Reposted by Erin, Augmented Human
Following along @mzakharuk.bsky.social's reread of @juliaserano.bsky.social's "Whipping Girl". Barely any cis people understand the rampant rape culture inherent to the medical gatekeeping of trans healthcare.
These "professionals" know the power they hold over trans people and often abuse it.
![screenshot of a tumblr post;
"the thing about people who dismiss any kind of trans subtext about a character in favour of "what if [she's] just a feminine boy" is that not only is it vehemently transmisogynistic but it's also just fucking boring. you're just choosing to interpret the text in the most uninteresting way possible and Also you look like an idiot"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:anwgtpaxw5timjn5himmvuhn/bafkreidkewixvuf3ci3vkhjjenieahxo36vxnei2x5vtdhbcsrzivh3pbu)
