Reminding Transgender People of Their Biology Is Not the Flex You Think It Is

Gender-critical people often feel compelled to emphasize the biology transgender people were born with. Many act like they are imparting some profound insight to us, hoping we’ll have an epiphany and see the error in our ways. It’s as if they think that by reminding us of our sex frequently enough, we will eventually abandon this delusion they think we suffer from. What gender-critical people fail to understand is that trans people, including those of us who do not experience gender dysphoria, possess a keen awareness of our own bodies. In fact, we’re more self-conscious of it than most cisgender people because of the disconnection between our gender identity and our sex. Especially before we transition, every time we catch a glimpse of ourselves in the mirror, step into the shower, or engage with our bodies in any way, we are confronted with the incongruity between our internal sense of self and our external appearance. <a href="https://medium.com/prismnpen/reminding-transgender-people-of-their-biology-is-not-the-flex-you-think-it-is-4cbdfe7bdba3">Learn More</a>