So after Thusday& #39;s #TransFollow thread, I& #39;ve amassed an amazing bunch of new followers. i& #39;ve followed nearly everyoe who followed me, and will continue to try to follow more. It gave me confidence to be me https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="đŸ€Ș" title="Zany face" aria-label="Emoji: Zany face">. Then I got my first bait from a TERF.
I can imagine where a conversation on privilege will go, and I& #39;m not interested in making the necessary emotional investment to engage. It did ge me thinking about my privilege though.

I& #39;m privileged to still be alive despite being assaulted for being different as a child.
I& #39;m privileged to have a support and understanding from my parents and my sister

I& #39;m privileged to have a loving wife who supports me in this journey

I& #39;m privileged that I& #39;m not incapacitated by my dysphoria, and have been able to build a careeer
I& #39;m privileged that my employer has a real gender authenticity policy and that I am supported at work.

I& #39;m privileged that a caring teacher saw me struggling with my identity in high school and convinced me that suicide was a bad idea.
I& #39;m privileged that my children accept me for who I am.

I& #39;m privileged because I have access to medical carers who see how the gatekeeper model fails and instead support me because they believe that I know what is best for me.
I am privileged to be a role model for young trans and non-binary people in my organisation and that I can show the that we are pursuing meaningful change and creating safe spaces for them.

I& #39;m privileged to work with people who value me for what I do, not how i present
I think it turns out that my trans privilege is perhaps, just a little bit, a list of some of the things that cis people take for granted.

What are your privileges?
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