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When a trans woman comes out* as a woman, their past doesn’t change. But that new information should make any reasonable person understand that their experiences prior to coming out was not and could not be identical to that of a cis man. It’s really that simple. Closet doesn’t https://twitter.com/slatzism/status/1355625590364151808
protect people fully. Closet doesn’t protect from alienation and mental health. Inability to live authentically colors EVERY aspect of life. Every. Single. One. And though being perceived as a man might grant you some privileges, it comes at a huge cost to one’s wellbeing.
Like honestly, this shit isn’t fucking new. It’s literally framing closet as a privilege in a way that pretty much everyone understands now is fucked up. “Oh so you say you’re gay and now we’re supposed to accept you were never privileged?” Yes lol. That’s how updating views with
new information works. Closet affected my body language, my emotions, my entire perception. I felt everything across a veil, all my emotions were dulled, especially the happy ones. It affected my relationships. I couldn’t be honest with anyone. It literally made me feel
disconnected from my body, and that was just the gay closet.
So yes, fuck you if your notion of privilege ignores the internal lives of the people involved. Fuck you if you choose to ignore invisible identities and struggles.
There’s even a smaller version of this debate among queer people in the form of “straight passing privilege”. Cishets please get up to date this shit is stale lol.
And in case it’s not clear, SPP is also bullshit
