Happy pride month!

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[–] 9 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Trans woman here, the thing that makes me most welcome is these little moments when my gender is subtly aknowledged without making it the sole centre thing that I am trans. An example of a situation I had recently, at the local bikekitchen, was a guy telling me that even if I don't know how to fix bikes I can still help, for example in the kitchen. And immediately he was like oh damn maybe I should not tell the woman to go to the kitchen, or some cariant of that, cant remember what exactly he said.

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Would complimenting their makeup (or hairstyle or earrings or similar) count?

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  • [–] 7 points 4 months ago

    Not op but fellow trans woman, yes absolutely! I love a good compliment that goes like "Girl, your fingernail polish is amazing!" And such.

    Basically, small stuff like that signals acceptance and inclusion, that you see us as "one of the girls" without needing to sound like you're being overly performative or blowing smoke up our butts.

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