29-04-2015, 02:16 PM
It isn't the clothes per se, it's the message they send. The message you're sending threatens the privileged status of being male.
One friend who were bold enough to voice his objections to my decision to transition genders (and who was smart enough to interpret his feelings) questioned why I wanted to give up something so valuable as being a man in our society. "Why humiliate yourself in this way?"
This devaluation of femininity still runs rampant in our culture, even among many feminists.
Clara
One friend who were bold enough to voice his objections to my decision to transition genders (and who was smart enough to interpret his feelings) questioned why I wanted to give up something so valuable as being a man in our society. "Why humiliate yourself in this way?"
This devaluation of femininity still runs rampant in our culture, even among many feminists.
Clara