@CharlotteEowyn and cis people still dominate our nonprofits, our healthcare, and services. This is why I’m so determined to become an LCSW, so I can have independence from the cis and have some agency over the means of production for mental healthcare and community care as a trans person.
It’s not that I automatically distrust all cis people, but if they are in a position of power above or around me…they have to do A LOT to earn my trust and even then, I remember that their interests may be in conflict with the interests of me and my community.
It’s also worth noting, the cis people who have mistreated me are WHITE and MIDDLE CLASS cis people. Black cis folks have shown up for me, Muslim and MENA cis folks have shown up for me, and poor/lower class folks have treated me well, especially those with multiple marginalization like mental health condition or neurodivergent folks.
