Episode 126: Jules Gill-Peterson
Gender Reveal
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Trans Masculine and the Trans Feminine Experiences
Ray: Trans men tended to be able to fairly successfully live as men, because the price of being a man was pretty simple. trans femininity is so deeply stigmatized, such a deep loss of social status that it doesn't matter how rich or poor you are, you're probably going to lose a lot. For a lot transfems, the practical matter of being a transwoman is, i can't work any more. I just lost my role in a patriarchal property system. They tend to move to cities and do the only job available to disreputable wome, which is sex work. This is why transwomen have a long standing association with sex work due to economic reasons.
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