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Alpha Phi Alpha's transgender ban is a step backward for a fraternity founded to move our community forward (www.advocate.com)
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[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (2 children)

The article doesn't really elaborate on what they mean by a "transgender ban"...

There is this section:

Despite there being transgender and nonbinary members in our organizations, no Black fraternity or sorority has a truly gender-inclusive policy, especially for people who transition after initiation. Coming into your gender identity does not equate to wanting to stop affiliation with the organization. But stepping back from our organizations is usually a byproduct of little to no pro-inclusion policies.

Which seems to imply that the issue is with people who are initiated (as men) and then transition away (and no longer are men). If this is the case, it seems a lot less egregious. Just like sororities are organizations by and for women, fraternities are organizations by and for men.

Whilst it may seem unfair, losing access to gendered spaces of the gender someone is transitioning away from is, in a way, a recognition of their new identity.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago

The definition being adopted is:

any male defined as a human being naturally born male, who remains and continually identifies as a male,

https://glaad.org/glaad-exclusive-alpha-phi-alpha-fraternity-considers-transgender-ban/

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