When I came out to my parents as a transmasc they forced me to read the book Irreversible Damage by Abigail Shrier which is an extremely transphobic book which pushes the narrative that trans men are confused women who were brainwashed by the left. My parents frequently compared me to trans women, saying that it made sense for them to want to transition but I was just a girl making everything up. My mom who never used to compliment me for anything except obedience and good grades started pouring compliments on me whenever I dressed slightly more fem, but wouldn’t say anything when I dressed masc, except derogatory comments about it looking weird when I tried to pack or bind or accentuate my facial hair or let my leg and arm hair grow out. My dad “supported” me by saying I should be thankful I wasn’t getting beaten and forcing me into “manly” situations like more physical chores, touching gross stuff, killing spiders with my bare hands, etc.
This is transandrophobia.
