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View submission: Trans Women, Male Privilege, and the Intersectionality of Patriarchal Oppression
Being closeted can actually put you in way more danger at times than being out and recognized as a woman. Being read as an effeminate gender failure "boy" amongst those socialized to hate you gives them more access to you, where as generally women tend to implicitly offer some level of protection of each other and separation from men and boys.
Comment by stevepls at 30/01/2025 at 22:09 UTC
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literallyyyy it's about policing the borders of masculinity and if you don't conform well enough you're disposable.
especially because their anxiety about manly enough can now be exorcized by harming you.