Name/TitlePlacard: No TERFS On Our Turf
About this objectSmall cardboard placard featuring the slogan 'NO TERFS ON OUR TURF' handwritten in black and orange marker pen. Made for a counter protest held by Cabaret Against the Hate Speech and Staff Pride Network at Edinburgh University on 26th April 2023.
Date Made2023
Period2020s
Place MadeScotland, Edinburgh or Glasgow
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, cardboard
MeasurementsH: 317 x W: 340 mm
Subject and Association KeywordsTrans rights
Subject and Association KeywordsHomophobia, transphobia
Subject and Association KeywordsPolitical activism
Subject and Association KeywordsLGBTQ+
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://blogs.ed.ac.uk/staffpridenetwork/2023/04/28/statement-from-staff-pride-network-regarding-the-protest-against-planned-screening-of-adult-human-female:
"We co-organised a protest with Cabaret Against The Hate Speech to take place when the screening of Adult Human Female was due to place. Our protest demonstrated support for trans rights at the University of Edinburgh in a peaceful and non-confrontational manner. We published a blog detailing all the reasons the film is anti-trans and why it does not represent a suitable opportunity for respectful debate or discussion: https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/staffpridenetwork/2023/04/14/is-screening-adult-human-female-an-opportunity-for-respectful-debate-and-discussion."
"Another group chose to peacefully protest the screening by sitting in front of the doors to the venue. While they were not affiliated with our protest we support their right to protest peacefully as they see fit. It is our understanding that the screening was cancelled because there was no way to safely access the building. We are not privy to the specifics of that decision making process. We continued with our peaceful, non-confrontational demonstration which created a supportive environment to show that many staff and students at the University of Edinburgh are supportive of trans rights."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TERF:
TERF (/tɜːrf/) is an acronym for trans-exclusionary radical feminist. The term refers to an ideology or movement known variously as trans-exclusionary radical feminism (TERF) or gender-critical feminism. First recorded in 2008, the term TERF was originally used to distinguish transgender-inclusive feminists from a group of radical feminists and social conservatives who reject the position that trans women are women, including trans women in women's spaces, and transgender rights legislation. Trans-inclusive feminists who support transfeminism assert that these ideas and positions are transphobic and discriminatory towards transgender people. The use of the term TERF has since broadened to include reference to people with trans-exclusionary views who are not necessarily involved with radical feminism. Though TERF was created to be a "deliberately technically neutral description", the term is now typically considered derogatory or disparaging. People labeled TERFs often reject the label, instead describing their beliefs as gender critical. In academic discourse, there is no clear consensus on whether TERF constitutes a slur. Critics of the label have said that it is used alongside insulting or abusive rhetoric while other academics have argued that this alone does not make it a slur.
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypePlacard
Object numberGWL-2023-57-12
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved