“As a trans man, I have the immense privilege of blending in. But these laws force me to choose between safety and obeying the law.”

  • 🌞 Alexander Daychilde 🌞@lemmy.world
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    17 hours ago

    As much as I get a little tired of men claiming to be victims of prejudice, though, I do have to admit that this seems to be one of the valid areas (among others). Transphobes are clearly not wanting transwomen in women’s spaces, but then they also don’t want transmen there. You can’t have it both ways, at a minimum.

    But I find my brain trying to be sympathetic (to the transphobes’ fear of ‘men’ in women’s spaces, be that transmen or transwomen, they seem to think all of them are “men”) - and I have to say to that part of my brain (that has had decades of transphobia propaganda that I disagree with, but it still gets in the brain - in our culture) “What? No, fuck off. Humans with human rights. Everyone needs to pee. Good grief, just… can we make bathroom stall doors actually private and unisex all the bathrooms? Because who gives a fuck, people need to pee in peace, LET THEM PEE IN PEACE”…

    It’s very frustrating living in this culture.

    (I’d still argue, btw, that women face FAR more problems with misogyny than men do with misandry - but on the other hand, all misogyny and misandry is wrong, so it’s hard to have nuanced debate sometimes)