Well, you should have an interesting perspective on the subject, right? Listen, don't bemoan your privilege, use it to work for good. A lot of people will, sadly, only listen to someone who looks like you. You can use this power to signal-boost the voices of women, people of colour, and queer people.
I realized some time ago that a lot of people will listen to me on trans issues, say, when they won't listen to actual trans people. This gives me the opportunity to change their minds, and hopefully change that very situation as well.
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Well, you should have an interesting perspective on the subject, right? Listen, don't bemoan your privilege, use it to work for good. A lot of people will, sadly, only listen to someone who looks like you. You can use this power to signal-boost the voices of women, people of colour, and queer people.
I realized some time ago that a lot of people will listen to me on trans issues, say, when they won't listen to actual trans people. This gives me the opportunity to change their minds, and hopefully change that very situation as well.