Time to go compliment my pretty and cool trans friends again
First time I was gendered correctly by a stranger was by a creepy old dude at a fried food stand at a festival. He called me “honey” in a way that made me feel simultaneously validated and scared.
Cis guy with long hair and a fat ass here: I got sexually assaulted by a very drunk guy during a concert that was touching my ass thinking I’m a woman.
Lol true
What sort of behavior does the salad represent? Catcalling? Something else?
Catcalling is a good example. When I was early on in transition catcalling felt uncomfortable, but I’d often walk away feeling like someone saw me as an attractive woman, which was a new validating experience and ultimately that outweighed the discomfort. After some more time, now that that’s more common, the validation has worn thin and now it’s just uncomfortable.
Trans women conforming to traditional gender norms in order to be more accepted by society/to feel internal validation because those things are they they grew up thinking a woman should be like, is what they mean
I.e. the housewife, traditionally “feminine” activities, having somewhat backwards thoughts about a woman’s “purpose”
I think the underlying theme meant to be picked up here is it’s attention. Guys don’t get attention more often than not so when a guy transitions and receives that attention they absolutely love it. Whereas cis women receive this attention from the beginning and it’s gotten old to them.
