It also concerns the establishment of transfeminism within mainstream feminism, having specific content that applies to transgender and transsexual people, but much of which is also applicable to all women.
Transfeminism envelops all major themes of third wave feminism, including diversity, body image, and female agency.
One of the similarities between the two is their belief that women should be liberated from traditional gender roles.
Transfeminism is not about merely merging trans concerns with feminism concerns, it is a critical analysis of second wave feminism from the perspective of the third wave.
(Gluckman & Trudeau 2002) The idea that women should not be held down by traditional gender roles plays a major role in feminism, transfeminism presents a new way to view this belief.
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