Those Lucky Enough to Transcend Gender: Travis Alabanza, Radical Transfeminism, and the Law

Travis Alabanza is a Black British transfeminine author and playwright, best known for their play Burgerz and their memoir None of the Above. This article places these works in conversation with the politics of radical transfeminism, a community-centred ethos which places above all the needs of marginalised transfeminine people, as they pertain to law and society. It engages themes of identity, violence, and legal regulation, and argues for a liberatory approach to trans life which does not depend on legal recognition for its legitimacy. It also discusses how radical transfeminism approaches intersectional forms of discrimination such as transmisogynoir by positing a different approach to legal and social structures.