To be honest, I had never thought about this idea about masculinity and power as it relates to trans* women. In my liberal upbringing and in the community where I now live, we spend so much time talking about trans* women being powerful (themselves) that we have spent less time (until recently) thinking about how oppressive systems keep people from stepping fully into their true selves. This book and the conversation we are having is reminding me how important intersectionality of issues is. We really cannot achieve equal rights for some people unless we are looking at all people, and how all people are impacted by the legal and cultural systems that govern our country.
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To be honest, I had never thought about this idea about masculinity and power as it relates to trans* women. In my liberal upbringing and in the community where I now live, we spend so much time talking about trans* women being powerful (themselves) that we have spent less time (until recently) thinking about how oppressive systems keep people from stepping fully into their true selves. This book and the conversation we are having is reminding me how important intersectionality of issues is. We really cannot achieve equal rights for some people unless we are looking at all people, and how all people are impacted by the legal and cultural systems that govern our country.