I am transgender, intersex, raised as a boy, found to have been born with mosaic klinefelter’s syndrome.

I’ve lived half my adult life as a man and half my adult life as a woman, easily “passing” as either/or.

I never had brow-ridges or any other kind of obviously masculine physical features. Six months on estrogens,(no need of testosterone blockers), and “poof!, it’s a girl!”

Passing as cisgender, in both sexes, I’ve seen it from all angles.

No, passing didn’t make it “easy". In our Patriarchal Dominance Hierarchy’s Gender Binary, rape culture and hetero-normative sexuality dictate, any substantial difference engenders fear, shame, often a frantic, overwhelming terror of being “found out” and confronted.

I must say, being honest, that a person who has obvious brow-ridges, a deep masculine sounding voice, whiskers, breast implants, etc…..gives me quite a start!

I’ve suffered all the ‘slings and arrows' of misogyny and rape-culture, and being in the presence of such a person, I feel uncomfortable, a little frightened.

— #metoo —

With my life experience, and having lived in the San Diego lgbtq community in the 80s and 90s, I understand why I have that reaction, and can keep my mouth shut, not let my fear take control of my faculties. But I have to 'take hold of myself ', control my reaction.

Most women don’t have the experience that I do…

I feel like things should be better. I think that people who are trading on their intellect should be able to better control themselves.

Alas, that is not the case. It’s not likely to be for many generations, perhaps never.

Maybe this essay will be helpful;

“Reapprehended thoughts on the bathroom ‘debate’.🤔” by WeeziSbaby https://link.medium.com/rqq1ZcYhl7
Sincerely;

--weezi--💖🙏🏼💜🙏🏼🦄🥳🎉