because people have been discussing this lately, i think it's worth a reminder that fetishization is more than finding someone attractive. i'm a trans woman and i think i look pretty good most of the time. my partner is trans and obviously i think she's attractive. it is not transphobic to find a trans person hot or to think about or portray them in a sexual context

now to be clear: fucking trans people is not activism. it's not something that needs to be celebrated, especially because in many cases it does come with fetishization. but it's also not something that should be treated as deviant, because it isn't. and acting like it is is itself a form of transphobia

  • sharedburdens [she/her, comrade/them]M
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    11 months ago

    I'm t4t and a lot of it's because I'm also ace and have a hard time feeling attraction to anyone without knowing something about them first. With other trans people they've at least shared some of the same experiences which makes it easier to relate.

    I think what's most annoying are seeing people who are both treating trans people like a porn category, but then also disregarding any political opinions we express.