EPISODE · Feb 5, 2017
Cops Don't Make Us Safe: trans-liberalism and anti-violence politics
from Earth Matters · host Regrette Etcetera
Regrette Etcetera, Sydney-based DJ, writer and artist speaks about transliberalism: a political framework that seeks to assimilate trans people into the existing social hierarchies of the capitalist state.Transliberalism privileges representation over redistribution; trans people in successful positions, e.g. CEO, celebrity, police officer, are celebrated as the modern success stories.Regrette Etcetera speaks to us from an anti-capitalist framework, and seeks justice for all.This show contains segments of a talk delivered at the Rad Queer Fest, in Sydney during January 2017.Image: protest at the 2016 Trans Day of Remembrance event at Surry Hills police station, Sydney. Credit: Cec Busby.Earth Matters #1073 was produced by Gem Romuld.
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Regrette Etcetera, Sydney-based DJ, writer and artist speaks about transliberalism: a political framework that seeks to assimilate trans people into the existing social hierarchies of the capitalist state.Transliberalism privileges representation over redistribution; trans people in successful positions, e.g. CEO, celebrity, police officer, are celebrated as the modern success stories.Regrette Etcetera speaks to us from an anti-capitalist framework, and seeks justice for all.This show contains segments of a talk delivered at the Rad Queer Fest, in Sydney during January 2017.Image: protest at the 2016 Trans Day of Remembrance event at Surry Hills police station, Sydney. Credit: Cec Busby.Earth Matters #1073 was produced by Gem Romuld.
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