Very True. It occurred to me the other day that if MTFs weren't so consumed with their own desires, they would realize what terrible allies they make to women when they claim womanhood illegitimately. The parallel I keep seeing is how black and brown people treat white 'allies.' No, don't co-opt our spaces or our culture. No, don't demand the 'right' to compete with us in sports. No, don't claim the opportunities designed to help women succeed by turning yourself into an oppressed minority. It is so very arrogantly white male of so very many of them (apologies for the offense to white males here) to take over women's and lesbian's rights.
I'm old enough to remember long hair on men as a BFD, so in that sense, I think you are right.
I was thinking about personal boundaries, which it's clear many MTFs get off on transgressing.
Very True. It occurred to me the other day that if MTFs weren't so consumed with their own desires, they would realize what terrible allies they make to women when they claim womanhood illegitimately. The parallel I keep seeing is how black and brown people treat white 'allies.' No, don't co-opt our spaces or our culture. No, don't demand the 'right' to compete with us in sports. No, don't claim the opportunities designed to help women succeed by turning yourself into an oppressed minority. It is so very arrogantly white male of so very many of them (apologies for the offense to white males here) to take over women's and lesbian's rights.