Queer Anti-Militarism Townhall: Trans Liberation Not U.S. Invasion

Featuring Micha Cárdenas, Soya Jung, Nikkita Oliver, Matt Remle, Dean Spade, + Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore. Recorded at the Seattle Public Library on April 2, 2018.

In the wake of Trump’s trans military ban, the media has been filled with patriotic and pro-military images of trans military service. But what about how we hate war and militarism? In this town hall, speakers explore queer and trans resistance to militarism and the racist, sexist, transphobic, and environmental violence of U.S. imperialism.

As Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore says, “There’s so much cognitive dissonance when people say they support trans military inclusion but not war. What do they think the military is for? Or when people say the military helps trans people escape poverty without mentioning the ways the military creates poverty. No one should have to join a murderous regime to escape a scary home, pay for college, or get out of a deadend town.”

Thank you: Angélica Cházaro, Davida Ingrahm, Orlando Lugo, Manochehr Nourizadeh, and Bean Yogi, Seattle Public Library, Seattle University School of Law, and the Barnard Center for Research on Women. Filmed by Sabel Roizen, Edited by Dean Spade and Hope Dector. “Trans Liberation Not More U.S. Invasion” art by Micah Bazant.

For additional resources on Queer and Trans Anti-Militarism, and a toolkit for doing anti-militarism queer/trans outreach, visit http://queertranswarban.com.