As a man, I was allowed my personal space. Now that I inhabit a female body I cannot escape unwanted attention
‘As soon as the world began perceiving me as female, I began receiving an exorbitant amount of unwanted attention.’‘As soon as the world began perceiving me as female, I began receiving an exorbitant amount of unwanted attention.’Last modified on Mon 16 May 2022 09.01 BSThen I transitioned from male to female 20 years ago, I experienced numerous differences in how others viewed and treated me.
The very fact that such settings and etiquette exist implies that, in other situations, it is inappropriate to sexually proposition people. So when a man makes a sexually explicit comment or proposition to a woman who is walking down the street, both parties should understand that such remarks are inappropriate, if not completely out of order.
The street remarks I have received run a gamut that might be described as “the good, the bad, and the ugly”. The “good” here refers to remarks that on the surface appear to be complimentary, although they were often highly specific evaluations of my body or appearance that veered into the realm of invasiveness. The “bad” refers to remarks that also evaluated my body or appearance, albeit negatively .
– that is, these men viewed me as little more than an object for them to sexually evaluate, appreciate and potentially use. I believe that sexual objectification is playing a role in many of these instances, but not all of them. For instance, if I pretended not to hear their remarks, they would often call me “rude” “cold” or a “snob”. Or if I became angry, they would complain that I was “overreacting”.
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