As another trans woman it has been so hard for me to connect with other trans women because of this.
I’m very critical of men and the way they behave in our society, and my cis girl friends and gay male friends almost always agree.
Now every time I bring this up to trans friends they jump to defend men, girl why are you defending men when they’re literally the ones killing trans women and cis women at exponential rates and you’re telling me that men don’t have a problem??
I genuinely don’t understand that need they have to defend men…
I obviously can’t speak definitively for any individual besides myself. However, I think I can make a pretty solid guess as to why that is.
Trans women, especially those who transition later in life, have prior experience with being seen as men by society. And they probably found life to be difficult when living as a man, in many cases. So, I think that because of that, they can be more likely to empathize with men.
Personally, I try to empathize with every person, regardless of gender. I think that the people who deserve scorn still end up looking bad when you give them that benefit.