I saw this YouTube short just now, and the woman in it stated that trans women shouldn’t speak for biological women or something like that? Do y’all think that’s appropriate to say or is that seen as something ignorant to say? I also saw people say that trans woman shouldn’t insert themselves in biological women’s spaces. I was reading the comments and people in the LGBTQ community (including trans people) agreed.
I don’t have an opinion myself because I don’t think too much about stuff like this. It’s probably bad for me to do that but it’s whatever. But yeah, I’ve been in this community for years. Even as a enby, I still don’t understand what’s appropriate to say when it comes to trans people. The last thing I want to be is offensive, but I also don’t want to cater to anyone’s feelings because a lot of things end up not making sense to me. Anyways, what’s y’all’s opinion on this?
Yes = Yes, those things are appropriate to say
No = No, those things are not appropriate to say
Mixed Opinion = Self explanatory
Comments (6)
I think from experience we shouldn't really speak of anyone else's experiences when we have not experienced it for ourselves. It's not our right. Idk Trans Women/Men have different experiences from Bio Women/Men, and those differences further differentiate between individuals. If Topics/Experience overlap than anyone has the right to say their own
As someone who is afab I think trans should not speak for other biological woman simply because trans people and bio woman have different experiences. For example I think it’s okay if they talk about something thats social (e.g sports, restrooms etc) but when it come to physical then it wouldn’t be appropriate for a trans woman to talk about stuff like that since bio and trans woman don’t share the same bodily functions (e.g periods, giving birth, lactation etc)
I do transgenders and all. However there are some people within the community that don't understand what it feels like to be a real woman. And then they start to negatively comment about real women. Ye they can express themselves and all. But majority of them don't even know what it means to be a woman anyways. But each real women have their own experiences. But I wouldn't say whatever she said in the video isn't inappropriate.
There are definitely some things that trans people can’t relate to that cis people deal with. For this example, I’m going to use the regulation of biologically female bodies. Trans women can’t relate to being forced to give birth, so when talking about that specific issue, it’s important to listen to AFAB people. It’s not like trans women can’t relate to those issues at all since there are legal regulations against their bodies as well, so they definitely deserve a voice in the larger problem of legislatures working against individuals and their right to bodily autonomy. I also don’t like the implication by saying trans people don’t belong in cis people’s spaces. Most spaces don’t have a biological requirement, and if they do, I’m just going to shut up and listen to medical professionals about what they believe to be appropriate. Lastly, although I very much disagree with most of the sentiment, I don’t think I’d say it’s “inappropriate” to say. It’s important for everyone to be able to express their opinion and for us to be able to have these conversations even if their opinion is not something I agree with
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