When Women’s Lived Experience Is Redefined Without Us

As a women in my early 50s, I have been experiencing menopausal symptoms for several years - ranging from sleep disturbances to fairly severe hot flashes. I was told by a trans-woman who takes no hormones and has undergone no gender affirming care that (s)he, too, experiences menopausal symptoms. When I asked for clarification about what exactly that meant, (s)he said that (s)he was also…