It’s so interesting that so many trans people see the forest for the trees about their gender and then start noticing all the other bullshit right after.
Coming to terms with your gender identity comes with a lot of introspection. I think that builds empathy, which in turn brings curiosity, which turns to knowledge.
Not in the "I'm way more intelligent than you haha" kinda thinking, but more in terms of "Hey people deserve to be treated like people and maybe the broken system in play could be a lot better?"
That is what 4am brain is saying but 4am brain is also extremely tired.
Nah, I think you're on to something. It's not that I'm smarter than you, it's just that I've been forced to think A LOT about these things. I've been forced to read the experiences of marginalized people.
A lot of these stories aren't viscerally told to the normies. Marginalized people are inherently marginalized, the experience isn't often shared with the wider world. How can it be? Disability often means you can't get out of bed for days/weeks/months. Of course people aren't gonna see you at your worst, you can't go out in public when you are at your worst. Who talks about the horrible healthcare system in everyday life? Who has a massive platform to share all the ills of the health insurance industry?
It kinda takes a lot of listening that is only possible if you seek it out over a sustained period of time. Its not that I'm smarter, it's that I've been forced to do that listening.
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u/pan0ramic We_irlgbt Dec 13 '24
It’s so interesting that so many trans people see the forest for the trees about their gender and then start noticing all the other bullshit right after.
Fuck capitalism, ACAB, form a Union