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Stacy Anne Chin says: ‘i come in too many flavours for one fucking spoon’..I resonate with this quote. My experiences living in a body that is considered female have and continue to shape my consciousness around many things, but most importantly it has taught me to value my experiences and those of of others as well as to acknowledge and embrace diversity.
Womynhood..
This word gets thrown around so much especially when describing experiences of being a woman, whatever its meaning i imagine that is also captures the different experiences, the diverse backgrounds and lived realities of many who feel like womyn, choose to be women as well as those who are forced to identify as womyn.
I didn’t always identify as trans, there are spaces and places where i took the female identify. While It is something that did not make me feel at ease , i am not ashamed of the personal experiences living in a female identified body and having identified with and as one.
If it wasn’t for these experiences, i wouldn’t be the man that i am . The man that recognises, celebrates , and does not question, doubt or feel threatened by the wisdom and strength of a woman .
I salute the womyn who taught me all i know about being a womyn, all the sisters, lovers, mothers who do not conform to the whims of patriarchy, who dare to cross boundaries and refuse to be ‘good womyn’.The resilient womyn who defines themselves and without prejudice also acknowledges the right of others to do the same. The womyn who realise that experiences of womynhood are complex and what is and who is a womyn cannot just fit in one Fucking spoon..