I think I don't 'believe' trans people who don't try to transition? Like I remember this guy started talking to me on the street - full beard, leather jacket, rugged 60 year old, 100% male presenting, and he said he was a woman. Like, maybe, but it sort of felt meaningless.
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and again: this is all entirely independent of their feelings or reasons for not transitioning or how much they want to inhabit a cis woman's experience. That all is valid and often very sad and I feel empathy for them - but my experience of them as male is also valid.
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Privilege is one of those extremely complex things that needs to be unpacked for trans women. If a trans woman is dressed in full male garb and has traditionally male features, then it's hard to say they aren't benefiting from male privilege in that moment.
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On the other hand, if they're presenting female in the same situation, they're going to benefit from none of that. It's a very situational privilege.
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