Hello

African countries gained independence in the 1960s, around the time my grandmother would’ve been 7-8 years old and by the time she was a teenager that’s when black people gained civil rights and segregation ended.

My grandmothers childhood was during a time when black people weren’t even legally allowed in white spaces, meaning generations of families had been cut off from education and career opportunities just for the color of their skin. Also meaning that generations had been forcibly plunged into poverty just for the color of their skin. And I read recently about how education in colonial Africa was specifically set up to keep them as a underclass to their European counterparts.

When the trans person is a trans woman, all you hear is “Your identity doesn’t matter because you were born male!” “Your assigned sex is what you’ll always be” “It doesn’t matter your appearance, you’re always be your sex”

When it’s a trans man, suddenly it’s “But you look like a man so you’re a man!” “You should use the men’s bathroom because that’s what you look like!” “I don’t believe you were born female because you look too male”

I don’t really know why people announce they’re “Anti-SW” like it’s a revolutionary statement. SW has always been an industry that’s been stigmatized, persecuted, censored, and hated by society. It’s always been something that’s faced pushback, the exploitation that happens in the industry isn’t a secret to anyone, and people actively look down on people who participate in the industry, being anti-SW has honestly been the norm for centuries.