On “Male Socialization” and the “Trans Masc Versus Trans Fem” Discourse™
<p>It is not uncommon for people who wish to delegitimize trans women and transfeminine people (either as individuals or <em>en masse</em>) to invoke our supposed “male socialization.” I discuss the many problems inherent in such claims at great length in my 2007 book <a href="https://juliaserano.com/whippinggirl.html" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Whipping Girl</a> and in my 2022 essay <a href="https://juliaserano.medium.com/why-are-amab-trans-people-denied-the-closet-7fd5c740ce30" rel="noopener">Why are AMAB trans people denied the closet?</a></p>
<p>I won’t reiterate everything that I argued in those pieces, but I do want to hone in on one point: Nobody actually believes in “male socialization.” Or at least, not in the way they are implying when they deploy this phrase against trans female/feminine people.</p>
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