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Yeah no, I don't experience dysphoria. But I didn't chose to be trans. People may say that I'm not 'really trans' and sometimes I worry I'm not. So how do I still identify as trans?

Because when a stranger calls me a boy I go "eeeeeeeeee" /positive

; idk why but after reading some posts I js realized why it took me years and years of questioning, years of discomfort, years of self hate and years of forcing myself into labels to realize I'm transmasc & like guys. Like, like it took me years and it was because

; ( long under the cut + rant like but w a good ending lol /gen )

; because I had been taught men and liking men was bad, was evil, was mysoginistic, was siding w the enemy

pt: ; because I had been taught men and liking men was bad, was evil, was mysoginistic, was siding w the enemy

; and I fully believed this, it was said by my mother and my friends and by social media and influencers and everyone I used to look up too, so why wouldn't it be true ?? So realizing I was transmasc was 100% harder because ppl were clinging on too the whole " if you're born a man or transition into a man you're horrible and evil and disgusting etc etc and there's no getting out of it I hate you " feminism and I wanted so bad to be in a community and to have ppl like me ( and I didn't know of any other safe places ) that I js went with it. I claimed to be a trans ally but I depised trans men & trans mascs, I hated cis men especially ! I hated everyone who was masculine or liked masculine people. I was like legit a terrible person and a huge exclusionist and I didn't even notice. Because I genuinely thought I was in the right, because I'd been raised like that. Because I'd been continuously told that. So I wasn't a " bad person " I was a good person, I was correct and I was spreading good information

; and yk I was devastated when I realized I was transmasc, it was horrifying to think because " oh shit oh no I must be broken, be evil !! and what if I js get worse !?? What if I end up like other men oh no ! " and that is terrifying to think that's how I used to think, like, that was normal for me. That was right.

; but funnily enough after being like okay I'm transmasc now what !?? I went to some transmasc / accepting queer centered blogs & sites & discords and I swear they were so welcoming it flipped everything I knew on it's head. I'd been told they were all gross and mysoginistic and rapists and js terrible people but the nicest person there who helped me sm was a cis gay man. He was kind and supportive and helped me through what I was feeling .. !! He didn't even get offended by my original thought process because his brother had been the same, his friends had been the same, most trans men / mascs in those places had been the same. They'd all thought something was wrong w them, that they were horrid people and they were betraying women etc etc.

; and I'm forever grateful I got out of that way of thinking, I've never been happier being myself. Letting others be themselves. And I don't feel so broken anymore, I don't buy into the " siding w the enemy !! " bullshit because that's what it is, bullshit. Plus I know I don't have to look a certain way to be transmasc so it's helped my dysphoria to an extent yk .. But it still really pisses me off that people hate men for purely being men, that's stupid and literally genuinely not what feminism is, its not what inclusivity is, it's just shitty and stupid. You aren't just born a horrible person and it certainly isn't based off something like gender or sex. And you sure as fuck don't get to call yourself inclusive for it.

; anyways I love you trans men & transmascs and all masculine / man aligned lovelies in all your ways and yeah. You're not evil or disgusting or betraying anyone just because you are a man / masc person <3 ( this also goes for anyone expressing themselves masculinely / who look masculine <333 )

Beautifully put. /gen

Y’all realize that by attacking other trans people

(Non Binary people, Trans people with less prominent dysphoria)

Y’all are helping transphobes,

Here’s how

You are blaming these different forms of trans people for transphobia rather than blaming the transphobes

Every moment y’all spend pointlessly attacking other trans people is time not spent getting rights for the community

By being assholes and exclusive, you’re not only pushing many people out of the community, not only dropping your forces, but you’re scaring many trans people into the closet (which is bad)

You’re all making yourselves look like massive assholes, which does worse to help your credibility than “tucutes” do (the “tucute” trans community may look “silly” but it’s positive and based on self expression, the Transmed trans community is based on exclusion, gatekeeping, and self hatred [as self hatred is literally a requirement])*

*you may say I’m “hypocritical” for saying transmed trans people are to blame for more transphobia, but you guys are directly spreading hate and feeding into transphobic ideas. (Said transphobic ideas being, “You can disrespect someone’s pronouns and identity if they’re xyz”)

All in all, Transmeds do more harm than “tucutes”

All Tucute harm is alleged and illegitimate (read bullet 1) It’s transphobic people’s fault for their transphobia, not other trans people for giving them “the wrong idea”

Transmed harm is real, and it’s based on hate, exclusion and paranoia.

Y’all are wasting your time!

Most Transmed ideology stems from

Ignorance

Intolerance

Insecurity

Pride

Some of y’all just don’t understand Non Binary or people with different lesser forms of dysphoria. You can not understand something and still respect it. As long as it’s not literally fundamentally against you human dignity or identity. Educate yourself, it’s better to admit it and learn than stay ignorant

Y’all intolerant people are similar to the ignorant people, in that since you don’t vibe with it, you feel the need to shun it. First of all, that’s the exact mindset of many bigots so check yourself. Second of all, y’all need to get off your high horse. You are in no position to say that someone else is not valid. Despite what you believe, “tucutes” are not a threat to the trans community (see above points) and aren’t harmful. So just let them be. So what if they aren’t trans? We have bigger fish to fry hun. (Remember, hardly anything give transphobic more power, than y’all attacking other trans people instead of fighting transphobia)

I know some of y’all have good intentions and just wanna protect your community. I also understand that it may be scary to think that non trans people could be invading the trans community. But seriously, think about who your true enemy is, people who, most likely, genuinely believe that they are trans and mean no harm, and are just exploring their identity, or bigots who literally want all forms of trans people to be erased. You don’t need to be ashamed of your trans identity. We’re all valid (except hateful people)

It’s good to be proud of your identity and community. But to be prideful to the point where you feel the need to put others down is wrong. There’s self love and pride, and then there’s selfishness and pride. It’s selfish to say that anyone who hasn’t suffered like you have or isn’t like you isn’t valid. It’s selfish and prideful to say that only people like you are special and trans and anyone else isn’t valid. I know it may be nice to take something that’s been a source of pain, and turn it into a source of pride. But you should pride yourself on your identity, not your suffering

“Tucutes” are just trying to live their lives comfortably like everyone else. They’re not our enemy. transphobes who actively try and take rights from trans people are

“Tucutes” are not to blame for transphobia. Transphobes are.

Side note: y’all say that being trans is a terrible thing that isn’t cool and shouldn’t want to be. Yet you guys up it on this pedestal and decide it’s worth gatekeeping? What sense does that make

Honest final thoughts:

… why are we having this conversation?! It’s s waste of time! There are homeless trans kids and trans people being killed! And instead of handling that, we’re arguing over this shit?! Again, I know people will say “It’s the tucutes’ fault this is happening” but not only is that not legit. That’s still not doing anything to fix what’s happening.

This is a waste of time! Stop wasting time being transmed or truscum! Do something that matters!

We are NOT in a stable enough position in terms of treatment and rights to be able to start nitpicking who’s trans or not

TW: Caps, truscum, ace exclusion, discourse (??)

It is absolutely appalling to me that the cesspool that is the truscum subreddit is still alive and well. Don't get me wrong, some of the people seem like fine individuals... at least from my (very) limited knowledge. But others? Holy shit, bro. It didn't take very long to find some sort of exclusionary post; this one in particular claimed that 'saying ace people are part of the LGBT community is like saying atheists are a religious group' and... wow. That is an INCREDIBLY idiotic take, and I'm not going to explain why due to the assumption that everyone reading this has a functioning brain.

It's like they think being any type of queer is all about oppression and pain, and anyone they deem to not experience an adequate amount of it isn't queer. We've seen this with the tucute shit, so tell me why I'm even remotely surprised that at least a few people who consider themselves truscum are aspec exclusionary as well. It makes my head hurt.

Exclusion does nothing the further LGBTQ rights and acceptance, all it does is victimize more people! Making yourself 'one of the good ones' does absolutely nothing! Making other queer people feel like shit does NOTHING to solve the real issue, which is the fact that there are STILL queerphobic people in the world! The fact that there are people OLDER THAN ME who can't grasp that fact is so upsetting to me.