I was rambling the other day on a podcast about how harassment can fuel the "minority card" narrative.
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And it ultimately pushes many of us to silence. So as a result, outspoken trans women become the exception, not the rule.
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And as a result, when we speak of our experiences, it leads to the appearance that we're using those experiences for leverage.
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But it's the harassment that causes that scarcity in the first place. Harassment leads to fewer voices, which makes the lasting ones rarer.
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And it makes it harder, which perpetuates the cycle. It is insidious.
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I speak from my experience as primarily a trans woman, but I know folks inhabiting different intersections see similar cycles.
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