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View submission: Trans Women, Male Privilege, and the Intersectionality of Patriarchal Oppression
my thoughts are more muddled here, but i also do think that being a trans woman and being around men when they think no women are present is its own unique kind of horror tbh. don't know that I'd call that a privilege.
but i can see what you mean around being percieved as a man providing certain (conditional) protections.
on the other hand as a tme nb lesbian...being closeted was not a privilege. sure it protected me from certain forms of homophobia but like. passing privilege is not real, and extending the mantle of male privilege to trans women pre-transition feels analogous to that.
Comment by Ver_Void at 29/01/2025 at 23:01 UTC
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my thoughts are more muddled here, but i also do think that being a trans woman and being around men when they think no women are present is its own unique kind of horror tbh. don't know that I'd call that a privilege.
I think this extends to most things people would describe as a privilege, even the things you'd think might be good like career advancement. Might look good on paper but if you're advancing because people see you as a man that's one more thing you might lose by coming out and effectively an additional cost to pay
Comment by SuperPrussia at 29/01/2025 at 22:56 UTC
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If I understand correctly your point, you are agreeing with my premise that remaining closeted offers protections, at the cost of your own happiness. Is this what you meant?