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Title: The Erasure of D*cks
Post by: Natasha on May 28, 2011, 04:09:32 AM
The Erasure of D*cks

http://bravelucky.wordpress.com/2011/05/28/the-erasure-of-dicks/ (http://bravelucky.wordpress.com/2011/05/28/the-erasure-of-dicks/)
5/27/11
Written by Savage Rabbit

FTMs are not given this extra-special kind of respect by the holders of power (that is to say, MAAB men as a social reality) because they want to be one of the guys or whatever. They're still seen as women. When they get attacked, they get attacked because they're seen as women. And their safety is exponentially more at risk, because they are traveling into the domain of those who are most likely to beat, rape and kill them. Invisibility is paramount. Invisibility is passing, and passing is safety.