I can partially agree with this sentiment.
I have an intersex condition that jeopardizes my access to HRT.
If I was unable to take HRT and medically transition, I would still be trans. Some restrictions on transitioning come from our own bodies, not policy.
We're still trans regardless.
I have an intersex condition that jeopardizes my access to HRT.
If I was unable to take HRT and medically transition, I would still be trans. Some restrictions on transitioning come from our own bodies, not policy.
We're still trans regardless.
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another equally valid scenario would be:
trans person: i can't socially transition where i live due to fear of violence /1
It is a language of erasure, and we must stand resolutely against it.
I feel like we can do that, and also still recognize that there are those who have valid reasons why they do not or cannot transition.
As long as the choice is theirs, and theirs alone.
the core purpose of said or similar notion is to deflect, downplay or entirely deny the existence of the injustices/opression imposed on trans people in the first place.
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It is absolutely inexcusable to use this as justification to deny care. Only we get to make the choice of what care is best for us.
I appreciate your perspective.