...a kind of "well you chose this so deal with it" that flavours us being denied hysto or birth control and having our bodies highly controlled, or the disgust pregnant trans mascs are regarded with "because we thought you wanted to be a man"
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Yeah I think there's plenty of space for that (and I think the fact you're pointing to the relationship with misogyny and general reproductive control under patriarchy is something I would strongly agree with - not because trans men are women but because patriarchy appropriates wombs as property)
I'm not academically inclined enough to talk about it myself at length but it does frustrate me when trans mascs try to talk about misogyny and it's kind of rebuffed with this idea we must be misgendering ourselves by acknowledging how we're regarded by a misogynistic society
What Liz said is right. For what it's worth I don't have formal education on this stuff either I just learned from talking with people a lot and I'm old so I've had a lot of time to do that.
I think partly because for the last 30 years we've had a pretty identity centred theory of what misogyny is about - that it's about "bad"/"toxic" men and "vulnerable" women, rather than being about something bigger like controlling reproduction, or exploiting free care labour across a large group.
So the idea that trans men face consequences of misogyny comes with it somehow carrying the social meaning of being imposed womanhood on you which is painful.
Without the ability to look at and discuss the wider processes behind sexism and transphobia we've just got misgendering and (in)validity.
So there's a tension between looking at the wider sociological view: patriarchy tries to control bodies with uteruses in numerous ways because it helps reproduce patriarchy
And the individualistic/identity view: "this all happens because people think the wrong things about gender & need educating"
Yeah I think a lot of people get caught on the tension of language and wider Vs individualistic view and kind of just get stuck there in the conversation
I asked my GP about hysto and I'm a gay trans man and she just asks like "well what does your partner think about that?" I love him but he has no space in this conversation
Thank you, it always stings a little more with misogynistic practice when the doctor isn't a man, it's probably a procedure she has to follow though (at least I'd hope on an individual level). From other accounts from trans guys in my area I'm better off just saving for private
There are a lot of specific issues trans mascs face which are rooted in misogyny and I'd like to see acknowledged more and it always upsets me when the misogynistic trans mascs minority who holds firm belief in misandry are the only ones who tend to get the spotlight
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Reading, thinking - this is what matters not the qualification you hold.
Without the ability to look at and discuss the wider processes behind sexism and transphobia we've just got misgendering and (in)validity.
And the individualistic/identity view: "this all happens because people think the wrong things about gender & need educating"
I'm so sorry your doc is not on board 🫂 I really hope that changes & sooner rather than later ♥️