In my project, I analyse female identity, feminism and their connection, from a personal point of view of a trans woman. Feminist movements came to life as opposition to patriarchal society. Although their endeavors and goals are not homogenic, ground zero is the same for all: the female body is more than a vessel of procreation. As a man by birth, I can specially identify and empathize with this statement.In recent years, trans people have become more visible than ever before, and so the questions around them, not only among feminist movements, but also on a broader scale of social discourse.The radical (or gender critical) viewpoint claims that gender, as a form of identity, is counter productive, because it makes the social pressure stronger on women to fit in the stereotypical roles, and the gender we are born with is an unchangeable part of our lives. So what am I to do with feminism? It claims that a woman is more than a tool for reproduction, but at the same time, it also claims that only those people can be qualified as women, who were born with female reproductive system. I feel like a living contradiction between these two statements (and we haven't talked about trans men so far). My anthropomorphic vessel, just like the human body, can be taken apart and rebuilt again, we can associate to its "fertility", without certainty about the real content. What is the difference between securing the right for the autonomy of the female body, and giving the opportunity of the same autonomy for trans people? I am searching for the answers to this question, which is especially relevant in Hungary nowadays.
