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Transitioning in STEM (mander.xyz)
submitted 6 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Followup: https://www.tumblr.com/beemovieerotica/781112056881496064/it-becomes-really-apparent-what-peoples-thought?redirect_to=%2Fbeemovieerotica%2F781112056881496064%2Fit-becomes-really-apparent-what-peoples-thought

More: https://www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/ben-barres-transgender-scientist-shares-story/

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[–] [email protected] 218 points 6 days ago (17 children)

The experiences trans men and women have with misogyny will never not be fascinating to me. Like, for the first time ever we have this huge sample size of people who have experienced how their gender presentation affects how people interact with them, giving tangible proof of misogyny in action. And it can't just be swept aside with 'MaYbE tHe wOmEn JuSt miSuNDerStOoD' or 'mAYbe tHe mAN diDN't MeAn iT LiKE tHaT'. I mean idiots will still make idiot arguments but at least it chips away at them a little bit.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I'm female presenting. I've known people who thought I was a cis woman for months, and I don't keep being nonbinary or trans a secret.

When I read actual cis women's accounts of misogyny, and also trans women's accounts, I can't relate. I don't get shut down the same way. Somehow, despite others perceiving me as female, I kept the tiny part of gender presentation that tells people to sit down and shut up when I'm talking as if I were a man. I don't understand what it is, but I still have it the same as before I transitioned.

I would love to know what it is so I can share it, but I can't tell why people respect me as much as they would respect a man. It's bewildering.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 days ago

Confidence goes a long way, but maybe that is simplifying the experience too much.

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