Feb 10, 2023
it's pretty weird that "transvestite" was the first trans- word (iirc) but now people like those originally described by that term are seen as either (fetishistic) transphobes or cis people cosplaying trans people. like being transgender as in "has a different gender identity than the one they were assigned at birth" is only one way to be trans.
and transvestites still exist. transsexuals still exist. transgenders who identify with what they were assigned at birth but otherwise defy gendered expectations exist. transness is so incredibly varied and no trans person is harming any other by just trying to exist as their authentic self. imo literally anyone who does gender queerly can be trans and is impacted by transphobia.
