Because we share experiences. You might not see gender, but we *must*. You don't see how doctors treat us differently, but we can't not.
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Replying to @EmilyGorcenski @OwenBenjamin
You don't feel the withering stares of disgust, but we can't not. You don't see the arcane process of changing your legal docs, but we must.
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Replying to @EmilyGorcenski @OwenBenjamin
The experience of a trans woman is materially not the same as being a cis man. Identifying a communities distinct needs isn't polarizing.
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Replying to @EmilyGorcenski @OwenBenjamin
Recognizing that that system treats a group unfairly isn't a polarity. It's a reality. Reality is already causing codified distinctions.
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Perhaps you have a mistaken belief that equality is "not seeing gender/race/etc." but that's never been the goal.
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We *want* you to see our gender, we want you to see the inequities along with the amazing parts and respect those *differences* as worthy.
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Equality isn't about sameness. We want you to be as outraged as we are about the bad state of trans healthcare, for instance. We want worth.
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And treating us as you treat another cis man isn't giving us worth, because we don't get to go through life as cis men.
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They're not conspiracy theories when they're real :( See HB2, the Section 1557 rollback, etc.
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