title: "The intersections of trans women and lesbian identities, communities, and movements": An introduction.
abstract: This introduction to the special issue on "The Intersections of Trans Women and Lesbian Identities, Communities, and Movements" considers the interconnectedness of "trans" and "lesbian" as identities and as concepts. Our approach challenges a reading of the two communities as largely separate and adversarial. In reviewing the articles included in this issue, we highlight places of intersection between the two identities, including the experiences of the individuals who live at the intersectional point: trans lesbians.
authors.affiliation: a Stonewall Center, University of Massachusetts , Amherst , Massachusetts , USA.
authors.forename: Genny
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Beemyn
authors.affiliation: b Department of Health Education , San Francisco State University , San Francisco , California , USA.
authors.forename: Mickey
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eliason
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D018452:Homosexuality, Female; D006801:Humans; D012922:Social Change; D012931:Social Environment; D063106:Transgender Persons / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male
keywords: Lesbian community; lesbians; trans community; trans lesbians; trans women; transgender