Childfree on Nostr: I used to work in very lefty/progressive circles. But often when I walked into job ...

I used to work in very lefty/progressive circles. But often when I walked into job interviews, I'd feel immediately judged as not... "alternative" (?) enough. I didn't have the short hair, brightly dyed hair, tattoos, multiple piercings, funky clothes, and/or darker skin of those in the room. We had more or less the same values, similar work histories and public education, had often all come from poor backgrounds, and were more or less the same age, but I felt unwelcome.

Some of my white friends and acquaintances still in this field, especially the younger ones, have transed out. I see it as a way for them to be accepted as "oppressed" or "alternative" enough to be part of this crowd, fitting in as I was never able to do.

I know some desistors and detrans people have made similar observations - that trans/nonbinary is a way to avoid rejection as a white person - but it's something I've noticed among my contacts as well.