#transgdender

[writingasa-transgender-rat]

I watched Stay On Board: The Leo Baker Story (Dir. Nicola Marsh and Giovanni Reda) last night. I honestly recommend you watch it yourself, especially if you don’t like the idea of transgender documentaries. This documentary follows Leo Baker starting in 2019, during the time when qualifiers for the Olympic American women’s skateboarding team, through to the pandemic and the founding of glue skateboards. These events are only on the surface, behind the scenes we get a glimpse of Leo’s journey of accepting what he has to give up in order to live as his authentic self. I respect how this film handles dysphoria, the camera doesn’t need to linger on Leo’s body for us to see that he is transgender. We see it in his expression when his deadname is called out during events, how he stands for photographers, the back and fourth of whether the skateboarding world will accept him as a queer figure. We don’t need to see Leo’s body to understand his dysphoria.

I’ve seen so little representation of transgender people in popular media that I teared up while watching this. Leo is like me, we are so very different, our lives are in many ways incomparable, but he is Like Me. There are so few public figures that I can say that about that the crumbs of relatability felt life changing to me. This is the feeling I’ve been chasing through my research, through my art and through my writing. I want people who see my stuff to feel Seen. To inspire more work that includes us, to one day watch a film where I don’t need to assume a character is transgender. I’d know it without seeing them go through immense physical pain and violence. 

Humanist stories are important, yes. I want everyone to see trans people as people. Individuals who are worthy of respect, who are skilled, inspiring, funny and flawed. At this point in my life, these stories are no longer really for me, they are for people who are questioning and people who need convincing of our humanity. Sometimes though, I want a humanist story. I need reminding that my pain is real because I see the pain of Leo Baker and I cannot deny its validity. Dysphoria hurts, it tugs at muscles inside you that do not really psychically exist. It is a pain of the soul and to treat it is to embrace an incredibly uncertain future. At the end of Stay On Board he skates through the streets of New York, shirtless, wearing his top-surgery scars as a testament to his journey. This was an expression of much needed transgender joy.

Maybe the true gender euphoria is the friends we made along the way?

[stormywinter42]

FUCK YEAH TRANSGDENDER IS #1 ON TRENDING ON THIS BULLSHIT HOLIDAY

[twinsloveco]

“Poison” Music Video | Hazbin Hotel s1 ep4.

I bet there's an ironically high amount of asexuals sex repulsed people who relate to angel dust in many other ways in a complex

I remember a past life where I was forced into some shit he was against my will ans I have felt used and lusted after never loved but yet I'm physically literal virgin and only truly gave myself / made love with my twin.

I relate to feeling alone and broken trapped

I relate to the abuse and mind fucks etc

Not his hyper sexuality sluttyness.

I would wanna have the energy for myself and twin only taking power back vibe confidence asexually.

I havent done drugs in this life but I did in past lives .. and it killed me.

I also feel like he is icon Intersex idol representation. We have gays lesbians and asexuals and gender queers aromantics etc

We even have binary transgdenders and non binary

ITS INTERSEX PEOPLES TURN !!!

We exist. And angel dust is pure jntersex divine duality straight up hard core and even valintino tells vox angel has a FEW interesting holes. That is a weee oooo that he is intersex. I don't know how no-one else see it

Even if the creator decides to make him something else z that can be affected by influences people can change minds for fans etc or other purposes. But he's always intersex to me. And no one's taking that lol

Because I don't know any other one that fits.

I would love ideas on more iconic intersexs!.

[lightboundhellhound]

doctor who is transgdender. it told me itself

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[quantumkaworu]

ok as I thought im pretty sure that yaoi friday post is about no money! or okane ga nai one of th eFIRST yaoiz I ever read which then inspired me to be gay basically

[alienbeing]

Gender shit

So today, the last day of my ‘holiday’ to centerparcs I got misgendered. I haven’t been misgendered in a long time, maybe a year, maybe over a year. I’ve been on T for roughly that amount of time and I passed pre T or so Im told and Im always assured by people that I pass now. So why does this happen.

I honestly cant understand how I could be read as anything but male and it’s just devastating. Theres nothing more I can do right now. I’m waiting till I can grow a proper stubble which I hope/assume will help matters but at this point I feel like, will I still get misgendered even if I grew a full beard?  Because it makes no sense and I feel so helpless about it.

I feel like I need a neon sign on my forehead.

I dyed my hair for the first time again in years, its bright red and were assuming that was the factor in this person getting my gender wrong. So no more hair colour for me. I have to go back to being boringand absolutely readable as the generic male, I cannot risk having a sense of style its not worth being violated like this. So so much for that.

Its seriously wrong but people tend to assocciate dyed hair with females more than males and if theyre going by a quick glance and make an assumption I cant take that risk.

At the very least, my mum did later in conversation say to the person ‘me and my /son/’.  (And like my voice is pretty deep now so it’s pretty confusing .. my mum cant tell me apart from my bro sometimes, voice wise??)

But it’s hard to not feel like shit over it. And my dad tells me to just ‘please try and forget about it’ but hiding this shit aint healthy and it hurts regardless and quite frankly just makes the suicidal thoughts louder. You cant’ just pretend you werent violated.

But anyway, sorry for the long vent. It just, happens. It still happens and I dont know if this will ever end, no matter what I do.

And to people who get misgendered on a regular basis still, I’m so sorry, I know how terrible it is, please hang in there.

[luuujiasennn]

I found some wasted polaroids and I drew on them.

I feel proud. I feel creative. I feel myself. 

[maskedjoker]

hey why can’t the media just be real honest and say “gender nonconformists” is code for nonbinary people.The term it seems is used directly to put aside the issue that some peoples sex and gender are not male or female, and treat nonbinary folk as some kind of political crusade against gender in society. Although SOME might feel that way, all don’t feel that way. There are biological reasons people are trans and have issues with their presentation and body. Some people with these issues are in fact neither male nor female, and choose to live as neither male nor female. Because that’s what they are. You know. A person that isn’t either of those things. Not some tired 13 year olds screamings about gender politics and feminism.

Although statistically I agree gender nonconformity is the reason for trans abuse, as it is what upsets people the most, the reason for not conforming to ones assignment or perceived gender can be a very broad amount of reasons some good and some pathetic.

But if we are going to say it’s about presentation and gender assigned at birth I wait patiently for the day people realize why we see a higher murder and abuse rate in trans feminine folk(women and dmab nb) and to a lesser extent drag queens and feminine queer men. It’s because people designated male at birth, perceived as male, or living as male are discriminated against by our society and it’s individuals to not leave their gender role on penalty of social ostracism and death. Although some of those listed above are women or nb, the reason for this is actually sexism in the form of misandry. Likewise, discrimination towards trans masculine folks(men and dfab nb), drag kings and butch queer women is despite some of them being male a form of misogyny. Because you know, they don’t think what they perceive as WOMEN should act in those ways. Just like in it’s alternate they don’t think what they perceive as MEN should at in those ways. In the case of butch passing trans feminine folk and femme passing trans masculine folk the men are receiving misandry and the women misogyny if they are hated for how they dress  and act, but it is about the oppressors PERCEPTION of the victim, not what the victim actually is that makes the hatred.

Either way though, to explain the death increase of trans feminine folk you have to accept at least one if not both of these things

1) trans feminine folk are persecuted more than other trans folk because society discriminates against feminine folk perceived to be men at a high and dangerous rate, regardless of actual gender or

2) trans masculine folks murders are not often reported as such because dfab/female perceived folk dressing in masculine ways is seen as socially acceptable in a way dmab/male perceived folk in feminine attire is not, resulting in it not being counted in percentages.

and it can’t be “well if women aren’t perfect/x thing/ etc etc etc they are KILLED because right now trans masculine folk(which most transphobic people perceive as women) are currently not being killed at the same rate according to our statistics despite being perceived as “women who are imperfect/damaged”.

It’s just not flying with me. I hate people covering these issues in the media and online. As a person who despite my protests would typically be lumped in with the trans community, I find it repugnant.

[setherous]

So uh. I'm 6 and a half months on T and wow. I am so fucking happy with my appearance now. (he/ him)

[romansleftshoulderpad]

Queer Person of the Day, June Second

Sylvia Rivera

Lived: July 2, 1951 - February 19, 2002

Notable Achievement: Co-Founding Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (and later changing the name to Street Transgender Action Revolutionaries)

Sylvia Rivera was a Latina transwoman known for being an activist towards Gay Liberation, Transgdender rights, and being an advocate for the homeless as well as fighting for the civil rights of Puerto Ricanos and Latinos. She is known for fighting at the Stonewall Riot despite it being evident that she (more than likely) lied about ever being at the event. She spoke out against Gay Liberation Movements excluding transgender people, giving the quote, “One of our main goals now is to destroy the Human Rights Campaign, because I'm tired of sitting on the back of the bumper. It's not even the back of the bus anymore — it's the back of the bumper. The bitch on wheels is back.”

I only have so much room in these posts before they become too long but please check out her Wikipedia page because there’s a lot to talk about involving her and it’s a very interesting read! Learn and prosper, my friends!

[askatransguy]

hi, i was wondering what you think about a cis guy cosplaying a trans guy character. im bigender and i thought it would be totally fine, but i thought a second opinion from an actual trans guy would be good

I think that’s fine, so long as the person cosplaying respectfully recognizes and acknowledges that the character is trans, as well as remembers the privilege they have because they’re cis.

[delusionftm]

Any FTM's in Denver?

Hey guys I've recently relocated to Denver and am looking to make friends in my area. Any takers?

[cheesekneesandbees]

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[setherous]

Local guy wants to feel relatable; ends up dead inside.

[He/him]