āDo trans men belong in womenās spaces?ā I hate the phrasing of that question entirely. Itās secretly multiple questions disguised as one while using a vague term that serves no purpose other than to lead someone to a specific conclusion.
So letās rephrase it.
āDo trans men belong in womenās spaces clinics that offer services meant for those with vaginas, uteruses, etc?ā If they have the relevant anatomy that needs care, then obviously yes. Iām sorry, do you want trans men to get cancer and die because it went undetected too long? Because thatās how you get trans men to get cancer and die because it went undetected too long. Also, why is that space considered a womenās space to begin with and why should we let it stay that way?
āDo trans men belong in womenās spaces feminist advocacy groups fighting for abortion rights?ā Yes because leaving trans men out means the people writing the law can simply forget trans men exist and write it in such a way where some asshole familiar with the law can use the exact wording to justify denying necessary care to a trans man because he is a trans man. If the law says āno woman should be denied access to abortion careā¦ā and the trans man is legally a man, he will find himself in the same situation as the trans man who gets that phone call from his insurance saying āhey, sorry, but since youāre a man, weāre not covering that pap smear and you will be charged the full amount.ā Not just in terms of paying either. āIf you were a real man, you wouldnāt need an abortion. Come back after you fix your documents so they indicate youāre a female, but like, maybe motherhood would fix you so. Idk not my problem anymore. Goodbye!ā
āDo trans men belong in womenās spaces lesbian book clubs or whatever?ā Theyāre probably already there anyway and theyāre not causing any problems just by being men in what is traditionally a womenās only thing. Plus, chances are theyāve been there since before coming out as trans so youād just be kicking him out for coming out. I donāt have to explain to anyone why thatās kind of messed up, right?
āDo trans men belong in womenās spaces Should we kick people out of our arbitrarily female-only group if they come out as trans?ā I guess I have to explain after all. Itās not gender validating for us to be suddenly ejected from every space weāve found friends in before. Youāre punishing someone for being trans. Thatās all they did, was be trans.























