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GaldraChevaliere wrote

You should stay out, especially of trans womens' spaces. Respect for others is respecting when they don't want you to be there, for a variety of systemic reasons and especially because of traumas associated with the overclass. I don't even want trans men in spaces I'm in, because of their tendency to dominate those spaces and exploit trans women within them. It isn't because you, yourself, are a bad person. Plenty of cis men are very nice people who are honorable and have no ill will towards women. It doesn't change that you wield power unconsciously or otherwise over us, and that your presence will negatively impact people there. If you want to contribute to safe spaces, you should do it through material support. Donate supplies to projects without strings attached, help pitch into a communal fund for HRT/GRS for members of the space that can't otherwise access it. Work on making the spaces you're already in less dudebroey and more accessible to women, LGBT folk and people of color and challenge your mates when they do something shitty instead of overlooking it.

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evilsjw OP wrote

I never really thought about that aspect you mention concerning the power a person can unconsciously wield over others. It's good to be aware of that. Appreciate your insight!

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