Tattie2d ago

Cis people sometimes demand #trans people rigourously define what "gender" means and explain what drives us to embody a gender other than the one assigned to us at birth. If we can't do that, they say, how can they believe us?

But trans people shouldn't have to be philosophers and psychologists all wrapped up into one to have our experiences believed. 1/

Show threadforestine2d ago
@Tattie also a cis person who has never interrogated their gender will get real defensive if you try and flip the question on them. they'll say "i just am" or something
Show threadJax UK2d ago

@forestine @Tattie

Yep, funny that 😅

I'm CIS and have never been able to explain why I am CIS, why I am happy with my gender matching my biological sex. I just am. And I don't believe any CIS person really could. So why on earth should any trans person be expected to?

Show threadforestine2d ago

@JaxVent @Tattie yes, great points.

btw in case you weren't aware, cis is not an acronym for anything, but is latin, and doesn't need to be capitalised

Show threadJax UK2d ago

@forestine @Tattie

I knew that, so don't know why I capitalise it 🤔 Thanks for the reminder :)

Show threadmerzbow and chill2d ago
@JaxVent @forestine @Tattie autocorrect uppercases it automatically for me every time and it's so annoying
Show threadThe Witch of Crow Briar
@anhedonie @JaxVent @forestine @Tattie Long live the Commonwealth of Independent States? 😅
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