Some person on the Tumblr who apparently has free time wrote this. So, here it is. It does not speak to me. This person misses the point of my activism. We speak different languages. Stop telling me and other gays and lesbians to believe your shit. We don’t, and we don’t have to. That doesn’t mean we don’t think you deserve respect and rights – it does mean we will not substitute our own priorities for yours. We don’t work for you. We can make our own priorities.
I am a dyke. Female matters. Females matter. We exist. Our existence is not transphobic. Our existence does not diminish yours. Our needs do not diminish yours.
Perhaps someday you will realize that you would gain more ground by respecting and acknowledging difference and then identifying what common interests we may have. Perhaps someday you would be an ally to females.
Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps.
Also, everyone has a story. You are not special.
PS – STOP SHAMING DYKES FOR NOT WANTING TO HAVE SEX WITH YOU.
You will never win. You can spout filth all you want, erasing trans identities by saying “Well, really you’re a _____.”
You. Will. Not. Win.
The Trans* community is a small community, only a couple percent of the population, but we outnumber you. Our voices our louder. Our struggles are greater.
It’s funny. I’m a rape survivor. I turned a man down for sex in a bar, and got roofied for my trouble. Until I discovered Tumblr, and learned how terrible, hateful, and transmisoginistic parts of the feminist community could be, I even called myself a feminist. I will still fight for women’s rights, as I always have, but I refuse to associate myself with blind ignorance and hate.
I’m one of the lucky trans women. I rarely get clocked on the street, and it greatly increases my chance of survival. I understand that I’m privileged, and seen a different way because I’m white, read as the correct gender, and even considered pretty. I have no disabilities, or mental disorders aside from mild depression, and I’m reasonably healthy. Despite all of those things, I still face hatred and bigotry from people like the two of you, and many more.
I wish what some of what you said was true. I wish that this WAS all some elaborate plan to sneak into women’s only spaces. It’s not. I wish it was because I wish I wasn’t trans sometimes. I miss how easy it was to get a job as a male. I miss how easy it was to find a girl to date. I miss how easy it was to walk down the street at night. It was worth losing all of those things to be Ashley. It’s worth losing all of those things to be true to myself. Lastly, it’s worth losing all of those things to be happy.
As a final thought relating to dating, I’m polysexual. I’m attracted to a wide variety of bodies and genders, but I get discouraged when women don’t want to date me simply because I’m trans. However, I’d never get angry about it. A person’s preferences are their own. What I am for is challenging the fact that I’ve had women who fawn over me like I’m the greatest thing since sliced bread, hang on every word I speak, squeal with excitement over everything we have in common, and then get angry with me and storm away when I disclose the fact that I’m trans. Up until that point, what they saw was a beautiful, intelligent, and striking woman, but once I disclose my transness, I’m seen as an “icky man.” I believe that shouldn’t happen. They don’t know what my plans and ambitions are, I’m not in a bar or a club for a random hookup, I’m there to meet someone special. (I know that bars are a terrible place to find relationships) And even if I was in the bar looking to hookup, they have no idea how I have sex, or what I enjoy doing. I’m all for erasing the stereotype that just because you have a penis, all you care about is penetration. I could spend hours in the bedroom with my pants on pleasing someone else, and it would give me more satisfaction than a thousand orgasms, but few women are willing to learn that. That being said, as a rape survivor myself, I would never force or coerce someone into sex, but I see no problem with enlightening someone to challenge their own misconceptions about trans* sex.
In closing, you will never silence women like me. We will always stand up for ourselves in the face of your oppression and hate. We will keep fighting until finally your voices grow even quieter, and are left behind in the march of progress that is coming with this new generation of LGBT individuals.
We will not be silenced.
I truly feel sorry for people like you, who take some twisted pride or pleasure from insulting people concerning their identities. Hopefully one day, you’ll reflect on the things you’ve done in your life and own up to your mistakes.
Sincerely,
Ashley
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You think I just don't understand, but I don't believe you. 
Ashley also said:
“Your side explodes too, just in a different way. You’re awfully quick to point out how we’re just nasty, perverted, deluded, and male. That’s a hateful viewpoint. Even if you believe in all of your heart that we will never be considered females, to say that to people’s face is plain rude. It would be like calling attention to anything anyone is ashamed of. We are ashamed of our previous genders.”
FALSE: WHEN YOU OR OTHERS BEHAVE IN A NASTY, PERVERTED WAY, WE POINT IT OUT. STOP ACTING THAT WAY IF YOU DON’T WANT US TO NOTICE WHAT YOU ARE DOING. WHEN OTHERS VIOLATE FEMALE BOUNDARIES, WE WILL CALL YOU OUT. WHEN OTHERS THREATEN US, WE WILL FIGHT BACK. WHEN OTHER LIE, WE WILL EXPOSE THE TRUTH.
YOU ARE MALE, IT IS RUDE TO DENY FEMALE EXISTENCE.
“I know I’m not special. I know that there are thousands of people in the world who’ve been through similar hardships. Thankfully I look to those people for solidarity instead of trivializing everyone’s experience. By the same logic, you are not special either.”
I AM NOT THE ASSHOLE ON THE INTERNET SAYING HOW SPECIAL I AM.
“The internet is not therapy
I strongly disagree. It’s the easiest way to find people outside your area and achieve that solidarity I mentioned before. It’s therapeutic to put your thoughts and feelings down as a matter of record for the whole world to see. It has taken some of the pain away from my experiences to know that my story possibly helped someone else.”
GOOD FOR YOU. STOP EXPECTING STRANGERS TO GIVE YOU FREE THERAPY.
“I am a female, females matter.
I also strongly agree, that’s why I’m fighting for OUR rights. You can accept my help, and realize that together our voices are louder, or you can deny my existence and have your voice be lost in the crowd.”
OH, HELP IS ON THE WAY. I AM SO RELIEVED.
MOAR:
“First, I wanted to point out a quote from you I failed to address. “PS – STOP SHAMING DYKES FOR NOT WANTING TO HAVE SEX WITH YOU.” I have never shamed a lesbian for refusing to sleep with me. Challenging peoples viewpoints on sex, but respecting their personal decisions is nothing like shaming. Shaming is when you post an old picture of a trans* woman and tell everyone how male she really is.
I have read your blog, in it’s entirety. I don’t know where your hate stems from, but it’s clearly there. You and your followers may see it as conviction, but even cis individuals see it as hate.”
PLEASE POINT OUT SPECIFIC INSTANCES OF “HATE.” THEY DO NOT EXIST. ALSO, LOL AT THE MRA TACTIC THAT WE DON’T SPEAK FOR WOMEN (“even cis individuals see it as hate”) – YES, WE KNOW THERE ARE CIS INDIVIDUALS WHO BELIEVE YOUR BULLSHIT. WE DISAGREE WITH THEM AS WELL.
THE FOLLOWING IS LESBIAN SHAMING: “I’m all for erasing the stereotype that just because you have a penis, all you care about is penetration. I could spend hours in the bedroom with my pants on pleasing someone else, and it would give me more satisfaction than a thousand orgasms, but few women are willing to learn that. That being said, as a rape survivor myself, I would never force or coerce someone into sex, but I see no problem with enlightening someone to challenge their own misconceptions about trans* sex.”
FEW WOMEN ARE WILLING TO LEARN THAT? DO YOU READ THE SHIT YOU WRITE?
“I truly feel sorry for you Cathy. You’re having a very difficult time seeing that “separate but equal” is not equality at all.”
UM, THANKS? AS YOU HAVE DIFFICULTY DISCERNING “WHAT I BELIEVE,” I FEEL SORRY FOR YOU.
“There will always be bad people in this world. There are bad trans* individuals. There are terrible cis people. There are awful gays and lesbians. Don’t write off an entire class of people, with their own individual struggles, different from your own perhaps, but not worthy of any less respect.”
UM, THANKS? I HAVE NEVER DONE THIS. PROOF PLEASE.
“Frankly, this is a moot point. My arguments fall on deaf ears. You will never see my side of the argument, even though I can see yours. You are afraid that accepting trans* women as females and letting them into your spaces will let the wrong ones in, and that will lead to violence. As I said before, currently most bathrooms don’t have a bodyguard outside of them, if a man wanted to walk into a women’s restroom and assault me, in a lot of places he absolutely could. Would he get away with it? Not likely. Neither would a trans* woman.”
WHAT IS YOUR SIDE OF THE ARGUMENT? THE SIDE THAT BLUDGEONS FEMALES TO SAY “YES, YOU ARE FEMALE”? ALSO, I WILL WAIT FOR YOUR PC FRIENDS TO CALL YOU ABLEIST FOR YOUR DEAF EARS REMARK (*CRICKETS*)
ALSO, NO SHIT. YOU CLEARLY HAVEN’T READ ANYTHING I HAVE WRITTEN. AT ALL. TRY http://radicalhub.com/2011/08/01/gender-identity-legislation-and-the-erosion-of-sex-based-legal-protections-for-females/ TRY http://radicalhub.com/2011/08/15/frequently-asked-questions-about-brennan-hungerfords-un-submission-re-gender-identity-legislation/ TRY http://sexnotgender.wordpress.com/
“You repeatedly call me male. You can shout it from the rooftops for all I care and it doesn’t make it true. The legal definitions of sex are changing. It’s right there. We are on the cusp of achieving what trans* women have been fighting for for 70 years.”
LOL. I DO NOT KNOW YOU. YOU BE YOU. I HOPE YOU GET LEGAL STATUS FEMALE. IF YOU ACTUALLY READ MY BLOG, YOU WOULD SEE I SUPPORT THAT. BUT THE FACT REMAINS THAT YOU ARE MALE. THAT DOESN’T MEAN YOU DON’T DESERVE RIGHTS OR RESPECT.
“I almost wish I lived on the East Coast, or I was in a position where I could find employment to travel to Baltimore. I believe I’d actually sit down and have a cup of coffee with you. I will never change your views over the internet, but you might find it harder to dismiss me as an imaginary unicorn with meaningless experiences when I’m sitting at a table across from you.”
DEAR LORD, YOU REALLY DO NOT KNOW ME. I MEET WITH ANYONE, ANYTIME, ANYWHERE TO HAVE THIS CONVERSATION – BECAUSE FEMALES MATTER. ALSO, I HAVE NEVER SAID YOUR EXPERIENCES DON’T MATTER. I THINK I SAID THEY DON’T MATTER *TO ME* AS A BASIS FOR POLITICAL ORGANIZING, STANDING ALONE. ORGANIZING BY INDIVIDUALISM IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE HAVE THIS PROBLEM IN THE GLBT COMMUNITY IN THE FIRST PLACE.
YOU DO NOT SCARE ME, I AM NOT AFRAID OF YOU. I AM SURE YOU ARE A NICE PERSON. I JUST AM TIRED OF EACH AND EVERY INTERNET PHANTOM THINKING IT IS *THEIR JOB* TO EDUCATE US. WE DON’T NEED NO EDUCATION. WE CAN DECIDE THINGS FOR OURSELVES. WE DON’T NEED TO MEET *THE RIGHT TRANS PERSON.* OH, AND BTW, NOT ALL TRANS PEOPLE AGREE WITH *YOU* EITHER.
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GAWD MAKE IT STOP http://bugbrennan.tumblr.com/post/22004731767/im-all-for-erasing-the-stereotype-that-just
From this person’s Tumblr: “I’m an avid World of Warcraft player, and am generally a massive nerd.”
What is it with transactivists and role playing, video game, Sci Fi goonery? They all seem to suffer from fantasy prone personality disorder.
We are not oppressing you by refusing to honor the fantasies in your mind. As that great philosopher William Shatner once said, “Get a life!” Reality and science are not “transphobic” and neither are we.
Also, LOL at your belief that trans people comprise “a couple percent” of the population. You’re certainly loud, but since you’re half a percent of the population at best, you may want to rethink that policy of negative sanctioning. Tumblr is not the real world, dear, and whining to Joe Public that he’s triggering you by not playing the Emperor’s New Clothes won’t get you too far.
Cathy: “ALSO, I HAVE NEVER SAID YOUR EXPERIENCES DON’T MATTER. I THINK I SAID THEY DON’T MATTER *TO ME* AS A BASIS FOR POLITICAL ORGANIZING, STANDING ALONE.”
Exactly. The subset of males who identify as women are still male, and as such are not directly relevant to feminism, which concerns the liberation of females.
Cathy; Because of some changes in my life, I had bowed out of activism and lost track of a lot of the dialogue. Popping back in, I learn that I must be a transphobe if I cannot sleep with an individual with a penis, Something about the whole “Lesbian” identity/attraction/ innate orientation seems to have escaped a few people.
My immediate reaction is to look for a tumbler(cut glass, not a blogsite) and pour a finger or to of Jemmies(Jamison’s Irish) which I imagne that you could use from time to time as well.
Sometimes I think life was simpler before I decided to wander through the blogs instead of focusing on client files. Am I really reading that person correctly that *I’m* the bad person because I like the lesbians in my life to be penis-free? Somehow I must have missed that chapter of life when it was being taught.
Shit like what I just read makes my head hurt…perhaps maura will be kind enough to pass some of the Jemmies around.