I’m mostly GC, but obviously I’m trans. For what GC is most concerned about when it comes to trans people, I don’t feel like understanding our experience (which is varied) is a must. I feel like the discussion is mostly focused on the way trans ideology reinforces gender or the way the trans movement is hurting women by eroding single-sex spaces and protections.

I do feel like many GCs people perceptions about trans people are reflective of the trans people who are most frustrating to GC and it’s weird to always have that projected on to you. It’s even in this thread and it’s strange to read those things. I totally get it though because if you are interested in this topic you probably are sort of in an echo chamber that feeds you stories that reinforce that trans people are a problem or you just remember those because they help reinforce your perception. I feel like I even do this, but somehow think of me differently.

On the flip side, I do feel like many male trans people don’t make an effort to understand female experiences or think honestly about their own privilege because of their sex, especially if they passed for straight for some period of there life. No male can fully understand female experiences (or vice versa), but it seems like you should at least make an effort to listen and empathize. It’s weird that someone can identify as a woman, but not feel kinship with women.