Passing - Is it a Privilege?

chai~ · 11-30-2011, 09:35 AM

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Quintease · 04-11-2012, 07:52 PM

This is quite an involved thread so I'll have to read it properly later. A couple of comments struck me, about outing a trans person.

My husband no longer considers himself trans, so the idea of 'passing' is irrelevant, he is male. Unfortunately other people, including people in the workplace and close friends, have no issue with 'outing' him. It's almost as if, because he doesn't 'look' trans, some people feel the need to 'warn' others that he is not really a man, that he is trans. I hate the gossipy nature of it and the total disrespect for his identity.

04-11-2012, 07:52 PM	#2
Quintease Member How Do You Identify?: Rainbow femme Preferred Pronoun?: princess Relationship Status: Married Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 514 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 508 Thanked 1,817 Times in 417 Posts Rep Power: 10560327	This is quite an involved thread so I'll have to read it properly later. A couple of comments struck me, about outing a trans person. My husband no longer considers himself trans, so the idea of 'passing' is irrelevant, he is male. Unfortunately other people, including people in the workplace and close friends, have no issue with 'outing' him. It's almost as if, because he doesn't 'look' trans, some people feel the need to 'warn' others that he is not really a man, that he is trans. I hate the gossipy nature of it and the total disrespect for his identity. __________________ It is not worth an intelligent person's time to be in the majority. By definition, there are already enough people to do that.

11-30-2011, 09:35 AM	#1
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