Kai Markas Devlin

*TRIGGER WARNING: sexism, rape, rape culture, abortion*

I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately, and I’m going to put some thoughts out there to potentially open up a discourse on the recent issues affecting vaginas in the United States.  This is not intended to start arguments, but rather challenge how we approach trans*masculine involvement in the women’s/reproductive rights movement.

The recent moves in the United States to ban access to abortion and birth control and limit access to reproductive healthcare is a major issue, and one I find extremely offensive. As a human being, I don’t believe anyone has a right to tell anyone else what they can or cannot do with their body—or what happens inside it, for that matter. The fact that politicians in this country think a fetus is more important than the person carrying it to term is just far too frightening.

I am a firm believer in bodily autonomy. If there is anything certain in this world, it’s that your body is yours. What you choose to do with it should be entirely up to you. As a trans*person, this means a great deal to me because I have to live in my body. It should represent me as a person, as a human, and not be intruded upon by someone else’s beliefs. If I don’t like something about my body, I should be able to change it and care for it as I see fit. It’s more than an ideology; its a basic human ...