transfemminism
I'm not a guy any more, I'm increasingly convinced I never was. The proverbial "shoe" never fit and I walked uncomfortably in a confined space for most of my life.
OTOH, I'm not really a woman either, at least not according to many more traditional minded folks or those with the TERF mindset.
For me the question revolves around whether or not the accident of my birth makes me a man.
Because I was born with recognizable and (presumably) functional male genitalia, and I have to suppose the usually associated chromosomal configuration (don't really know, I've never had my DNA sequenced), I am technically physically/biologically "male".
Is biology destiny? Is it the argument that because someone is born with any sort of physical characteristic that inhibits their existence, but it is not overtly life threatening (e.g. a cleft palate or other facial disfigurements) should just suck it up because that's the hand they were dealt when they were born?
One can get into arguments about degree. Where is the line drawn? Who decides?
What is a "man"? Is it all just about possessing male genitalia?
I argue gender in that sense is a social construct.
Not all adult human biological males are men, not all adult human biological females are women. Some men have vaginas, some women have penises; get over it.
Sissy hypnosis porn would have me believe my destiny therefore is to serve as a "fuck doll" for "Alpha males" (see elsewhere for my perspective on whether that makes these so called Alphas gay).
Some gurls may genuinely want that, and that can be celebrated. I chose not to be degraded or humiliated, my self esteem and self worth are not contingent on satisfying somebody else's preconceived ideas, urges, or fantasies.
OTOH, I'm not really a woman either, at least not according to many more traditional minded folks or those with the TERF mindset.
For me the question revolves around whether or not the accident of my birth makes me a man.
Because I was born with recognizable and (presumably) functional male genitalia, and I have to suppose the usually associated chromosomal configuration (don't really know, I've never had my DNA sequenced), I am technically physically/biologically "male".
Is biology destiny? Is it the argument that because someone is born with any sort of physical characteristic that inhibits their existence, but it is not overtly life threatening (e.g. a cleft palate or other facial disfigurements) should just suck it up because that's the hand they were dealt when they were born?
One can get into arguments about degree. Where is the line drawn? Who decides?
What is a "man"? Is it all just about possessing male genitalia?
I argue gender in that sense is a social construct.
Not all adult human biological males are men, not all adult human biological females are women. Some men have vaginas, some women have penises; get over it.
Some gurls may genuinely want that, and that can be celebrated. I chose not to be degraded or humiliated, my self esteem and self worth are not contingent on satisfying somebody else's preconceived ideas, urges, or fantasies.
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