Leslie Feinberg and 'Safe Space'

Rogan: We found a copy of Leslie Feinberg's 1996 book, Transgender Warriors: making history from Joan of Arc to Dennis Rodman, in a free box. (It's still in print, miraculously!) If you desperately need a book where all sorts of genderful people are exhorted to unite in joyful coalition, then this is the book for you! But that's not what this post is about. This post is specifically about what Feinberg says about safe space, which I want to make required reading for everyone these days.

( There are no safe identities, only safe behavior. )

Tape Notes: "Psychobiology of Trauma," by Bessel A. van der Kolk

This tape (05-834-93) comes from the 5th east regional Conference on Abuse and Multiple Personality: Training and Treatment June 3-8, 1993 at the Radisson Hotel in Alexandria, VA. It was mercifully normal and boring! It is also not really my wheelhouse, so once I digitize it, I'm happy to give it to someone who'd appreciate it more; I know there are some van der Kolk fans on this blog. Let me know!

Also keep in mind I'm inking comics when I'm listening to these tapes, so my notes tend to be haphazard. When in doubt, assume the problem was me, not the speaker!

( A totally normal, NONbonkers tape about trauma, memory, and brain chemicals. Woo! )