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The transphobic 'gendercrit' line about trans women being 'socialized as males' purposefully elides that patterns of masculinity are often involuntarily BEATEN (often very literally) into us.
To hold that against us when we transition is to doubly punish trans.
To hold that against us when we transition is to doubly punish trans.
In practice, what this means for many trans women is that we learn to IMITATE patterns of acceptable masculinity, but it's still involuntary, against our will, and doesn't come naturally.
It is NOT internalized. It is what we SHED immediately as fast as we can upon transition.
It is NOT internalized. It is what we SHED immediately as fast as we can upon transition.
These unwanted patterns of masculinity are almost literally worn EXTERNALLY--they are absolutely not 'internalized.'
When trans women speak about a 'weight' coming off when we transition, THIS is usually what we're talking about: shedding the involuntary patina of masculinity.
When trans women speak about a 'weight' coming off when we transition, THIS is usually what we're talking about: shedding the involuntary patina of masculinity.
These people, and the transphobic society more broadly, simply refuse to acknowledge that trans women repeatedly report that once that outer layer of imitation masculinity is shed...
...FEMININITY comes NATURALLY to us, after an interim period of adjustment.
...FEMININITY comes NATURALLY to us, after an interim period of adjustment.
But this period is when stereotype threat is strongest for trans women.
I wrote about that here:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/hypa.12097
If you want a copy, just ask me.
I wrote about that here:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/hypa.12097
If you want a copy, just ask me.
It's often why you'll see many newly out trans women running AWAY from these patterns of masculinity as fast as possible, and I suspect is why 'gendercrits' and transphobic people see our newfound femininity as inauthentic
Well, we haven't had TIME to find our authentic self yet
Well, we haven't had TIME to find our authentic self yet
You, a cis woman, have had your whole life to explore with your gender expression. And it evolves over time.
Give us a chance, space, and time to figure out who we really are.
I went from makeup, skirts, and heels all the time...
...to sport leggings and cute t-shirts mostly.
Give us a chance, space, and time to figure out who we really are.
I went from makeup, skirts, and heels all the time...
...to sport leggings and cute t-shirts mostly.
And, again, using this time of adjustment and exploration against us is...
...just...
...fucking hell could you people just not?
...just...
...fucking hell could you people just not?
