Thank you Raquel for kindly expressing your narrative which is that of many trans-women. I also appreciate that you are not denouncing Chimamanda for expressing her thoughts on this topic as you acknowledge the vernacular used was evasive.

What I find odd is how men look at the highs (privilege) of being a woman—-high heels, make up, etc. and not the menstrual cycle, shopping for clothes and finding the RIGHT jeans that fit (especially for women of African descent), giving birth and the pain that comes with it, and numerous things women have to contend…

If you are human and possess X/Y-Chromosome pairs, you are male regardless of any surgery, drug-therapy, makeup, attire, personal belief/feeling -OR- politics. It’s simply SCIENCE!!