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I really struggled with this one. I'm happy I tried the idea, but I could have used a lot more time and planning . daily drawing 2273

“Everyone is a mirror image of yourself—your own thinking coming back at you.” ~ Byron Katie, teacher and author

Reflections by Victor Nizovtsev               

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sailor-crusader-deactivated2025

In Whipping Girl, Julia Serano proposes that we drop "passing" as a term. Instead of passing or not passing, we are either correctly gendered or misgendered. This is to de-artificialize our genders, after all, am I a man trying to pass myself off as a woman? Or am I just a woman who cis people, due to their own prejudice, look at and assume is a man? Of course, it is the latter.

She also proposes to change what some call "passing privilege" to "conditional cissexual privilege." This is to emphasize how while passing can be a privilege in many respects, it is also a conditional privilege that is only given to you if you have the luck, effort, and money necessary to be good enough in the eyes of the cis person. One that can be easily revoked if they clock you or discover your trans status in any way.

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