Afab privilege

Subtle societal advantages that afab trans people furiously deny the existence of, yet if you ask these same afab trans people if they would switch places with an amab trans person they would all say no. Most states require trans people to go through surgery in order to be eligible for updated legal paperwork and status, but have ruled in practice that top surgery (which is relatively easy to obtain, relatively affordable, and subject to minimal gatekeeping) is sufficient for trans men, but trans women are required to have full-fledged bottom surgery (which is extremely expensive and difficult to obtain). As much of women’s fashion hugs or emphasises the body, it is difficult to create the illusion of a tiny waist and wide hips and small shoulders. We struggle to make our voices higher, and some financially challenged girls have to suffer from a heavy five o’clock shadow. That’s the thing. You either look at a trans boy and assume they are a cis boy, or you assume that they are a tomboy. You either look at a trans girl and assume they are a cis girl as they pass, or you see them as a ‘man in a dress’.