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25 Examples of Male Privilege from a Trans Guy’s Perspective

Started by suzifrommd, June 03, 2015, 09:48:08 AM

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These 25 Examples of Male Privilege from a Trans Guy's Perspective Really Prove the Point

May 30, 2015 by James St. James

http://everydayfeminism.com/2015/05/male-privilege-trans-men/

But just as fascinating as it was to witness my mental and physical changes, it was just as equal of an adjustment to comprehend how other people were responding to me.

In short, I was being treated better by everyday America because people were reading me as a young, white, straight (?!) male. And I recognized many new privileges that came my way because of it.
Have you read my short story The Eve of Triumph?
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