Trans men dont talk enough about the absolute poison that is female socialization. Even now, the pressure to be nice, kind, empathetic, and put others first continues to subtly undermine me at every junction.
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it's such a crock for both trans men and women. any perceived aggressiveness makes you a man if you're a woman; any level of nicety makes you a woman if you're a man. and if you aren't exhibiting either, people will project whatever they want onto you to invalidate your gender.
For cis women, the nominal trade off is that they gain protection. Trans men give up being protected, but often don't stop being kind and self-effacing. Trans women don't get access to any protection but are expected to take on being kind and self effacing.
