Queering feminist geography II: working through and working against trans-exclusionary feminisms

In the first Viewpoint in our Queering Feminist Geography series (QFG), we introduced our queer, trans, and feminist geography collective. We described how we have been brought together by our shared commitment to support queer/trans life within feminist geography, geography as a whole, and the wider world. In this second Viewpoint, we develop another key context for understanding why, as feminist geographers, we have come together: the rise of trans-exclusionary feminism, which we understand as one facet of white feminism. We have been alarmed - as feminist scholars and activists - by the global rise of feminist movements premised on trans exclusion and cisnormativity. As a coalition of cis, queer, and trans feminists, we feel it is our responsibility to critically reflect upon these developments and equip ourselves to work against them. In this Viewpoint, we open up a space for a much needed dialogue in feminist geography: the question of where trans people fit in our tradition and our political visions. In the following Viewpoints, we discuss strategies for queer/trans allyship (QFG III) and the scholarly and activist potentials of trans-feminist coalition within and beyond geography (QFG IV).