Very much. That reminds me of something ErinInTheMorning wrote on twitter once:
Trans femmes were never “socialized male,” and do not have “male privilege.” My socialization was bullying and mass societal abuse of the core of my being. I was socialized “terrified,” and my privilege was to “hide myself until I die.”
In my time, younger, the 60s, transition was a thing very few were able to access. As was simply words or knowledge of what the heck was going on.
I'll repeat a thing I have said before:
I was not socialized as a boy or a man. I was socialized as a closeted trans girl and closeted trans woman.
Until I transitioned. Then I was socialized as a trans woman, or simply, a woman.
Very much. That reminds me of something ErinInTheMorning wrote on twitter once:
Trans femmes were never “socialized male,” and do not have “male privilege.” My socialization was bullying and mass societal abuse of the core of my being. I was socialized “terrified,” and my privilege was to “hide myself until I die.”
That was years ago, and the link (https://twitter.com/ErinInTheMorn/status/1462659618593779718?s=20) doesn't seem to work anymore (thanks, Elon!) but it resonated with me pretty hard at the time so I saved it.
I have that exact same tweet saved in my clip file too! Definitely resonated.