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=== Invalidation and Assumptions === |
=== Invalidation and Assumptions === |
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The implication that you can tell who is really transgender, versus who is not, is incredibly transphobic and invalidating. Nobody is capable of peeking into someone else's mind and fully understanding who they are and what intentions they have. You cannot determine someone's gender by observing how they look, speak, or behave. The only way you can know what someone's gender identity |
The implication that you can tell who is really transgender, versus who is not, is incredibly transphobic and invalidating. Nobody is capable of peeking into someone else's mind and fully understanding who they are and what intentions they have. You cannot determine someone's gender by observing how they look, speak, or behave. The only way you can know what someone's gender identity is if you ask them and they tell you. |
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=== Cisnormativity === |
=== Cisnormativity === |
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