Sylvia
@silbheuig.bsky.social
She/her | Bisexual transfeminist | PhD Candidate in Sociological Studies @sheffielduni.bsky.social | Researching trans women in LGBT+ charities |
Editor: @ebb.bsky.social | Host: @commongenders.org
Editor: @ebb.bsky.social | Host: @commongenders.org
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Weird how if you’re trans and 17 and seeking gender care you’re a “child,” but if you’re assaulted by a 57-year-old man you’re an “activist”
November 25, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Weird how if you’re trans and 17 and seeking gender care you’re a “child,” but if you’re assaulted by a 57-year-old man you’re an “activist”
I referenced the interview I did with Ira and Emrys last year for @ebb.bsky.social on the TSQ special issue on trans Marxism.
'part of the point of the movement is the movement as a process'
www.ebb-magazine.com/essays/no-on...
'part of the point of the movement is the movement as a process'
www.ebb-magazine.com/essays/no-on...
‘No one way works’: An Interview with Ira Terán and Emrys Travis on Trans Marxism — Ebb Magazine
In this interview with Ira Terán and Emrys Travis, Sylvia McCheyne discusses what exactly trans Marxism is, how it is so often a foil against mechanical applications of dialectics, and why it is so im...
www.ebb-magazine.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:18 PM
I referenced the interview I did with Ira and Emrys last year for @ebb.bsky.social on the TSQ special issue on trans Marxism.
'part of the point of the movement is the movement as a process'
www.ebb-magazine.com/essays/no-on...
'part of the point of the movement is the movement as a process'
www.ebb-magazine.com/essays/no-on...
Reposted by Sylvia
“Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”
November 15, 2025 at 6:15 AM
“Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”
This is not the final submission, more like the 2nd to last one.
Still, a big step forward in this and getting close to the end!
Still, a big step forward in this and getting close to the end!
October 22, 2025 at 2:11 PM
This is not the final submission, more like the 2nd to last one.
Still, a big step forward in this and getting close to the end!
Still, a big step forward in this and getting close to the end!
Reposted by Sylvia
Because I know what happened. I know why trans people are more anxious and are pre-emptively giving up on solidarity. The global backlash to feminist politics and queer existence and the resurgent wave of nationalism and isolationism is taking its toll on us all.
But also, fucking hell, stop.
But also, fucking hell, stop.
October 20, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Because I know what happened. I know why trans people are more anxious and are pre-emptively giving up on solidarity. The global backlash to feminist politics and queer existence and the resurgent wave of nationalism and isolationism is taking its toll on us all.
But also, fucking hell, stop.
But also, fucking hell, stop.
Bit of an understatement that.
October 20, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Bit of an understatement that.
Last week was like that, people enjoyed my speech at TWT and I was like 'yeah it was good/fine.'
Not even to be modest, it was trying to find that enthusiastic energy. I think when this thesis draft is sent (to my supervisors for final comments) I might gain some of the energy back.
Not even to be modest, it was trying to find that enthusiastic energy. I think when this thesis draft is sent (to my supervisors for final comments) I might gain some of the energy back.
October 17, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Last week was like that, people enjoyed my speech at TWT and I was like 'yeah it was good/fine.'
Not even to be modest, it was trying to find that enthusiastic energy. I think when this thesis draft is sent (to my supervisors for final comments) I might gain some of the energy back.
Not even to be modest, it was trying to find that enthusiastic energy. I think when this thesis draft is sent (to my supervisors for final comments) I might gain some of the energy back.