imho ... I am having a real problem with looking at "privilege". I look at things from a broader view. Did I want to transition years ago? definitely ... when I worked for a major IT company with great benefits (~2001), yes, when I first came out to Dr (~10yrs ago), yes ... even much earlier? oh yes. But I transitioned (-ing) when I am ... perhaps there was sh*t or learning I needed since then? "family privilege" was not an option, being on my own since I was 15-ish, but was exploring this even way back then.
I see the crap happening in CA with religious rights, the problems in schools ... I am not sure if I would have been strong enough to survive if I did while a teen (if I was a teen today). I know there was little chance of surviving if I was transitioning in my youth ... really bad environments, no supports, etc.
We all come from different places, has someone said we all on different chapters and are on different pages - most importantly not even in same books. Basically we all have a form of "privilege" if we look for it ... there is always a benefit among all the negative (even if "benefit" comes after transition, not every day). We all come from different types of complications and negatives (sorry proper words are escaping me, mind falling asleep).
I just finished reading a blog from an educated (and seemingly financially stable) young woman that felt that all "white" transwomen should not share the "trans" title do to our extreme privileges. So perhaps a bit cranky, every paragraph or so was why I was soo evil and ruining her life because of how good off I am (which really p*ssed me off because she seems to have no clue what it is like to be physically disabled and broke and trying to transition)
/rant_off ....
