Something that really confuses me, or at least frustrates me is the fact that, when you look up the word “gender-queer” or “gender-fluid” it is almost always dominated by FAABs~ (female assigned at birth), who can enjoy that gender variance with such ease. It is almost impossible, if not rare for a MAAB to do this, unless they are lucky genetically, or have some disorder that prevents testosterone from changing/damaging/altering their bodies into a permanent form of physical male expression.
Transwomen have the hardest time in this world for similar reasons, and when they can’t even pass, can’t even enjoy or play with the concept of gender ambiguity because testosterone simply causes too many male cues, while genderfluid women can enjoy boyish features, because ‘boyishness’ is what MAABs were before puberty in the first place.
The ONLY solution to this, would be if transwomen were allowed to have testosterone blockers before puberty, but they can’t (at least in the US) through legit means, and it’s a freaking nightmare for them once their voices drop and their bodies alter and it becomes this hopeless chasing of a unicorn for the rest of their lives just to achieve what some cisgirl can do with a short haircut, jeans and a T-shirt.
I met a woman who felt she was male, identified as one in many ways, but decided she wants to still be seen as a woman. She wants to remove her breasts, express male, but is completely comfortable with still saying she’s a woman and keeping her female identity and being a lesbian. I’m like, that’s great. You’re a transsexual male, but don’t want to deal with the stigma of being a FTM, and you can get away with it because you’re FAAB and society is totally cool with it. You’re a woman despite rejecting your womanhood, but heaven forbid a MAAB do this. There’s no way. There’s absolutely no fucking way a transwoman can even partially get away with this. To get surgery top and bottom, and somehow still have the gall to say he identifies as male. It’s brutally, ridiculously unfair~
I don’t even know if this is discrimination toward men, or women~ or just a brutally specific form of denial to a small percentage of people (transwomen) that nobody really gives a fuck about. It’s sad, it really is~ and because it doesn’t peak most people’s sexual interests (“Are they hot? No? I don’t care.”) It isn’t even talked about. Nobody cares. The only way for a transwoman, or a feminine-male to even exist happilly is to not only transition fully to pass, but also achieve a level of beauty beyond many cisgirls just to exist. While a transguy can be fat, have a neckbeard, or wear whatever because who cares?
I dunno, I shouldn’t be so emotional about this~ I apologies in advance.