![]() ![]() ![]() Wilchins' work and writing has often focused on youth, whom she not only sees as uniquely vulnerable to the gender system's pressures and harm, but whom she sees as capable of "looking with fresh eyes." Wilchins' work has been instrumental in bringing transgender rights into the mainstream LGBT movmement, and has helped bring awareness of the impact of gender norms to a wider audience. ![]() While this perspective has been widely accepted, its breadth has provoked criticism by some in the transgender community. While she started out as a transgender leader - founding the first national transgender advocacy group (GenderPAC) - her analysis and work broadened over time to include discrimination and violence regardless of individuals' identity. Riki Wilchins is an activist whose work has focused on the impact of gender norms. ![]()
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