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Anon · 5mo

this isn't really a question but i just wanted to communicate this somehow. currently my account is private because i was getting stalked and harassed by some transphobic separatist transfem lol. she may or may not have ended up somewhere in your engagements recently, she's part of the weird self-hating crowd on here. regardless, i really appreciate seeing you actually vocalize the issues I've seen in the community for several years now. I've been out as transmasc to myself and online for almost 10 years now but im in no position to actually start transition like i want to. so i present fem and it feels further alienating somehow, like im wearing a "woman mask" in society. nobody has ever really publicly talked about this oppression transmascs face constantly, a unique way transphobia and misogyny intersect for us that isn't quite transmisogyny because that's directed more towards transfems. its depressing that no community could ever take me quite seriously because i didn't seem to "fit" anywhere. but it helps now to see more and more people actually talk about transmasc issues and how anti-transmasculinity does exist, no matter what you label it as. i appreciate you and your words a whole lot. thank you :)

thank you! as somebody who has known that experience way too well, I feel ya. I always felt like it was a form of drag. it helped for me to dress really over the top with lots of makeup to make it feel like oh, strangers are she/her-ing me because I'm in a costume, not because they're reacting to ME. it's just like cosplay or drag.

sending lots of love ❤️

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