3 ms·
Do you believe that they get an unadulterated perspective of both experiences? That they would be getting the experience of a woman rather than that of a trans
by willy_k 7mo ago
Do you believe that they get an unadulterated perspective of both experiences? That they would be getting the experience of a woman rather than that of a trans woman?
- CalRobert 7mo agoApparently some make a distinction regarding whether they pass or not to address this. James Barnes is one person whose written about this https://www.newsweek.com/trans-man-broken-men-1817169 https://www.newsweek.com/trans-man-broken-men-1817169
- willy_k 7mo agoThank you for sharing that, that was a valuable read.
- jimbokun 7mo agoThat’s a great article but it confuses me how the author shows affinity for so many feminine traits and stereotypically feminine interests, that I wonder what the draw or perceived appeal of living as a man was. Maybe that’s in a different article.
- CalRobert 7mo agoWell, I imagine gender dysphoria is more than thinking the grass is greener
- yieldcrv 7mo ago> I feel safer; I no longer walk around at night clinging to pepper spray some people report not being talked over in office settings honestly you could benefit from talking to someone professionally if this is still confusing to you by now. Its not uncommon for this to be confusing, you could just accelerate your understanding by having someone deconstruct why it is still confusing for you
- yieldcrv 7mo agothose considered passing, yes and that of a man as a trans man. there is a lot less fanfare, media, and discernment on this compared to trans women, while being more common than people think
- jimbokun 7mo agoDepends how well they pass and if the other person knew them pre-transition.
- grislin 7mo agoIt's an interesting philosophical question. Even if a male who makes some effort to disguise himself as female claims that he now experiences life as women may, in a general sense, do so, I don't see how he could possibly know if this is true or not. Being male and not female, he doesn't have this experiential frame of reference to make the comparison.