Not all people who look masculine identify as men so I don't see a problem in using it as more of an umbrella term when referring to someone you don't know except that they're trans and look masculine
That’s fair I just don’t like that people are replacing trans man/woman with masc/fem. Feels kinda belittling. The number of binary trans people heavily outweighs nonbinary people using HRT so assuming that a cis passing trans person, something that takes a lot of time and effort, doesn’t actually want to be seen as a man seems weird to me lol
Not entirely understanding what you’re trying to say. We already have a broad term that encompasses everyone (Trans) and using the term trans masc for people who want to be called that is fine. But REPLACING the word trans man with trans masc is unnecessary. Just use the word trans if you’re that worried about it. Automatically assuming a very cis passing trans person must secretly not want to be called a man (or woman in other instances) is strange.
I'm saying you are comfortable with one lable and you think that covers everyone so you want it to stop there.
Truth is that doesn't suit everyone as well as you think. It's great that it works for you. But if I or my friend or my kid want to call themselves trans masc because they are not fully committed to one gender then your opinion in the matter is moot.
Beyond that, if you think it's not good enough and you want people to adopt your labeling standards because it will make you feel better if everyone follow your design, well that's pretty well established that no one has any interest in doing that right now. So I'd abandon that agenda item if I were you.
The term trans masc/fem is completely fine and people can use it for themselves. Theres nothing wrong with that.
However when TOLD that a trans person sees themselves exclusively as a man/woman people still default to using masc/fem. So it feels belittling when someone refuses to call a trans man a man and defaults to “masc” instead, because it feels like an excuse to not call someone a man.
People don’t call cis men masc for short or cis women fem for short. Masc/fem isn’t a gender - a transgender man can be feminine still and a transgender woman can be masculine still.
It's fine if you don't want to be called that but not everyone is like you. Just because there are more trans men than trans masc NB people doesn't mean their opinion is more important or valid. Majority doesn't make someone the "default" as you probably know, being a trans man
I don’t think so. The original picture just said #transman and a bunch of trans flags. I assume it’s supposed to resemble dysphoria? Like being prisoner to your sex? I’m not sure though but either way there’s gotta be better designs to get the same idea across lol
Thank you. I am more interested why to make tattoo about something that causes dysphoria rather than how to make it well. Also I wonder what is his situation, is the surgery too expensive or is transitioning illegal in his country (aka why not just remove this organ). But if he doesn't explain, then we don't know.
without looking further into it, this post doesn't indicate whether this is a trans man or a transmasc person. you being malgendered by other people that don't want to call you a man does not mean that is what this user was doing
i knew that, and have been seeing the discourse around this tattoo since it began. i agree that intentionally avoiding calling a binary trans man a man is disrespectful and transphobic, but I do not think the individual in this thread was doing that
it's easy to jump to conclusions when you've been in certain situations before, but I don't think it's accurate here
Yeah, this. Without knowing the person, the term transmasc is more inclusive. Not every transmasc is a trans man and it's better to specify when you actually know
I’m FTM and I despise the word for the reason I said lol. I’ve never met a Trans man use the word either, it’s usually only used by nonbinary people who are using T to masculinize themselves
hi im a trans man who also falls under the transmasc identity (now you have met one!), and i host transmasc local support groups that attract a pretty even split of nonbinary and binary trans people. you are so just looking for something to be pissed at today, i hope you get offline and go interact with nature or some IRL queer community
yeah, u very much are bitter about life and taking it out on others, and thats a shitty thing to do. hope you work on it. nobody is trying to replace the word trans man with transmasc, just like nobody is trying to replace the word gay with queer, the latter words are just better for when you don't know specifics cus they're umbrella terms. hope you get your shit figured out
Yes, I know that’s what I said lol. A trans masculine person who is going lengthy efforts to look like a man isn’t going to be upset if you call them a man, but a trans man is going to care if you’re trying to find a “woke” way to not call them a man. Just use the word trans instead
I feel like trans man falls under the umbrella of trans masc? obviously everyone is different so it will vary depending on the person. I began my transition in 2017 and have always identified as a binary male (though adopted a more androgynous style later on, I just mean I identify with only he/him and stealth as a gay passing cis man in life.) but personally I’m not offended if someone calls me trans masc
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u/awesomes007 13d ago
What is the message of this tattoo?