Sex, Gender, and ‘Woman Socialization’
A response to gender-criticalism
Let’s Have a Conversation
I welcome responses to my essays; I read them all. It’s not as if my essays get thousands of reads and tens of responses. I do get my share of negativity. Recently, I received a response from a person who believes that women who live a trans experience are men who perform femininity. Since patriarchy is in place to control female bodies, I can’t be oppressed by the patriarchy because I am not female.
This person responded to an essay I titled, “To Live A Woman’s Life.” My essay centered around wanting to live more of a cis life than a trans life. I am trans, and I can’t change that; I was born this way. But does my life have to revolve around me being trans? I don’t know; time will tell.
Here is the link if you are interested in reading, “To Live A Woman’s Life”:
I only used the word “female” once when I wrote the phrase “female socialization.” I never once wrote or implied I was female, a trans female, or a female…
