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More than Adding a T: American Lesbian and Gay Activists' Attitudes towards Transgender Inclusion

Trinity University, Texas, USA, Amy.stone{at}trinity.edu

This article is an exploration of American lesbian and gay activists' attitudes towards transgender inclusion in the LGBT movement. Lesbian and gay activists articulated different attitudes towards transgender inclusion that were inflected by their different subcultural histories and ability to make connections personally with transgender issues. Through an analysis of 32 semi-structured interviews with Midwestern lesbian and gay activists, this article examines the process by which lesbian and gay activists become transgender allies through making parallels to their own oppression or visible transgender discrimination. This research contributes to the existing literature on both collective identities and ally identities by contextualizing the formation of ally identities within the history of the LGBT movement.

Key Words: allies • GLBT • qualitative sociology • social movements • transgender

Sexualities, Vol. 12, No. 3, 334-354 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1363460709103894


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