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In reply to the discussion: Something just occured to me. I don't think you can tell if a person has sex reassignment surgery [View all]Withywindle
(9,988 posts)Cis women who don't fit a very narrow range of "feminine" traits are being accused of being trans and harassed out of bathrooms, etc. There are whole conspiracy-theory "transvestigators" who insist they can always tell (NO THEY FUCKING CAN'T). There are whole social media accounts devoted to "exposing" celebrities they think are trans based on super flimsy "evidence" of physical traits. Which of course is weaponized against women of color the most...it's a cesspit of transphobia and misogyny and racism.
What they want is the right to demand that people submit to sexual assault (genital checks) at their command.
To be clear: I am NOT saying this is worse when it happens to cis people than to trans people. No one should endure this. Trans people are the wedge being used to "justify" gender and body policing on a horrific level, and maybe some cis people won't realize it until it happens to them.