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fantasy-store · 1 year

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Noontide TransNeu

An addition to the skyset pride series, my take on the transneutral flag and an alternative to use rather than a replacement.

those who are transneutral may or may not identify as nonbinary, under the nonbinary umbrella, agender or something similar. they may ID as transmasc or fem on top, multigender or on the multigender spectrum, genderfluid or so on. no one transneu experience is exclusive and all genders and labels used in addition are valid.

not all trans people/beings may want to medically transition and just want to socially transition, any and all forms of transitioning are welcomed and included. this also includes dysphoric and non-dysphoric transneus

Midniht TransFem

An addition to the skyset pride series, my take on the transfeminine flag and an alternative to use rather than a replacement.

Those who identify as transfeminine dont always have to be amab and or sometimes might identify with their agab. the trans experience is incredibly diverse and transfem folk may not want to outwardly present feminine or medically transition, but still want feminine terms used for them. not everyone who is transfem might identify as a transwoman.

no mater your experience all people who are transfem are valid in their identity and included. this also includes dysphoric and non-dysphoric transfems.

the word "midniht" is an old english word before the modern word "midnight".

Morne TransMasc

An addition to the skyset pride series, my take on the transmasculine flag and an alternative to use rather than a replacement.

people who identify as transmasc, similarly to transfem and transneu, may not always want to medically transition, present masculine, identify only as transmen or men at all and may use multiple labels. some may be amab and not identify with their body/agab fully or at all or identify with the transmasc label(s) for other reasons.

no matter the reason for identifying as such, transmascs are valid in their masculinity no matter the level/extent of that masculinity and are all included, as well as including dysphoric and non-dysphoric transmascs.

"morne" is the old english word before the more modern word "morning"

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saffigon · 2 years

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Hello. Could you please explain lesboys and turigirls? Also transfem AFAB and transmasc AMAB?

I have tried to figure it out myself, but a lot of people are just talking bad about people who have the opposite belief. So, could you please explain in a direct way?

Thanks. <9

lesboys are folks that identify with both being a lesbian and being a boy (or also attracted to women in a lesbian way while also identifying as a boy); this could be a for a multitude of reasons, some include: being multigender, transmen who have a connection to lesbianism, transwomen who have a connection to boyhood, those that use boy to describe their experiences or presentation. they don't have to fit into one of those reasons, those are just some examples, but anyone who identifies as both lesbian and boy can use the term.

turigirls are the same but for those that identify with being both turian and a girl (also sometimes referred to as veldigirl for veldian and girl) (in simple terms, attracted to men in a mlm or nblm way while also identifying as a woman)

AMAB transmasc is someone who was Assigned Male At Birth and identifies with transmasculinity in some way. they could identify this way for a multitude of reasons, but some include: intersex or altersex individuals who were AMAB and identify with a mingender, AMAB individuals who only partially identify with masculinity or mingender (demiboy, paraboy, libraboy) and still consider themselves both trans and masculine, AMABs that feel they are trans but in a male / mingender way, AMABs who are multigender but consider their male / mingender part more dominant, AMABs who consider themselves trans in a male / mingender way, or transmen who consider themselves AMAB or cisgender male.

AFAB transfem is someone who was Assigned Female At Birth and identifies with transfemininity in some way. The above applies to AFAB transfems in the opposite ways.

These aren't perfect definitions, as I personally only identify with lesboy and can't give comprehensive information on the other identities, however, they are some basics that could introduce you to the subjects.

Here are some links as well: Lesboy Turigirl AMAB Transmasc AFAB Transfem

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miraculouslumination · 3 years

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“How do I know which identity to support? How do I know when to stop being inclusive, or even where to start?”

Here’s some advice for you:

On the joking side, I say “If a T/RF hates that identity, SUPPORT THE HELL OUT OF IT”

On the serious side; legit, most if not ALL exclusionism is founded in T/RF rhetoric. Before you say or even think “Well, I’m not transphobic, or a radfem, or even a feminist, so I can’t be a T/RF”, let me tell you

A long, long time ago, otherwise known as the 60s, 70s, and 80s, there was this group known as Lesbian Separatists. They hated men, believed all women should cut all contact with men, and also preached that men are the natural enemy to women and that they are all evil predators. This included transmen, and also transwomen. You know who they also hated?

Anyone attracted to men, specifically, if not especially, women. Straight and mspec women alike were scorned for being attracted to men. To lesbian separatists, it was basically some disease or mental disorder that needed to be cured, because the only Pure and Proper way to live was to be a cis lesbian who did not associate with Men in any way, shape, or form.

You know who was the first group to get harassed and attacked online - specifically on Tumblr? Bi people. The next? Non-binary people. After that? Asexual people. Then trans, then the entire MOGAI acronym, then the word queer, and now here we are with pan and mspec lesbian/gay exclusionism, talk about banning kink from pride, as well as straight up homophobia towards gay men and masculine people.

And let me tell you; T/RFs have hated all of these identities the exact same. Exclusionism comes back to T/RF rhetoric. By being an exclusionist, you legit already have one foot through the doorway to T/RFism. Once you are convinced one or two identities are bad for the community, it’s legit only a matter of time before you start chanting “drop the T” and claiming transwomen and transmasc/men are invading women’s spaces.

So, you really want to know how much you should be inclusive?

Do it to the point where T/RFs will HATE you, and you will not be mistaken for one. That’s it. If you find it difficult, impossible, or even outrageous to do just that, then I’m just really, really sorry for you.

#Jean rambles #Inclusionist #Fuck exclusionsits #Queer #tw terf mention #terf mention #Queer community

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ardenttheories · 4 years

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What’s your opinion on Lanque, as a character and as transmasc representation?

A fair amount of frustration.

I was excited to see him, at first, but he was quickly soured for me by an incredibly shitty transphobe who claimed he wasn’t transmasc, was too feminine to be transmasc, and therefore was a lesbian and that we were misgendering him. I don’t remember the username anymore - it’s since been taken over by someone who’s genuinely a nice person and refuses to let it be used by TERFS - but I know it had three a’s in the username.

Which plays into something very frustrating that I’ve realised more recently; considering the anti-transmasc sentiment in the writers of HS^2, it’s highly likely that they played into a LOT of transphobic tropes with Lanque. For instance:

- Lanque comes across as a highly feminine gay man, rather than a transman. It plays into a fairly homophobic trope as well as a transphobic one, because unless you KNEW that he was transmasc, you’d just assume he was playing into a stereotype

- If it’s not clear that your character is transmasc, why even bother putting it into canonicity to begin with? Representation isn’t “he’s trans!” [fails to show this in an appropriate way]. It’s genuinely putting thought into the character that you’re writing and how real-life people will feel when they see him.

- Lanque, despite being transmasc, shows more feminine traits traits than anything else. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing, considering transmen have every damn right to present how they please, but when you consider that people like Kate have a very “female-first”, “anti-transmasc” mentality, it becomes highly suspicious. Their first show of a transmasc character made him as female-presenting as possible. Hm.

- There’s an incredible hypocracy that transwomen like June and Vriska, even transfemme Roxy headcanons, actually look like women. They are recognisably female. But transmen like Lanque... still look like women? What point, exactly, are they trying to make here - especially when you consider that Lanque was a brand new character and that we’re not seeing him PRIOR to his transition/his understanding of his gender identity. He KNOWS he’s trans. They could have done anything with him, and their response to that was “make him as non-masculine as possible” (as if being masculine when you’re transmasc is somehow a negative thing?)

- If your fanbase can see a character and immediately think “she’s a lesbian” rather than “he’s transmasc”, you’ve ultimately failed at writing/designing the character, and you’ve also played into the concept that transmen will never pass as male. You’ve also associated being transmasc with being a lesbian in disguise - and you’ve allowed people to detract from basic representation because you didn’t make it clear enough.

- He’s fairly sexual and somewhat pushy with it when you first see him, with a fair portion of his route including making the Reader uncomfortable. Needless to say, that plays into a lot of not-great tropes against transmen.

He’s an interesting character, I think, and a lot more could have been done with him - much more than they did, because if I’m honest, he’s a fairly forgettable character. You can tell that they just didn’t put the same amount of care into him and his route as they did with other characters, and to me he feels more like a hashed-in side character than anything else. If they develop him more then naturally my opinion will change! But with what we have right now... I’m wildly underwhelmed.

I also do NOT think he’s good transmasc rep by any means. At least not when I know which group of writers he’s come from. For their first foray into transmasc representation, there’s just too many hangups there for me to really like him as a character. And again, he was ruined for me by terfs in the fandom who claimed he was a lesbian because of the over-evident femininity of his design. It soured him a lot for me, as a transman, to see him claimed from us and to be reminded that unless we’re the most Masculine of Men, we’ll never be considered as anything other than confused women.

#long post//#character analysis #ardenttheories #homestuck critical #friendsim critical #Anonymous

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fencingfellow · 5 years

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Transgender activist/everyday people you should know about!

Dr. Kortney Ryan Ziegler is a transman who rocked the film world in 2008 with Still Black: A Portrait of Black Transmen. He was the first person in his family to attend post-secondary schooling (college) and has a BA from UCSC, a MA San Fransico State, and a P.h.D in African American from Northwestern University. At first, he identified as genderqueeer but now he vibes w/ the label of transmasc/transman. He’s a blogger, visual artist, writer, trans activist, and many other things as well.

Sylvia Rivera was a transwoman who helped found both the Gay Liberation Front, STAR, and the Gay Activists Alliance. She was a sex-worker(like most historic trans people in the 60′s-80′s) and fought for the Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination Act. She was a good friend of “Marsha” P. Johnson as well.

Reed Erickson was an eccentric man who just so happened to be trans. He, being super fuckin rich, launched the Erickson Educational Foundation (EEF), a philanthropic organization funded entirely by himself. Through the EEF, he laid the foundations for the Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association, Paul Walker’s Janus Information Service, Sister Mary Elizabeth’s and Jude Patton’s J2CP, and numerous major trans activist organizations.

Brandon Teena was a man who didn’t deserve what happened to him. You all probably know him and know what happened to him. He was murdered and raped on New Years Eve 1993 by two “friends” who discovered he was trans. THough he personally didn’t do much activism his death sparked major public attention including a film called “Boys Don’t Cry” which won

Kye Allums is a Transman who was the FIRST to ever play division 1 ball (unfortunately it was on the women’s team) he is an activist whom I’ve had the pleasure of meeting and all I have to say is: “Wow! He’s amazing”

Wendy Carlos is a whole ass ICON! She’s super smart, super fuckin cool, and totally like, my musical muse! Ivy leaguer from Brown University to Columbia. She has 4 Grammy’s (one of which she got after she came out publicly as being a transwoman) She came out in 1979.

Leslie Feinberg was a literature queen! She was a butch trans lesbian who wrote over five books. She tirelessly fought for lesbian rights and trans folks rights while she was alive. She married Minne Bruce Pratt (yeah I know, hella cool) in 2011 and stayed w/ Minnie until her death in 2014. She also helped bring the idea of new pronouns for non-binary individuals such as ze/hir into the eye of the public.

Mary Jones was a whole lot of things. Black. Sex worker. Into men. Liked dresses. But was she a transwoman? Well, most historians say “yes” but she never explicitly said so, she just used she/her pronouns (like “Marsha” P. Johnson) I’m putting her on this list because her story is interesting and I suggest u look her up.

Carlett Brown Angianlee is a personal hero of mine. She’s THE FIRST black American to get sex reassignment surgery. She’s also a U.S.A. navy veteran.

Dr. Alan L. Hart was a genius. Went to Yale, got a doctorate, studied radiology, was basically the hottest thing ever! He was outed publicly in a newspaper in 1918 while at Stanford and interning at San Fran Hospital. He moved around frequently due to fear of what would happen if he stayed in one area too long. He was one of the first to have a hysterectomy and gonadectomy in the United States.

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