Cis-Supremacist Pasts: Constructing a History Against Contemporary Trans Equality

Abstract

This paper uses Cal Horton’s theory of Cis-Supremacy to demonstrate the interplay of trans exclusionist histories and contemporary cis power structures. The paper, through this preliminary discussion, dissertates how and why the obfuscation of trans narratives from history impacts the material conditions of trans lives. It demonstrates why cissupremacist pasts should be seen as deliberate attacks on the trans community. It concludes, from an Applied Transgender Studies positionality, by offering some initial interventions that can be made against cis-supremacist historic narratives.