In part, it's because knowing that I'm trans helps understand where I sit in systems of privilege and oppression — along with my whiteness, my being a woman, my having some disabilities while being able-bodied as compared to some, and the like. Knowing that I am trans is to know something *extrinsic* about me, to know how other people are likely to treat me. It's also intrinsic, but in a way that doesn't say much about my personality or goals or hobbies or loves or philosophies.

@xgranade I'm glad that you're my mutual and you have interesting things to say. I also like the fact that you're trans because it adds a unique depth to some conversations. As a cis person, I also appreciate seeing your posts daily because I want trans-ness to be a normal part of my life, and it shows up less often at my work than it should. I want it to be not worthy of comment in the same way that having brown hair isn't worthy of comment. Just normal. Thanks for making it that way

@xgranade You might be interested to know your visibility and open discussion about various subjects related to transiently likely have influenced me positively. I'm a white cis het man, not specifically interested by LGBTQIA+ thematics. I started to follow you (and several other people who turned out to be trans) as a quantum information colleague long ago. But your open discussion on the problems, from small annoyances to more vital difficulties, made me more sensitive to them, and, more importantly, more careful than I would have been otherwise when interacting with trans or queer colleagues and students