Respecting Women's Space as a transgender male

[SelfMadeMan]

Originally Posted by TenderKnight

-Do you still feel like you should be welcomed into women's only space after you own your male ID?

-How do you try to show respect for the women that need and want thier own space?

-Did you feel a loss of something after a certain point in your transition?

I was going through the older threads, and thought this was a good one to come back to, because it's an issue that seems to resurface quite often, causing a great deal of resentment between the trans community and the feminist communities especially.

I absolutely do NOT feel that transmen belong in women's only spaces. Period. You don't get to hang onto your old cards and play them when it's convenient. If a space is designated women only, and you ID as male, you do not need to be there.

And it's easy to show respect to women who want their own space. Stay out of it unless invited in.

And for me personally, no, I did not feel any sense of loss after transition.

I'd love to hear differing opinions...