GC: What are "sex-based" rights?

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[–]GenderbenderShe/her/hers[S] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (4 children)

Biology can absolutely result in discrimination, but that is not always the case. A trans man who passes as male, for instance, will not be catcalled on the streets, and will have his ideas taken seriously. A trams woman who passes as female will experience the same catcalling cis women experience and may be offered a lower salary than her male colleagues applying for the same position. If you read articles from actual trans people, they will tell you how they were treated differently when presenting as men vs women, or even presenting as androgynous.

[–]HouseplantWomen who disagree with QT are a different sex 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

So by your logic women can easily escape sexism by presenting themselves differently and endure sexism for the sake of “presenting as women”

[–]GenderbenderShe/her/hers[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Yes. That does not mean we shouldn't change our sexist systems and that doesn't mean women should be told to just transition to men to escape sexism.

[–]strictly 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Yes. That does not mean we shouldn't change our sexist systems and that doesn't mean women should be told to just transition to men to escape sexism.

So do you think biological females who transition have a trans privilege over biological females who don't transition then?

[–]GenderbenderShe/her/hers[S] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

So do you think biological females who transition have a trans privilege over biological females who don't transition then?

Yes. They have privilege being perceived as male, not for being trans.