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[–] foxglove@lazysoci.al 7 points 2 weeks ago (12 children)

Trans men are men and I believe the trans-affirming position is to exclude them, but if you've read Leslie Feinberg's Stone Butch Blues you already know it can be quite complicated - so we let trans men decide whether they belong in a womens-only community.

Some trans men have a butch lesbian identity before they transition that they continue to have a connection to, and it can be hard for some trans men to lose their connection to a community of women. Some trans men are not passing and continue to move through the world perceived as a woman despite having a gender identity that makes them a man.

Either way, I have understood the trans rule as allowing any trans individuals decide whether they feel they belong here or not. My understanding might be wrong, or we might need to revise the rule or my understanding of it.

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