Fake Geek Girl: Trans Microaggressions in Tech
summary
Concrete examples of everyday harms: repeated misgendering as Chinese water torture, strangers asking have you had the surgery at a bar, and friends defaulting to cis language. A candid personal timeline shows what actually changes during transition, an email template for coming out is shared, and a table contrasts “default” versus “modifier” language for trans identities. The claim is that tiny, frequent slights accumulate into heavy labor; recommends reading trans authors and lifting trans voices but offers few concrete calling‑out scripts.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Trans microaggressions in tech
- 1:47Microaggressions vs overt oppression
- 3:54Transition story and coming out
- 6:45Invasive questions and identity denial
- 8:31Trans representation clichés
- 11:43Identity denial in language
- 13:33Collective responsibility
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