Perhaps the question is , how can we work together for a society that overcomes its transphobia? My sense is that a movement that seeks to realize a better world for trans people should be joined by all of us , regardless of how we identify. Protection against violence is important , but relying on the police is not wise. So perhaps another kind of power, the power of self-determination, is what we need to strengthen so that a movement against transphobia is linked with the struggle against racism and poverty, against homophobia and misogyny , and against radical economic inequalities. Countering transphobia is , and should be , central to all those struggles