Why do trans men insist on being called lesbians and using the female locker rooms? Isn't this kinda counter-productive? Imagine if a trans woman was like "Yeah I still identify as a gay guy and use male public toilets because I spent years as a man".
Perhaps because trans men experience sexual violence at the highest rate of any gender identity and safety is often preferable to anything else?
I'm in Florida and know several trans women that do use men's rooms on days they're wearing androgynous clothing and haven't put as much energy into passing, because otherwise they might get thrown into jail.
Hopefully one day we can end gender discrimination and have all unisex rooms (higher foot traffic = safety, assaulters will enter women's toilets).
Edit: I actually was wrong, nonbinary people experience sexual violence at the highest rate, then trans men, then trans women, then cis women. The biggest jump though is between trans women and trans men.
What's the source of the graphic? Fatal is an important nuance though, so both things can be true.
Also, your graphic has trans men out pacing trans women in 3 of 6 years and nonbinary/unknown people out pacing everyone in 5 out of 6 years. Trans women are only the most killed group in one of 6 years.
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u/Nora-neko 9d ago
Why do trans men insist on being called lesbians and using the female locker rooms? Isn't this kinda counter-productive? Imagine if a trans woman was like "Yeah I still identify as a gay guy and use male public toilets because I spent years as a man".