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I hate talking about being detrans I hate it so much it just reminds me of the absolute worst parts of my life so I’m sorry if this isn’t as eloquent as I’d like it to be but…

I try to have empathy and understanding for absolutely everyone and to think long and hard when I form opinions. When I came out as transgender and started my transition I was quite literally ten years old. The year was 2014 and I had, not long before, come out as a lesbian. My family was intensely homophobic and stuck me in conversion therapy. I absolutely learned being gay was evil but I couldn’t stop being gay so I tried to be straight the only other way I knew how: be a boy.

It wasn’t hard. I’d already had short hair for as long as I had been allowed scissors and I’d always worn my brother’s clothing partially because we were poor but partially because I preferred it. I actually like thrifting but lied about hating it so I could just keep wearing my brother’s clothes.

It wasn’t a hard bridge to gap that I could be a boy, in my mind. I always thought I should’ve been born one. I looked like one. Everyone called me one. Of course this seriously fucked with my sense of womanhood. It took ten years for me to regain a healthy sense of myself as a woman. Yes you heard me, this is an INTENSELY recent revelation.

But let me be clear: I was detached from womanhood not because I have a “male brain” but because I had atypical (masculine) behaviors, I was a victim of some pretty horrible misogyny and homophobia, and I struggled to relate to other women in part due to autism.

But recently I have started meeting people at my college who identify as trans. These are AFAB people who dress extremely feminine, are self described heterosexuals, and use she/they pronouns. I asked them why. If you’re wondering why they answered honestly, it’s because I am friends with them and ask my questions completely genuinely because I truly want to understand.

Anyway the overall consensus of everyone I’ve talked to has boiled down to, “Not identifying as a woman means I am not subject to the scrutiny and intense standards women are held to. Not identifying as a woman allows me to explore femininity free from those struggles.”

This is something I find kind of sad. I would like to create a world in which a woman does not need to identify as another gender to feel safe from misogyny. I would like to create a world where women can be comfortable in themselves, feminine or masculine.

I have a wealth of empathy for these types. I only wish they could understand that the desire to escape the endless weight of misogyny is a defining feature of womanhood.

Compulsory little introductory post!

Hi! My names Mini or Emi and im very new to the rad fem community ! :D i like homestuck , gravity falls and music sorta.very new to radical feminism and i used too (still do ocasionally) suffer really bad gender dysphoria and gender criticsm has really helped me heal in a way.

Im open to making friends and i dont really mind chatting about anything! But Ill mostly just do random rants on this blog though.

This post reminds me of my childhood. I use to win every argument with a boy I ever had when I was little, but now when I argue with boys from my childhood as a teenager they’re kinda assholes. They always interrupt me and try to one up me. The worst part now is why we are arguing…

Why is my little brother becoming the type of man I hate? Misogynistic, fatphobic, homophobic, racist… etc.

Is so sad that the little kid I used to love has turned into this, and that it is an universal experience for every older sister.

Conservative Christian men will complain about how much they hate Afghanistan and Islam yet follow almost the same ideologies as them.

I think it's gonna start off with these kids, now adults revolting against them by protesting and detransitioning. It's scary to think how children live in a world where their behaviours are closely monitored by adults to ensure everyone fits Patriarchal stereotypes. Feels kinda dystopian tbh. But I think we're already getting progress since many teens are now taking these clinics to court, I hope they get the Justice that they deserve.

I'm really fucking curious to see where gender ideology is gonna lead to in a few decades. When the teens and kids who transitioned grow up, i wanna see how these TRAs are gonna backtrack when they see the real consequences of their ideology, how are we gonna look back on the 2k 10s 20s I wonder.... Pls reblog or comment with you theories i cant imagine

Imagine we make a Radfem Sorority house

• There will be a Boundary discussion before proceeding

• The monthly rent is Feminist pins

• The entire Library is full of Feminist ideology

• Andrea Dworkin's birthday is worth a huge celebration

• Each evening, at 5'o clock sharp. We will discuss Feminist theory over a cup of tea and a tray of biscuits

• Activities include; Making Posters, Monthly Protests, Writing Books together, Streaming underrated female singers and watching the Hand Maid's tale

Also we're called the Dworkinettes and everybody in town fears us.

we need feminism bc i just washed all my family's dishes while they loudly discussed the size of my chest while i was doubled over with cramps- and my dad still complained about living with three women.