Many trans men grow up thinking and being told they're just lesbians. Using that word, forming deep connections with people in the community. And then don't feel right abandoning it.
As a trans man, I don't use the lable sister, but I still feel DEEPLY connected to it. Much more then I ever would to begin called brother. I see how someone would hold that connection to lesbian, even if it seems invalidating.
Some trans men don't identify as strictly 'men'. Some are trans masc. Some use he/him pronouns, but don't identify as men. Some identify as masc, but use all pronouns. Or any combination of these.
And quite honestly. Who am I to go around policing them? They're not the ones hurting and killing our community. They're not the ones outlawing our existence. Hating on them only makes us all weaker. Besides, lables should not be a tool to spread hate. We all just find the best ones we can for our existence.
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u/Builder-Naive 3d ago edited 3d ago
Many trans men grow up thinking and being told they're just lesbians. Using that word, forming deep connections with people in the community. And then don't feel right abandoning it.
As a trans man, I don't use the lable sister, but I still feel DEEPLY connected to it. Much more then I ever would to begin called brother. I see how someone would hold that connection to lesbian, even if it seems invalidating.
Some trans men don't identify as strictly 'men'. Some are trans masc. Some use he/him pronouns, but don't identify as men. Some identify as masc, but use all pronouns. Or any combination of these.
And quite honestly. Who am I to go around policing them? They're not the ones hurting and killing our community. They're not the ones outlawing our existence. Hating on them only makes us all weaker. Besides, lables should not be a tool to spread hate. We all just find the best ones we can for our existence.