I decided not to retweet the "radical feminist" indulging in transphobic mourning the loss of lesbians and deleted the tweets. Here is my perspective. No ideology that oppresses and limits a person from expressing their gender honestly is radical nor is it liberating.
My nephew's child was born a woman. Right now, their public face is female and lesbian, but that is not who they are. Sadly, their parents are transphobic. They can accept a lesbian daughter, not a trans man. This is sad.
However, my nephew and wife could open their fucking eyes. They don't, to their discredit. When I asked this young one what pronoun they would prefer, they cried.
"That's the first time anyone asked me. If feels like no one can see me."
Of course, their partner sees them
"That's the first time anyone asked me. If feels like no one can see me."
Of course, their partner sees them
And so they live as a lesbian, but the identity feels like a trap. It's not who they are and is a product of transphobia, the transphobia of parents, society, and sadly of the LGB community who want to disappear the Ts.
And of course, living in a rural area and working as a first responder does not give them the latitude that they might enjoy in a city.
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