Radical Trans Acceptance (Roller Derby)
January 27, 2026
143 of 163
January 27, 2026
Radical Trans Acceptance (Roller Derby)
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Tilly Episodes Around January 27, 2026
Episode 143 of 163 — walk the feed in the order it was published.
Radical Trans Acceptance (Roller Derby)
Summary
When so much of the news seems devoted to transphobia, fear, and taking trans people's rights away, the baseline of how trans acceptance SHOULD be can feel absolutely radical. Let's talk about what that's like with what is, perhaps, the platonic ideal of trans inclusion: Roller Derby. Therapist and trash connoisseur Theo Embeck joins us to discuss starting small, and seeing yourself through the eyes of your community. I'm marker impervious!
TEXT VERSION
https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2026/01/27/radical-trans-acceptance-roller-derby/
FURTHER READING
(topics discussed with essays available at https://TillysTransTuesdays.com )
What Real Cis Acceptance Looks Like, Body Hacking, The False Dichotomy, Cis is Not a Slur (there is no default human), Performative Allyship, Performative Allyship 2: False Allyship, Trans Sports 1 and 2, Misgendering and Passing, Rainbow Capitalism, TERFs
REFERENCE MATERIAL
The roller derby community’s fight to save the inclusive sport they built - https://xtramagazine.com/culture/roller-derby-sports-bans-gender-inclusivity-271947
Judge halts New York county from enforcing trans athlete ban after roller derby league sues - https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/judge-halts-new-york-county-transgender-athlete-ban-rcna236656
Women’s Flat Track Derby Association - https://wftda.com/
Roller derby - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roller_derby
The Tillyverse Discord server - https://discord.gg/rzX9bAEEuD
Captain Painway derby updates - https://bsky.app/profile/tillybridges.bsky.social/search?q=painway
SFV Roller Derby - https://sfvrollerderby.com/
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