I fear many of us are forgetting that trans men belong to Men (the gender) but not Men (the sociopolitical class) and I think thats an important distinction
I thought the consensus was gender is social construct. can you elaborate on what do you mean by gender as distinct from it's sociopolitical meaning?
Trans men are men in the sense that they associate themselves and identify more closely with masculinity as a concept. Having lower voices, masculine-aligned body types and features, fashion, masculine pronouns and language when being referred to, etc. These things are not exclusive to masculinity or manhood. But many trans men and mascs draw euphoria from these features.
They are not treated as equals to Cis men in the hierarchy of society. They are denied medical care and housing options on the basis of their perceived biological sex characteristics. They are paid less than both cis men and cis women, face hiring discrimination, experience higher rates of violent crime against them, are more likely to be poor, etc.
Trans men are men in their hearts and deserve to be respected as such. But trans men are not favored by the social and political systems that make up our society.
can you imagine walking up to a post about transfem oppression and saying "hm I think we need some trans mens opinions on this woman's lived experiences"??? You would be chased off the post and into the aether. and rightly so
you are incorrect and we don't need to center transfem voices on a discussion on transmasc oppression.
