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Why mainly trans women?

103 replies

iMombie · 18/06/2021 21:01

Hi,
Please don’t anyone flame me for this. I honestly don’t mean any disrespect, I’m just trying to learn. I’m curious and wonder if anyone has any insight to my question.
My attention has been drawn on the views of the likes of Forstater, de Wahl, JK Rowling (I know that’s not too recent).
I genuinely didn’t realise that believing in a biological definition of sex Is now deemed wrong. With that I’ve been trying to find articles and pieces to read to understand this (I do not have a lot of time on my hands for this, so not as succinct research as I would have liked(
But what I have come across, is that the group that are mainly upset with all of this are trans women.

So my question is...Why aren’t trans men seemingly as vocal about their definition of being a man?

Does this make sense or am I sounding like my mother when she talks about gay people?! I know I’m probably missing something and I sound quite thick. Apologies if that’s so.

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TheChild · 18/06/2021 21:08

Male entitlement? Male socialisation?

QuentinBunbury · 18/06/2021 21:05

I think there's something about the power differential between men and women - it seems less challenging that a female would identify as a man as they are moving up the power hierarchy. A male identifying as a woman is moving down so its viewed as more challenging and like they are giving something up so society should pity them almost.
But also people born male will be socialised differently to people born female and may be more confident to speak up for what they want and need.

Datun · 18/06/2021 21:03

Transmen are female and no one cares what females want.