as a form of child abuse, a provision which, if enacted, threatens to imprison medical providers as well as parents and guardians who affirm their children. Chase Strangio (r) met with ACLU client Chelsea Manning after Manning's release from prison in 2017. And Chase Strangio is one of the people on the front lines of that high-stakes battle. I took from it that extensive psychological exploration should be done to safeguard children and young people from making' the wrong choice. Sorry, this post was deleted by the person who originally posted it. The thing that I got from the segment is more therapy is needed before hormone injections and surgery. One would think that even trans advocates would be able to acknowledge that performing radical surgery that is not medically necessary on teenage girls is something that should be frowned upon, rather than celebrated. Great use of student loan money, there. Sign up for Thems weekly newsletter here. Trans children are more able to live full, self-actualized lives. Chase Strangio is a Staff Attorney with the ACLU's LGBT & HIV Project. [4][9], In October 2019, Strangio was one of the lawyers representing Aimee Stephens, a trans woman who was fired from her job at a funeral home, in the U.S. Supreme Court case R.G. The moment detransitioning become a potential viable path they know theyll consider it and their entire life will come collapsing in around them. This is a new political construct that's designed to exclude, not to define. https://t.co/jeH2Nxr2IU, Defenestrated from the Overton Window (@dantobias) May 24, 2021. Chase Strangio, the Deputy Director of Transgender Justice at the ACLU, sits down with Imara Jones as part of TransLash Media's 'Future of Trans' documentary to discuss trans futures and what they look like. This is a space intended to support detransitioners. When Major says they, shes talking about The Powers That Be, or the lawmakers, corporations, and behemoth nonprofits shes spent some six decades fighting. MM: Its nothing new. He also volunteers paying bail with the Lorena Borjas Community Fund. Strangio knows, probably more than anyone, why youth transition is controversial. So the defense is really offense in way, as were working together to hold back these violent systems to protect the people who are doing the most creative, beautiful building, like what Majors done in Little Rock. I would also observe that, assuming Strangio is telling the truth about never having even a ping of regret, one person's personal experience isn't how we do public policy! So, yes. He is the deputy director for Transgender Justice ACLU LGBT and HIV Project. Bills in at least 20 states are targeting the transgender community in what LGBTQ advocates say Transgender Activists Do Not Want Chase Strangio and the ACLU would rather ignore actual physical harm to women and girls than hurt the feelings of a boy who likes to wear lipstick. Chase Strangio is straight-up arguing that certain voices should be silenced for not toeing the line. And one of the things she read then was the theorist Judith Butler. No one can help us but us. Seems like a lot of convenient bigotry to me. Katherine Jones / Idaho Statesma via Getty Images file, I have a transgender son, and I know gender affirming parenting saves lives, Caster Semenya will be forced to alter her body to comfort slower runners, trans women and girls do not, in fact, dominate womens or girls athletics, Fear-mongering South Dakota law would make caring for trans kids a crime. CHASE STRANGIO: And here I am doing it and being completely complicit in the whole thing. Chelsea Manning, serving a 35-year prison term for passing classified files to WikiLeaks, will receive gender transition surgery, lawyers say. Chase Strangio (@chasestrangio) September 26, 2022, Just an amazing take. There is no serious need for any healthy young woman under 18 to get top surgery. After having started on hormone blockers at just 11 years old, Jennings had surgery to turn her penis into a vagina (Jennings has undergone multiple gender confirmation surgeries and has, by her own admission, experienced complications). Excuse the clich, but the truth is theres no future without our youth. When theyre 18, if they still want to proceed with surgery, they can go for it. LGBTQ+ activists blast had noted before the hearing Chase Strangio. And I think that we learn that male and female are part of the fabric of the universe. An obituary is supposed to be a sign of respect for who a person was, but deadnaming is a way to shame trans people for who they are. YouTuber turned TLC star Jazz Jennings underwent her first gender confirmation surgery at 17. If you had to change your name to get something, you changed your name, and you got it. NOW he's saying he's entitled to a hate-crime defense on the basis of his transness. Theyre trying their best to put us back in the fifties, or the twenties, said Major during a recent Zoom call, speaking to American Civil Liberties Union lawyer Chase Strangio. I thought this was interesting commentary: https://twitter.com/LeorSapir/status/1595393115266977793?t=Bk9W8YOlfQalqaDC6_xvAA&s=19, You see, some people are soooo deep into their minds that a funny lil thing called confirmation bias and delusions walk in. It didnt disrupt the development of sex organs or transform your genitalia. After graduation, he worked as a paralegal at GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD). What the hell is a sexed body? Weve got to defend. Trans children are not forced to undergo surgical interventions and, in fact, through pubertal suppression, may in adulthood have the option to have fewer and less invasive surgical interventions than may have otherwise been necessary for some individuals. If utopia is a horizon we seek, freedom is something we claim. CHASE STRANGIO: Yes. In at least 12 states right now,efforts are afoot that include actually criminalizing health care for transgender youth (as in, send doctors to prison for following medical treatment protocols to help trans youth) as well as banning all transgender young people from participating in age-appropriate athletic programs. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Post anything about gender detransition. [5], After law school, Strangio worked as a public defender for Dean Spade, the first openly trans law professor in the U.S.[6] Spade's work had inspired Strangio while he was in college. I didnt know him, but since hes become somewhat of a transworld superstar lawyer and woke darling, I periodically get reminded that hes a person some people think is very important. Republican lawmakers crusade against transgender equality continues. I also had orthopedic knee surgery at 14 and often regret it. Our terms, as both Major and Strangio maintain, include the pursuit of joy and connection in the midst of defending our people. Required fields are marked *. I do not think it means what you think it means. But Yance Ford is the first openly trans director to be nominated for an Oscar. A Im wondering if anything about this current wave of codified transphobia feels novel to you? Desisters naturally do not share the type of trauma and the type of insight we have. Excell Epw2123100 Parts, Theyre not going to eradicate us. Where does OP say, or even imply that detrans people shouldn't have a say in the ethics of childhood transition? Maybe we did it in more dangerous ways. CHRIS HAYES: So talk about those identity categories. It doesn't appear in any feeds, and anyone with a direct link to it will see a message like this one. So, right there, our very existence renders these claims counterfactual. 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