When you're a trans woman, you are made to walk this very fine line, where if you act feminine you are accused of being a parody, but if you act masculine, it is seen as a sign of your true male identity. And if you act sweet and demure, you're accused of reinforcing patriarchal ideals of female passivity, but if you stand up for your own rights and make your voice heard, then you are dismissed as wielding male privilege and entitlement.
Many of us reject all of the inferior meanings and connotations that others project onto femininity - that it is weak, artificial, frivolous, demure,… - Julia Serano
Many of us reject all of the inferior meanings and connotations that others project onto femininity - that it is weak, artificial, frivolous, demure,…
- Julia Serano
Sometimes we do that to ourselves -- we pit our desires against one another. We insist unnecessarily on seeing one aspect of our personality as being… - Julia Serano
Sometimes we do that to ourselves -- we pit our desires against one another. We insist unnecessarily on seeing one aspect of our personality as being…
My parents were exclude from rights as farm workers, though that has to change. - Julia Serano
My parents were exclude from rights as farm workers, though that has to change.
The hardest part has been learning how to take myself seriously when the entire world is constantly telling me that femininity is always inferior to … - Julia Serano
The hardest part has been learning how to take myself seriously when the entire world is constantly telling me that femininity is always inferior to …
In trans women's eyes, I see a wisdom that can only come from having to fight for your right to be recognized as female, a raw strength that only com… - Julia Serano
In trans women's eyes, I see a wisdom that can only come from having to fight for your right to be recognized as female, a raw strength that only com…
When you're a trans woman, you are made to walk this very fine line, where if you act feminine you are accused of being a parody, but if you act masc… - Julia Serano
When you're a trans woman, you are made to walk this very fine line, where if you act feminine you are accused of being a parody, but if you act masc…
Life is like a roller coaster- it has its ups and downs but in the end you have smiles and giggles because you know...you did it. - Julia Serano
Life is like a roller coaster- it has its ups and downs but in the end you have smiles and giggles because you know...you did it.
All that you ever need to know about genitals is that they are made up of flesh, blood, and millions of tiny, restless nerve endings - anything else … - Julia Serano
All that you ever need to know about genitals is that they are made up of flesh, blood, and millions of tiny, restless nerve endings - anything else …
Be happy when you don't notice that you're getting old, it means you have had a great life so far. - Julia Serano
Be happy when you don't notice that you're getting old, it means you have had a great life so far.
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