Trans stuff, dysphoria, and a criticism of society.
Questions like “why are all trans women hot?” don’t make me feel good. They make me feel icky at best and usually they make me feel excluded and invalidated.
Are you implying you have to be conventially beautiful to be valid? Are you saying all women aren’t beautiful? Are you separating trans and cis women? Are you trying to placate me?
Gender isn’t just about looks. Can we just celebrate trans people for more than their bodies?
I wish I had pickles.
Misgendering
A new collaborator misgendered me today during a meeting. I wasn’t hurt or offended because I hadn’t offered my pronouns when we met and it was an honest mistake in the situation. I casually corrected and they were like “yeah, of course, sorry” then repeated the sentence with my correct pronouns. I may have needed that today more than being gendered correctly.
Suggestive Language/Joke
One pussy down, at least one more to go. 😺
I am a woman, a scientist, a lesbian, a mathematician, a weirdo and a nerd/geek. I am transgender and my pronouns are She/Her.