To myself and to my fellow AFAB non-cis people
We don’t just need to acknowledge our systemic oppressive power over trans women and AMAB non-binary people.
We don’t just need to listen to what trans women have to say about their own experiences and listen without contradicting or talking over them.
We don’t just need to be realistic about who faces the most violence and who most urgently needs social change and an end to gatekeeping (hint: it’s trans women and AMAB non-binary people).
We need to do all those things, AND we need to make sure EVERY trans-related initiative we take is focused around the survival, safety, and well-being of trans women, especially trans women who are poor, disabled, Black, and/or Latina.
All transphobia leveled against AFAB trans people is rooted in misdirected transmisogyny. Gatekeeping and the pathologization of transness were set up by TWEFs as part of their initiative to exterminate trans women. Combatting transmisogyny is the only way to make progress in any fight related to trans issues.
If you truly want a ~*~unified trans community~*~, then start by supporting, protecting, and centering the lives and voices of trans women in everything you do.
