laughs in GNC

• I can use public restrooms that match my gender without fear of verbal abuse, physical intimidation, or arrest
• I have the ability to walk through the world and generally blend-in, not being constantly stared or gawked at, whispered about, pointed at, or laughed at because of my gender expression.
• I can reasonably assume that my ability to acquire a job, rent an apartment, or secure a loan will not be denied on the basis of my gender identity/expression.
• People don't speculate that my gender identity is a result of abuse or trauma.
• I can easily find role models and mentors to emulate who share my identity.
• Hollywood accurately depicts people of my gender in films and television

This is really such bullshit for those of us who are gender nonconforming and have been our whole lives. No, I can't use women's restrooms without fear of public scrutiny or harassment. No, I don't fucking blend into the crowd. I've had people stare and gawk and whisper at me for years. Drunk dudes have yelled "what the fuck is that?" at me in public. I've been called slurs like "dyke" based on my masculine presentation. No, I don't have to worry that my gender expression won't cause employers to reject me. In many workplaces, femininity is overtly or covertly required. I can't walk into an office anywhere in the world and get a job. No, actually people do speculate about women who reject femininity. Some people believe we do reject it because of trauma or abuse. No, I can't find female role models who look like me. They are almost entirely absent and decreasing every day as more and more GNC females flee womanhood like a house on fire. No, Hollywood doesn't accurately depict women like me at all. We're either absent or increasingly transitioned, which is also reflected in real life.

It pisses me off to see people who never have to deal with any of this shit be so cavalier about it and claim that it only affects GNC people who identity as transgender. I don't have any of this so-called "cis privilege" as a masculine woman.