Class Year
2020
Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
2-3-2019
Department 1
Center for Public Service
Abstract
**This essay contains terminology that may be considered offensive to some. Names have been changed to protect identities.
“You remember Kayla?”
“Kayla Riddle?”
“Yeah. You know she’s a boy now?”
“Oh no shit! Not surprised, kinda saw that one coming.”
As I sit with a high school friend on back porch of her trailer, I quickly realize that most of my middle-class, leftist/liberal friends would jump on how we phrase Kai’s coming out. But sitting here, helping Amber figure out how much dope she’d need to sling to make rent this month, calling out mildly transphobic language isn’t a priority. [excerpt]
Copyright Note
This is the author's version of the work. This publication appears in Gettysburg College's institutional repository by permission of the copyright owner for personal use, not for redistribution.
Recommended Citation
Cormier, Elijah, "The Rapid Evolution of Queer Language" (2019). SURGE. 337.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/surge/337
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Surge is a student blog at Gettysburg College where systemic issues of justice matter. Posts are originally published at surgegettysburg.wordpress.com Through stories and reflection, these blog entries relate personal experiences to larger issues of equity, demonstrating that –isms are structural problems, not actions defined by individual prejudice. We intend to popularize justice, helping each other to recognize our biases and unlearn the untruths.