“Today’s episode explores the idea that trans femininity, particularly for trans women, challenges traditional, restrictive definitions of womanhood by revealing its constructed and enforced nature. The author of the source article, Dr. Jaime Hoerricks, draws a parallel between the fear directed at trans women today and the ancient, mythic fear associated with figures like the Cailleach, a powerful, untameable crone figure, suggesting this fear stems from anything feminine that resists control and classification. Dr. Hoerricks argues that trans women's existence is an act of sovereignty and endurance that exposes the artificial boundaries of gender, rather than distorting womanhood itself. Ultimately, they posit that trans women are not anomalies but represent a return to older truths about femininity that have been suppressed by systems seeking to contain and define it.”
Here’s the link to the source article: https://open.substack.com/pub/autside/p/the-cailleach-returns-trans-femininity
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