On transfemininity and butchness

Sep 13, 2009 23:22

I'm a young trans woman. I'm also decently butch. I can count on one hand the number of people I've disclosed to who've accepted that without a look of confusion ( Read more... )

presentation, gender, rant

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mellifluous_ink September 15 2009, 23:19:58 UTC
THIS.

ALL OF THIS.

That alienation is why this femme trans boy does not dare set foot in any support groups or communities, even so-called 'femme' ones. Because I'm a drag queen/transvestite, and apparently only natal boys are allowed to do that.

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7eventeen September 15 2009, 23:54:17 UTC
Man, right on. It just sucks so much that in a community built on tolerance and acceptance of trans identities, there's the whole ostracizion and 'trans-er than thou' attitude some people seem to have, which is just NOT COOl.

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7eventeen September 15 2009, 23:54:33 UTC
that is to say, COOL.

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