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@natasha@lgbtqia.space (to be clear, none of what I have been saying is meant as oppositional to the experience of trans men or to invalidate their experiences in any way) To your point, regardless of enjoyment, you kind of make my own point: it was made easier by *presenting* male. It's only through the sacrifice of self that made it possible. These things aren't afforded to trans women because of who they are, but because of the pain and punishment they have endured in order to survive. How can it be privilege if it's paid for through sacrifice of self? Which is not to say that other forms of intersectional privilege don't exist. A white trans woman still has white privilege that's afforded to her because of her whiteness. But a trans woman has male privilege because of what? Her male-ness? That doesn't sit right. If a person of color has to code switch to get work among white people, I have a hard time believing that they're experiencing white privilege. They're not white-- they're being forced to perform whiteness. Likewise, trans women who perform the part of a man for survival are not experiencing male privilege. They're not male-- they're performing maleness.