i fear some of you may have mistaken "doesn't experience transmisogyny" as "doesn't experience any specific gender-based discrimination outside of transphobia" and i regret to inform you, that is not correct. *buzzer noise* exorsexism and transandrophobia exist. transmisogyny and transmisogynoir do too. there are a lot more terms than this out there but this paragraph is long.
but i think it's very cool how our community is continually coming up with new terminology to describe our experiences. every term comes with so much inherent pride and courage. i'm proud of us, collectively, despite all the bullshit online. we're so creative.
we're still talking. yapping. theorizing. creating. writing. dreaming. yearning. all the -ing's. we're doing the things we need to do to express ourselves and advocate for ourselves. even when it's hard and scary and frustrating. even if we take a long... long... break (me).
there will always be spaces for us to go to where we are understood and accepted. they might be in person, online, or even hybrid. i know it can take a while to find our footing - sometimes years. it's not fair, it's frustrating as all shit, but - it's still possible to find a social home.
if you're reading this and feel like a black sheep, welcome to the club. i don't care what your label is (unless you want to share it, then by all means go ahead!). i just want more queer people to feel like they can talk about their experiences and not be alone in them.
and that includes you! and you! and you! and you get a car! you get a car! a 2005 honda accord, specifically.