Trans people are vulnerable to many types of harms. And unfortunately, some of these harms can come from their “allies”– people who claim to want to help them. On today’s episode, Andy and Christiane talk to the philosopher Rachel McKinnon, who writes about allies and their relationship to the trans community. She tells us that one of the bad behaviors that allies can be guilty of is something called gaslighting. Rachel describes for us two of the major problems with gaslighting: it’s a particularly harmful form of epistemic injustice and it can lead to a type of post traumatic stress disorder.
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Show Notes:
- Rachel McKinnon bio
- Rachel McKinnon’s YouTube channel
- For a more in-depth discussion on gender identities and terminologies, check out this video.
- Rachel McKinnon’s Academia.edu page
- Gaslighting
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
- Active bystander training — there are many different modules used by universities and other organizations to encourage active bystander action. Some examples are Training Active Bystanders or the Green Dot Initiative.
- Implementation intention
- Myisha Cherry
- Rachel McKinnon on Episode 6 of The UnMute Podcast by Myisha Cherry
Thanks to Evelyn Brosius for our logo. Music used in this episode (in order of appearance):
- “Cases to Rest” by Blue Dot Sessions
From the Free Music Archive
CC BY-NC 4.0 - “Soothe” by Blue Dot Sessions
From the Free Music Archive
CC BY-NC 4.0 - “Stillness” by Blue Dot Sessions
From the Free Music Archive
CC BY-NC 4.0 - “Soothe” by Blue Dot Sessions
From the Free Music Archive
CC BY-NC 4.0 - “Heliotrope” by Blue Dot Sessions
From the Free Music Archive
CC BY-NC 4.0
- “Cases to Rest” by Blue Dot Sessions
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