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Important aspect of the conversation when it comes to trans men, and trans people in general, is understanding the distinction between personal gender identity and white patriarchal gender ideals.

Personal gender identity is diverse, and can vary from person to person, and can be expressed in a variety of ways.

White patriarchal gender ideals are strict, and are defined by proximity to power.

When a transmasc person says “hey I don’t have male privilege because I’m trans” they don’t mean they aren’t a man, they mean they aren’t a man according to white patriarchal gender ideals. They are acknowledging the lack of proximity to power that results from their transness, and that directly interferes with their ability to live up to the expectations of manhood. This is, of course, exacerbated if they are a person of color.

It is not “misgendering” to say that a transmasc person does not align with the white patriarchal gender ideal of manhood, because many men dont-cis and trans alike. Trans men are men in SPITE of their lack of proximity to power, because as queer people we cannot allow our personhood to be defined by white patriarchal gender ideals.

If you are denying the struggles that trans men and transmascs face simply because they are men YOU ARE ENFORCING THESE IDEALS, because you are affirming the fact that manhood is exclusively defined by proximity to power. I hope I do not have to explain why this is bad.

And for the record, womanhood is also defined by proximity to power, not by lack of it. This is why white women are seen as more womanly than women of color, because while they still are ideally subservient to men, there still is a power dynamic that they hold over other women. (The womanhood thing is a bit more complicated for me to explain well)

Might add on to this later.

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