Gender Muggle Privilege

[bcholmes]

Do you ever feel like you have, or do you reflect on having, "normal gender" privilege?

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[jeliza]

Yes, quite a lot lately. In most of my life, my gender presentation has been ambiguous, even when I didn't want it to be. I was perceived as at least a dyke (which isn't a problem) when I wasn't mistaken for a boy (which wasn't a problem when it was intentional, but when I'd put a lot of effort into attempting to be feminine...) But in the last few years, probably as a side effect of aging, I've started to look ... normal. Soccer Mom-ish, even. And to some extent, conventionally pretty. And it has really changed the way the way strangers react to me. Frankly, it often pisses me off how much more pleasant people can be now that I'm no longer a challenge to their worldviews.