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3. Trans men's mere existence provides a natural refutation for many transphobic arguments based in bio essentialism or transmisogyny. 4. Transmasculine people are victims of rape at horrific rates, well above that of transfemmes.
And, last but not least: 5. Trans men can be leaders in the project to create healthy masculinities and reach towards an ideal of manhood that eschews both toxicity and shame.
Transmascs aren't asking for more visibility because we'd like more representation (though we would), or because invisibility in our own community hurts (though it does).
We're asking because we have unique needs that are going unmet, there are unique prejudices that target us, and our community has unique strengths that we can contribute, in solidarity, to help free us all.
Is it odd that your tweet threats on 5 helped me reject any attachment I retained to masculinity before coming out as NB, as it helped me to feel I was dis-identifying with something healthy and good (and therefore to feel my decision wasn't merely rejecting something unhealthy)?
I think that's great! I spent months, pre-t, wrestling with whether I was dysphoric due to internalized misogyny. My dysphoria had nothing to do with that, but the time spent confronting misogyny was incredibly valuable so I wouldn't have it any other way.
I’ve had my eye on #5 for a while. Transmasc folx demonstrate a mature masculinity that could and should be an example to cis men trapped in toxicity and shame. We all (cis and Trans) will be better off!!!
THIS is why the patriarchy hates trans people so much. We are a BRIDGE between men- who they want to control into Beastly actions- and women- who they want to force into submissive Beauty form. If more cis men doubted the narrative, they couldn't be brainwashed as simply.
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