Prefacing by saying I am by and large a cis woman.
Trans women are not "inferior" to "real" women. Doesn't matter if you're talking about pre-op, post-op, hrt, no hrt. A trans woman can feel individually inferior to an ideal of women that she holds, but that doesn't objectively equate to a blanket statement of inferiority of trans women at large. At most you can say at some point many or most people perceived trans women as "inferior" to "real" women, with perhaps varying degrees of "inferiority" based on the status of their genitals and hormones.
And I think that perception is changing. I wouldn't call it moral superiority, at least not from where I stand. I am simply glad for the change. Femininity and womanhood are not static universal inherent objective concepts. You can claim they are and build your argument from there, but many people (myself included) do not see it that way. I would leave it at that and not try to invalidate the lived experiences of any trans women from here and into the future.
Edit: Also I appreciate this thread. Maybe it's just me. I'm sorry people on multiple sides felt or were individually antagonized, but still I want to thank the people who wrote thoughtfully and Nezchan for not shutting that down.
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