I, like some (but certainly not all) trans women, was socialized ‘as a boy’ by my parents (including beatings and encouraged violence against others), but the ‘lessons’ never took. I was not gay, but I continuously engaged in traditionally female behaviors, was called ‘sensitive’, had nearly all female friends, and looked to the…
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On Trans-Feminism and ‘Female Privilege’
I, like some (but certainly not all) trans women, was socialized ‘as a boy’ by my parents (including beatings and encouraged violence against others), but the ‘lessons’ never took. I was not gay, but I continuously engaged in traditionally female behaviors, was called ‘sensitive’, had nearly all female friends, and looked to the…
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