Tag: gender stuff

thefemaleofspecies:

Remember when aphobes created a whole scene here about ace people celebrating ace awareness week when only a few days ago trans people’s human rights were being endangered by the trump administration but stopped pretending to care about trans people and stopped mentioning the endangerment trans people sre STILL facing as soon as ace awareness wekk ended lmfao

gayknight:

nitrosplicer:

angelescoffee:

nitrosplicer:

Reading wiki entries for historical trans men…

Dr. James Barry, Albert Cashier, Charley Parkhurst, Billy Tipton, and Dr. Alan Hart could have each written “I am a man and want to be recognized across history as such” and transphobes would still be like… “wow what misunderstood butch heroes… lesbian icons!!!!”

interesting how they… didn’t all write that. across history women have disguised themselves as men in order to escape misogyny cus u couldn’t get anywhere much in life (much less become successful doctors) as women. and anyways, of course a woman constrained by sexism would prefer to be given the privileges of a man. i can’t confirm these women were lesbians, but you cannot confirm they were transmen either. 

Interesting how… I didn’t argue that women haven’t disguised themselves throughout history. I mentioned specific instances of historical trans men for whom there is evidence to conclude they identified as men and not women. I said nothing against lesbians in my post either, only about transphobes.

Anyways: 

Dr. James Barry had a close relationship with Lord Charles Somerset and was subsequently accused of buggery, which led to a court trial and investigation as homosexuality was illegal. He could have revealed that he was female at any time during the trial to escape condemnation, but he did not. Upon his death, Barry left strict instructions that his body was not to be undressed and he was to be buried in his bedsheets. 

Albert Cashier could not read or write, but lived as a man for 53 years, even after fighting in the uniform of a Union soldier, he maintained his male dress and presentation until he slipped and fell, breaking his hip. 

The indomitable stagecoach driver Charlie Parkhurst lived as a man from the time he was 12, and after retiring, maintained his identity as a man until his death.

Also it’s interesting that you said that I could not undeniably prove any of these men were trans: Alan L Hart was undeniably trans, as he sought out medical transition and pyschotherapy for his gender dysphoria, referred to himself as “one of the fellows,” legally changed his name, lived as a man from a young age, and continued to do so until his death, so yeah, you really can’t say “oh he’s a lesbian,” can you?

while billy tipton might’ve initially identified as a lesbian, he later transitioned to presenting male full-time. he told his future female partners that he was a man and that his body was the result of a serious car accident. he went on to adopt children, and was known as a “good father”. at the age of 74, he refused to be seen by a doctor when he contracted emphysema, which caused his death. neither his later female partners or his children or friends seemed to know he was trans until he was forcefully outed at death

i’d also like to add

little ax broadnax, a gospel singer who performed in multiple quartets over the years with his older brother. while still living with his family, he was recorded in the US census as male. he was outed publicly as a trans man at death in 1992, having presented as male for over 60 years

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prairiecore:

eurodanser:

if you live in the US you know already what’s going on with the government that’s already integral with the constant transphobia and the detrimental erasure of trying to take away trans individuals rights and so on.

there’s a petition going around, here’s the link: sign it, donate something, and if you can’t share it! 

@trans-pagans @queer-posi @queerlection @translesblr @crawling-towards–the-sun @millenniumfae @cabincorecomrade @mossyravine

And anyone else who can spread the word, please do so! Just like the OP said: even if you can’t donate, please boost this and spread it around!

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cat-essence:

I think the reason that so many young people are becoming truscum is because of the way truscum present themselves online. They love to make a point of talking about how “immature” and “cringey” tucutes are. Being immature and cringey is pretty much any teenager’s worst nightmare. They’re effectively manipulating impressionable young people into taking their side by subtly bullying them into thinking that being open-minded and accepting of other is naïve. By presenting themselves as being more mature and serious, they’re convincing young people who are striving to grow up and be taken seriously to take their side.

So, for any of my younger followers (or anybody in general):

  • Being open-minded is not immature. It’s healthy.
  • Accepting other people for who they are regardless of whether or not you understand them is an important life skill!
  • Gatekeeping gets us nowhere. There’s no point to excluding people.
  • It’s important for us to stick together as a community, not to nitpick over who is and isn’t valid!
  • Being bitter all the time doesn’t make you mature. It has a really bad effect on you and the people around you.
  • Picking on other people for their gender or sexuality doesn’t make you cool or funny.
  • Even if you think somebody’s labels are “weird”, ignore them and try to respect it.

I know this is kindergarten stuff, but basically, if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.

Feel free to add on!

as a cis person, it confuses me how someone can be trans w/o any sort of dysphoria? like dysphoria means u are not comfortable with ur binary sex and how it does not relate w the way you see yourself but?? how can u be trans while being fine with that like??? sorry if it sounds rude I’m just confusion

‘gender dysphoria’ refers to a lot of things, none of which pertain to me. it could mean;

  • distress stemming from certain parts of your body
  • distress stemming from society’s treatment of you
  • and/or a feeling of ‘depersonalization’ from either

and i dont experience anything like that, i’m trans because my gender is different than the one imposed upon me. thats the definition of trans.

i started hrt bc i knew it was for me, it was my way of continuing my life forward, the same as many decisions i make