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Recently GB responded to a post I wrote concerning coming out as “bravery” Which in turn came from an Anna comment. Confused yet? Don’t be, here is the comment:
“Yes, I understand completely. How can it be bravery when we have no choice? And yet, coming from a typical social perspective, what we do as trans people is nothing but heroic, and yes, it is brave. Talk about strength. Trans people are the strongest people I know. When your core foundational identity is rocked as it is for all trans people, and you still manage to survive, sometimes thrive, it is a beautiful miracle.
And regarding your thoughts on giving up male privilege, I think there is a lot to explore here. I was with one of my longest female friends recently and we talked about white male privilege and what it meant to give that up as a trans person…and I have been wondering about this a lot as I meet people from different ages, races, creeds and seeing how they react to me…and what I am finding is that people who are oppressed are more encouraging to me on this journey than other white men..”
Thank you for the comment and I did neglect mentioning white privilege in the post. Indeed it is a huge part of what I was trying to write about. On the other hand, I don’t feel I am qualified to write about pressing racial issues because I did grow up and later lived with my white privilege.
I did enjoy your comment which said “When your core foundational identity is rocked as it is for all transgender people, and you still survive, sometimes thrive…
