Is BLM a trojan horse?

I don't for a minute think that BLM is a front for TRAs by the way. I just find it interesting that men who are trans seem to be so much more important than anyone else who is gender questioning

Any movement which contains, or is primarily, about men will almost inevitably be given greater priority.Same with the Socialist movement. It was primarily about working men; women were a secondary consideration - even as women stood alongside to support - feeling their rights mattered too. Old fashioned hard leftists are still about the struggle of the working man - no matter how it is dressed up as something other.

I wouldn't call BLM a Trojan horse, but what you've posted is very interesting. They have fallen into the trap of identity politics and intersectionality like many other groups, organisations and movements, which only seems to lead to a downward spiral. It's up to them to fix it or not.

I like this bit too.
We are guided by the fact that all Black lives matter, regardless of actual or perceived sexual identity, gender identity, gender expression, economic status, ability, disability, religious beliefs or disbeliefs, immigration status, or location.

Funny how 'sex' in always missed out..... Whether its government documents or legislation, campaign group materials etc.
Adult human females are repeatedly edged out of conversations, including those that are black. Sexual orientation is also being eroded. We are now a jumble of 'identities' that we can pick and choose, like 'sexual identity'. Same sex attraction is a choice after all.

It’s just the cuckoos in the nest, as usual.

"uplift Black trans folk, especially Black trans women ..." Why especially Black transwomen - men then - rather than everyone trans?

I don't for a minute think that BLM is a front for TRAs by the way. I just find it interesting that men who are trans seem to be so much more important than anyone else who is gender questioning.

'McDade’s death is believed to be the 12th violent death of a transgender or gender nonconforming person in the United States this year. 2018 saw 26 such deaths. So did 2019. In 2013, the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs reported that transgender people of color were six times more likely to experience physical violence from the police compared to white cisgender people.'

www.thelily.com/tony-mcdade-was-a-black-transgender-man-shot-by-police-in-may-protesters-are-fighting-to-keep-his-memory-alive/

It is believed that Tony was under great threat, he was reportedly being targeted with violence by five cisgender men on account of his being trans and his death is thought to be the result of trying to defend himself against these brutal hate crimes. Clifford Butler, an eyewitness of the incident, told a local newspaper: “I never heard ‘Get down, freeze, I’m an officer’ – nothing. I just heard gunshots.”

www.independent.co.uk/voices/george-floyd-black-lives-matter-racism-tony-mcdade-transgender-a9544131.html

Black trans life's do fall under the umbrella of black lives when they say black lives matter.

Agreed it is rare to find an organisation that does not have a similar statement about trans rights.

I support BLM, but I guess now in much the same way I support Labour. I'd prefer an alternative that was not misogynistic but there does not seem to be one.

It is not wrong to voice concerns over the matter. Where the dominant discourse on trans rights is to set them up as being opposite to women's rights, then women will always be oppressed. Black women already experience systemic racism as well as systemic sexism.

The thing is, when feminists say "we support all women, including transwomen" it doesn't make sense, because transwomen aren't a type of woman. Even if everyone on the planet agreed and believed they were, they still wouldn't be, because reality exists independant of human belief systems. However when BLM say "we support all black people, including transwomen" it makes sense, because black transwomen are in fact black. Unless they're a Rachel dolzeal type which I can definitely see more people doing in the future, but right now it's not really a thing. So black transwomen don't belong in feminism as they aren't women, but they do belong in BLM because they are black. If BLM think it's important to centre their experiences of racism in their movement then who am I to oppose that? The only problem would be if they acted like by representing the interests of black TW they were also representing the interests of black women. I suspect that this will be the case sadly and that black women will be left behind by their own movement, but that's a separate issue.

No. Its not

However I think like the majority of similar campaigns, it has been used to further other causes

I do think that theres a subset of trans people that make everything 'what about us'. And you cant post a good cause without clarifying that you do in fact put trans peoples rights at the forefront. And I think theres a bit of upwokemanship going on.

However that doesnt mean BLM is about trans people. Its not, its about black people.

especially Black trans women who continue to be disproportionately impacted by trans-antagonistic violence

It's a message against violence! Even if you're not into trans ideology, surely you don't want trans women hurt? I think everyone should support the physical safety of black people, no matter how they identify. It's such a low standard. Your concerns are really disturbing, OP.

It didn't occur to me that BLM was an organisation, I thought it was a statement of something that should be obvious.

How bizarre. I guess trans is in fashion at the moment and it’s just a reflection of that.

X/posted. Yup, no more that any other similar campaign orgs across many areas.

So basically, BLM is no more a 'Trojan horse' than every other third sector type campaign org nowadays.

Short answer: No.

Long answer - it's been infiltrated to some degree, and therefore feels it has to have the obligatory "we put trans lives in the centre of what we do" rider, but so have many organisations, not just on the left (think of the institutional capture of the CPS, various police forces, GCHQ etc.)

And this:

#BlackLivesMatter was founded in 2013 in response to the acquittal of Trayvon Martin’s murderer. Black Lives Matter Foundation, Inc is a global organization in the US, UK, and Canada, whose mission is to eradicate white supremacy and build local power to intervene in violence inflicted on Black communities by the state and vigilantes. By combating and countering acts of violence, creating space for Black imagination and innovation, and centering Black joy, we are winning immediate improvements in our lives.

This is from their website too:

We affirm the lives of Black queer and trans folks, disabled folks, undocumented folks, folks with records, women, and all Black lives along the gender spectrum. Our network centers those who have been marginalized within Black liberation movements.

BLM was started by 3 black women Link to website details on the founders - the movement seems to have grown exponentially & their website does the 'centre black trans women' seen across all other areas & platforms involving campaigning or specific causes. BLM in itself is about all black people so I'm not sure of the wisdom in elevating Black TW when the people who have been the catalyst of the movement being established were not trans. I might have missed those people who have been shot & killed by police & who were identified as trans, or Black TW, so I may be wrong. But it's looks very much like the same MO as that across LGBT & feminist orgs who are all about the T.

Oh dear God. No, black lives matter is not a trans plot pretending to be an international antiracist uprising.

Fair enough to disagree with parts of their politics, you'll find similar things in many left wing campaigning organisations. Trojan horse though?

Interesting!