Evan Urquhart

There's a clever little trick behind the outrage over "chestfeeding" as a suggested alternative (not replacement) to breastfeeding, and the reason it works is, once again, say it with me: TRANSMASCULINE INVISIBILITY.

and behold, an excellent illustration of why transmascs aren't "transmisogyny-exempt" great thread !!

nope, it's actually the exact opposite. it's saying that when trans men ask for something, the hatred is directed at US. the whole point of the thread is "trans men are seen as nonthreatening so they're invisible". WE experience the unique hatred that is transmisogyny.

Sure, I'm not saying the experience is equal, here. But with the hatred being directed towards us, trans mascs are erased. It's the same way that while women suffer a lot more from the patriarchy, it also harms men (emotional suppression, mocked for taking parental roles)

I wanted to step in and mention that, while trans men are often invisible, that doesn't mean that there is no active transphobia directed uniquely at us. No one's come up with a word for it, but attempts to limit medical treatment for minors and increase gatekeeping target us.

We have, though! It's called transadrophobia and a lot of us are talking about it and then being shut down by people telling us that no such thing exists.